Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Henson, Cheryl
2. Asch, Leslee
3. Dennin, Anne
4. Büchner, Georg, 1813-1837.
5. Kentridge, William, 1955-
6. Kohler, Adrian
7. Cooks, Steve
8. Jordan, Edward
9. Schoubel, Wilbert
10. Manim, Mannie
11. Maree, Hazel
12. Koch, Bruce
13. Seboko, Louis
14. Zokufa, Busi
15. Motsepe, Tale
16. Jones, Basil
17. Hooyberg, Clara
18. Makhalemele, Alfred
19. Van Graan, Isaac
20. Corwin, Betty L.
21. Handspring Puppet Company, producer
22. Jim Henson Foundation
23. Character Generators/Video
24. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
25. International Festival of Puppet Theater, producer

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (84 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Adaptation of Georg Büchner's unfinished play, originally written in the 1830s and set in Germany. This version is set in South Africa.

Series statement

1. International Festival of Puppet Theater, 1994

Subject

1. Büchner, Georg, 1813-1837 > Adaptations
2. Human-animal relationships > Drama
3. Human experimentation in medicine > Drama
4. Man-woman relationships > Drama
5. Murder > Drama
6. Soldiers > Drama
7. Soldiers > Mental health > Drama
8. Puppet theater > New York (State) > New York
9. Puppet theater > South Africa
10. Theater > New York (State) > New York
11. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1991-2000

Genre/Form

1. Drama.
2. Puppet works.

Call number

1. NCOV 1698

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

1. Designers, Adrian Kohler and William Kentridge ; animation, William Kentridge ; puppet maker, Adrian Kohler ; music produced by Steve Cooks and Edward Jordan ; sound design, Wilbert Schoubel ; lighting design, Mannie Manim ; costumes, Hazel Maree ; stage manager, Bruce Koch.

Performer (note)

1. Performers: Louis Seboko, Busi Zokufa, Tale Motsepe, Basil Jones, Adrian Kohler.
2. Musicians: Clara Hooyberg, Alfred Makhalemele, and Isaac Van Graan.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Joseph Papp Public Theater, New York, N.Y., Sep. 6, 1994.

Funding (note)

1. Recorded with the financial assistance of the Jim Henson Foundation Collection on Puppet Theatre of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.

Title

1. Woyzeck on the Highveld [videorecording] / [Produced by] the International Festival of Puppet Theater, presented by the Jim Henson Foundation, Cheryl Henson, executive producer, Leslee Asch, producing director, Anne Dennin, associate producer ; [presented by] Handspring Puppet Company (South Africa) ; based on the play by Georg Büchner ; director, William Kentridge ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc. ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.

Imprint

1. New York, c1994.

Series

1. International Festival of Puppet Theater, 1994

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

1. Designers, Adrian Kohler and William Kentridge ; animation, William Kentridge ; puppet maker, Adrian Kohler ; music produced by Steve Cooks and Edward Jordan ; sound design, Wilbert Schoubel ; lighting design, Mannie Manim ; costumes, Hazel Maree ; stage manager, Bruce Koch.

Cast

1. Performers: Louis Seboko, Busi Zokufa, Tale Motsepe, Basil Jones, Adrian Kohler.
2. Musicians: Clara Hooyberg, Alfred Makhalemele, and Isaac Van Graan.

Event

1. Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Joseph Papp Public Theater, New York, N.Y., Sep. 6, 1994.

Funding

1. Recorded with the financial assistance of the Jim Henson Foundation Collection on Puppet Theatre of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Henson, Cheryl, series producer.
2. Asch, Leslee, series producer.
3. Dennin, Anne, series producer.
4. Büchner, Georg, 1813-1837. Woyzeck. English.
5. Kentridge, William, 1955- director.
6. Kentridge, William, 1955- designer.
7. Kentridge, William, 1955- animation.
8. Kohler, Adrian, designer.
9. Kohler, Adrian, puppeteer.
10. Cooks, Steve, music producer.
11. Jordan, Edward, music producer.
12. Schoubel, Wilbert, sound designer.
13. Manim, Mannie, lighting designer.
14. Maree, Hazel, costume designer.
15. Koch, Bruce, stage manager.
16. Seboko, Louis, puppeteer.
17. Zokufa, Busi, puppeteer.
18. Motsepe, Tale, puppeteer.
19. Motsepe, Tale, performer.
20. Jones, Basil, puppeteer.
21. Hooyberg, Clara, musician.
22. Makhalemele, Alfred, musician.
23. Van Graan, Isaac, musician.
24. Corwin, Betty L.
25. Handspring Puppet Company, producer.
26. Jim Henson Foundation.
27. Character Generators/Video.
28. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
29. International Festival of Puppet Theater, producer.

Research call number

1. NCOV 1698