Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Froot, Dan.
2. Facey, Stephen.
3. Perron, Wendy
4. Fleming, Donald
5. Jones, Bill T.
6. Mullins, Carol.
7. Perret, Andrew.
8. Stiller, Michael.
9. Thayer, Tom.
10. Overlie, Mary
11. Houston-Jones, Ishmael
12. Cochrane, Chris.
13. Skaggs, Sarah.4chr
14. Bradley, Eric Jackson
15. Hollis, Terry
16. Wynn, Melissa
17. Hedstrom, Cynthia.
18. Sakamoto, Ryūichi, 1952-2023
19. Harvey, Steven.
20. Gearhart, Mary.
21. Fritz, David.
22. Janks, Leo.
23. Hayes, Sharon.
24. Ward, Penny
25. St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery (New York, N.Y.)
26. Danspace Project (New York, N.Y.)
27. New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
28. Silver Series (Concert series)
29. DHCA.

Description

1. 2 videocassettes (VHS, NTSC) (131 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. First in a series of performances celebrating the Danspace Project's 25th anniversary. The program also included films that are introduced but not recorded on this tape.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Danspace Project, additional copy.
2. Gift of Ishmael Houston-Jones, additional copy.

Uniform title

1. Tin quiz (Choreographic work : Perron)
2. Small dance (Choreographic work : Overlie)
3. Higher ground (Choreographic work : Skaggs)

Alternative title

1. Danspace Project presents Silver Series. Volume One
2. Silver Series. Volume One

Subject

1. Improvisation in dance
2. Dance
3. Special event coverage and commentary
4. Video

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Special event coverage and commentary.
3. Video.

Contents

1. Cassette 1. [Speech] (ca. 13 min.) / by Stephen Facey, who presents a brief history of cultural activities at St. Mark's Church.
2. Tin quiz (1983) (ca. 14 min.) / choreography, Wendy Perron in collaboration with Donald Fleming ; text (mostly improvised), Perron and Fleming ; performed by Perron and Fleming.
3. Étude times two (ca. 17 min.) / choreography and performance, Bill T. Jones ; music, Beethoven (étude from slow movement, String quartet, No. 16, Op. 135).
4. A technical interlude (ca. 8 min.) / creator, Dan Froot ; performed by past and present members of the Danspace Project's technical staff: Peter Cramer, Dan Froot, Sharon Hayes, Leo Janks, Carol Mullins, Andrew Perret, Michael Stiller, Tom Thayer.
5. Cassette 2. Small dance/location of love (ca. 12 min.) / choreography and performance, Mary Overlie ; music, Ryuichi Sakamoto.
6. Untitled improvisation revisited (ca. 13 min.) / performed by Ishmael Houston-Jones, Donald Fleming and Chris Cochrane (guitar).
7. "The women's dance" [and] "The last dance" from Higher ground (ca. 21 min.) / choreography, Sarah Skaggs with company members Eric Bradley, Melissa Wynn, Patricia McCarthy, Terry Hollis, Lilla Arnaboldi, Ariel Herrera ; music, dj mix by Steven Harvey of Stereo MC and Patti Smith and David Linton's Co Rage Us ; lighting, party decorations, film, slides, Mary Gearhart ; multimedia designer, Nancy Westcott ; danced by Eric Bradley, Terry Hollis, Sarah Skaggs, Melissa Wynn ; DJ for the evening, Steven Harvey.
8. [Candid footage of dancing at post-performance party] (ca. 12 min.).

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-3344

Note

1. Recording made possible by the cooperation of Bill T. Jones, Mary Overlie, Wendy Perron, Sarah Skaggs, Stephen Facey, Dan Froot, the Danspace Project, St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library.
2. Title from container.
3. Title from frame: Danspace Project presents Silver Series: Volume One.

Credits (note)

1. Lighting, David Fritz.

Performer (note)

1. Master of ceremonies: Dan Froot.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, New York, on December 19, 1998, by Penny Ward/Video.

Funding (note)

1. Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Title

1. Danspace Silver Series. Volume One [videorecording] / presented by the Danspace Project ; curated by Dan Froot, Cynthia Hedstrom and Carol Mullins.

Imprint

1. c1998.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Performer

1. Master of ceremonies: Dan Froot.

Credits

1. Lighting, David Fritz.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, New York, on December 19, 1998, by Penny Ward/Video.

Funding

1. Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Added author

1. Froot, Dan. Curator
2. Froot, Dan. Host
3. Froot, Dan. Performer
4. Facey, Stephen. Speaker
5. Perron, Wendy, choreographer, dancer.
6. Fleming, Donald, dancer.
7. Jones, Bill T., dancer.
8. Mullins, Carol. Curator
9. Mullins, Carol. Performer
10. Perret, Andrew. Performer
11. Stiller, Michael. Performer
12. Thayer, Tom. Performer
13. Overlie, Mary, choreographer, dancer.
14. Houston-Jones, Ishmael, dancer.
15. Cochrane, Chris. Instrumentalist
16. Skaggs, Sarah.4chr, dancer.
17. Bradley, Eric Jackson, dancer.
18. Hollis, Terry, dancer.
19. Wynn, Melissa, dancer.
20. Hedstrom, Cynthia. Curator
21. Sakamoto, Ryūichi, 1952-2023, composer.
22. Harvey, Steven. Musician
23. Gearhart, Mary. Designer
24. Fritz, David. Designer
25. Janks, Leo. Performer
26. Hayes, Sharon. Performer
27. Ward, Penny, videographer.
28. St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery (New York, N.Y.)
29. Danspace Project (New York, N.Y.)
30. New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
31. Silver Series (Concert series)
32. DHCA.

Added title

1. Tin quiz (Choreographic work : Perron)
2. Small dance (Choreographic work : Overlie)
3. Higher ground (Choreographic work : Skaggs)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-3344