Mikhail Baryshnikov and White Oak Dance Project perform Past Forward, a retrospective and celebration of Judson Dance. Live dance works alternate with video sequences, created by Charles Atlas and narrated by Baryshnikov. The video depicts a brief history of the Judson via stills and interviews, then each live work is bracketed with a quick decription from its choreographer. Public participation is part of the program: local dancers and community members take part in several works. This appears to be Part A of the two-part program. The recording begins with the videographer(s) discussing camera functions; the discussion picks up later on. Usually, David Gordon's "Chair" follows the introductory video; unusually, the work is cut out completely after the initial title slide and musical cue. Similarly, Yvonne Rainer's interview prior to "Chair/Pillow" is cut. Visual quality is poor, with audio channels occasionally cutting out. The audience is quite responsive, particularly during Emily Coates performance in "Carnation".
Uniform title
Scramble (Choreographic work : Forti)
For the love of rehearsal (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Scramble (Simone Forti, choreographer) -- For the Love of Rehearsal (David Gordon, choreographer; Johann Sebastian Bach, composer) -- Satisfyin Lover (Steve Paxton, choreographer) -- Carnation (Lucinda Childs, choreographer) -- Exit (Deborah Hay, choreographer; Samuel Barber, composer) -- Chair/Pillow (Yvonne Rainer, choreographer; Les Dickert, lighting designer; Tina Turner, performer)
Call number
*MGZIDF 182
Note
Title transcribed from videocassette label.
Date approximated from earliest performances.
Recording of Part A.
Access (note)
Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
Simone Forti, David Gordon, Steve Paxton, Lucinda Childs, Deborah Hay, Yvonne Rainer, choreographers; Les Dickert, lighting designer; Johann Sebastian Bach, Samuel Barber, composers; Tina Turner, performer; Charles Atlas, filmmaker; David Gordon, director.
Source (note)
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Linking entry (note)
Forms part of the Mikhail Baryshnikov Archive, 1960-2010.
Title
White Oak Dance Project : Past Forward performance, unknown date, 2000.
Country of producing entity
United States.
Type of content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
video
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Performer
Raquel Aedo, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Emily Coates, Rosalynde LeBlanc, Michael Lomeka, Emmanuèle Phuon, White Oak Dance Project, dancers; Trisha Brown, Al Carmines, Lucinda Childs, Simone Forti, David Gordon, Deborah Hay, Steve Paxton, Yvonne Rainer, Robert Rauschenberg, interviewees; Mikhail Baryshnikov, narrator.
Restricted access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits
Simone Forti, David Gordon, Steve Paxton, Lucinda Childs, Deborah Hay, Yvonne Rainer, choreographers; Les Dickert, lighting designer; Johann Sebastian Bach, Samuel Barber, composers; Tina Turner, performer; Charles Atlas, filmmaker; David Gordon, director.
Event
Recorded 2000.
Original version
Original format: 1 videocassette (VHS) ; 1/2 in.
Linking entry
Forms part of the Mikhail Baryshnikov Archive, 1960-2010.