Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Kelly, John, 1954-
2. DeCamp, Kyle.
3. Menard, Marleen.
4. Beal, John.
5. Trimble, Vivian.
6. Suber, Byron.
7. Prevor, Beth.
8. Brecker, Candace.
9. Moody, Bill.
10. Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881.
11. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
12. Hollaender, Friedrich.
13. Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787.
14. Snyder, Huck.
15. Halpern, Jeff.
16. Lisz, Gary.
17. Chase, Anthony G.
18. Pressner, Stan.
19. Berg, Alban, 1885-1935.
20. Coward, Noël, 1899-1973.
21. Hands On (Organization)
22. Dance Theater Workshop.
23. Video D Studios.

Description

1. 2 vidediscs (NTSC) (101 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Performance art work based on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, with sign interpretation for the deaf and hearing-impaired by members of Hands On: Beth Prevor (project coordinator), Candace Brecker (interpreter director), and Bill Moody (interpreter). Songs sung in English are interpreted in American Sign Language; French and Italian songs are interpreted in French Sign Language. At the end of cassette 1 is a question-and-answer period including Kelly and his collaborators, members of Hands On, and David White, executive director of Dance Theater Workshop.

Uniform title

1. Find my way home (Choreographic work : Kelly)

Subject

1. Sign language
2. Dance
3. Video
4. Orpheus (Greek mythological character)
5. Sign-interpreted performances
6. Performance art
7. Mythology, Greek
8. Deaf > Means of communication

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-2567

Note

1. Sign-interpreted performance.
2. Presented by Dance Theater Workshop's Economy Tires Theater.
3. Duration: Disc 1 (ca. 52 min.); disc 2 (ca. 49 min.).

Credits (note)

1. Music, Alban Berg, Noel Coward, Frederick Hollander, Modest Mussorgsky, Giuseppe Verdi, and Christoph Willibald von Gluck; music direction, Jeff Halpern; scenery/props, Huck Snyder; film, Anthony Chase; costumes, Gary Lisz; lighting, Stan Pressner.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance by Video D Studios at the Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on April 17, 1988.

Funding (note)

1. This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Title

1. Find my way home [videorecording] / choreography/direction, John Kelly.

Imprint

1. 1988.

Credits

1. Music, Alban Berg, Noel Coward, Frederick Hollander, Modest Mussorgsky, Giuseppe Verdi, and Christoph Willibald von Gluck; music direction, Jeff Halpern; scenery/props, Huck Snyder; film, Anthony Chase; costumes, Gary Lisz; lighting, Stan Pressner.

Performer

1. Performed by John Kelly (Orfeo), Kyle deCamp (Eurydice), Marleen Menard (Lamorte), John Beal (Mr. Stone), Vivian Trimble (Mrs. Gray), Byron Suber (Truman Lowe), with Tom Bondi, Jennifer Pace, and Elizabeth Pressman (chorus); piano, Jeff Halpern; cello, Christine Gummere.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance by Video D Studios at the Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on April 17, 1988.

Funding

1. This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System details

1. DVD.

Local note

1. Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-3671.

Local subject

1. Sign-interpreted performances.

Added author

1. Kelly, John, 1954- director.
2. Kelly, John, 1954- choreographer.
3. Kelly, John, 1954- performer.
4. DeCamp, Kyle. Performer
5. Menard, Marleen. Performer
6. Beal, John. Performer
7. Trimble, Vivian. Performer
8. Suber, Byron. Performer
9. Prevor, Beth.
10. Brecker, Candace.
11. Moody, Bill.
12. Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Composer
13. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Composer
14. Hollaender, Friedrich. Composer
15. Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787. Composer
16. Snyder, Huck. . Designer
17. Halpern, Jeff. Conductor
18. Halpern, Jeff. Instrumentalist
19. Lisz, Gary. Costume designer
20. Chase, Anthony G. Cinematographer
21. Pressner, Stan. Lighting designer
22. Berg, Alban, 1885-1935. Composer
23. Coward, Noël, 1899-1973. Composer
24. Hands On (Organization)
25. Dance Theater Workshop.
26. Video D Studios.

Added title

1. Find my way home (Choreographic work : Kelly)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-2567