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Asphalt

Title
  1. Asphalt [videorecording] / presented by the Joyce Theater Foundation ; Jane Comfort and Company ; [stage] direction by Jane Comfort ; choreography by Jane Comfort in collaboration with the Company ; book and lyrics by Carl Hancock Rux ; vocal score by Toshi Reagon ; instrumental score by DJ Spooky.
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  1. c2002.

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Additional authors
  1. Manchild
  2. Hayes, Aleta
  3. Haselwood, Elizabeth
  4. Datcher, Irene
  5. Hollingsworth, Julius
  6. Johnson, Karma Mayet
  7. Nunley, Stephen
  8. Bueschel, Cynthia
  9. McKay, Stephanie
  10. Arnaé
  11. Breedlove, Gina
  12. Comfort, Jane, 1946-
  13. Rux, Carl Hancock.
  14. Reagon, Toshi.
  15. DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid.
  16. Pleasant, David.
  17. Foosh.
  18. Jenness, Morgan.
  19. Prince, Liz, 1961-
  20. Ferri, David.
  21. Dennis, Charles.
  22. Banzer, Mona.
  23. Jane Comfort and Company.
  24. Joyce Theater Foundation.
  25. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Dance Collection.
  26. Altogether Different (Festival)
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (72 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
  1. Dance/theater work based on Carl Hancock Rux's novel Asphalt and the short story "Asphalt story."
Uniform title
  1. Asphalt (Choreographic work : Comfort)
Call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-5403
Note
  1. Accompanied by house program.
  2. Recording made possible by the cooperation of Jane Comfort and Company, the Joyce Theater, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  1. Additional music, David Pleasant, Foosh ; dramaturgy, Morgan Jenness ; costumes, Liz Prince ; lighting, David Ferri.
Performer (note)
  1. Manchild (Racine, a DJ) ; Aleta Hayes (Couchette, a guide) ; Elizabeth Haselwood (Lilly, Racine's great-grandmother) ; Irene Datcher (Emma, Lilly's daughter) ; Julius Hollingsworth (Eddie, Lilly's son) ; Karma Mayet Johnson (Geneva, Emma's daughter and Racine's mother) ; Stephen Nunley, Cynthia Bueschel and Stephanie McKay (Thelophonies [spirit breaths]) ; Arnaé and Gina Breedlove (singers).
Event (note)
  1. Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., as part of the Altogether Different Festival, on January 19, 2002 ; videography, Charles Dennis ; camera, Mona Banzer, Charles Dennis ; editing, Charles Dennis.
Funding (note)
  1. This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
  2. Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Title
  1. Asphalt [videorecording] / presented by the Joyce Theater Foundation ; Jane Comfort and Company ; [stage] direction by Jane Comfort ; choreography by Jane Comfort in collaboration with the Company ; book and lyrics by Carl Hancock Rux ; vocal score by Toshi Reagon ; instrumental score by DJ Spooky.
Imprint
  1. c2002.
Event
  1. Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., as part of the Altogether Different Festival, on January 19, 2002 ; videography, Charles Dennis ; camera, Mona Banzer, Charles Dennis ; editing, Charles Dennis.
Credits
  1. Additional music, David Pleasant, Foosh ; dramaturgy, Morgan Jenness ; costumes, Liz Prince ; lighting, David Ferri.
Performer
  1. Performed by Jane Comfort and Company.
Cast
  1. Manchild (Racine, a DJ) ; Aleta Hayes (Couchette, a guide) ; Elizabeth Haselwood (Lilly, Racine's great-grandmother) ; Irene Datcher (Emma, Lilly's daughter) ; Julius Hollingsworth (Eddie, Lilly's son) ; Karma Mayet Johnson (Geneva, Emma's daughter and Racine's mother) ; Stephen Nunley, Cynthia Bueschel and Stephanie McKay (Thelophonies [spirit breaths]) ; Arnaé and Gina Breedlove (singers).
Funding
  1. This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
  2. Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Added author
  1. Manchild, dancer.
  2. Hayes, Aleta, dancer.
  3. Haselwood, Elizabeth, dancer.
  4. Datcher, Irene, dancer.
  5. Hollingsworth, Julius, dancer.
  6. Johnson, Karma Mayet, dancer.
  7. Nunley, Stephen, dancer.
  8. Bueschel, Cynthia, dancer.
  9. McKay, Stephanie, dancer.
  10. Arnaé, dancer.
  11. Breedlove, Gina, dancer.
  12. Comfort, Jane, 1946- choreographer.
  13. Rux, Carl Hancock. Author. Lyricist
  14. Reagon, Toshi. Composer
  15. DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid. Composer
  16. Pleasant, David. Composer
  17. Foosh. Composer
  18. Jenness, Morgan.
  19. Prince, Liz, 1961- Costume designer
  20. Ferri, David.
  21. Dennis, Charles.
  22. Banzer, Mona.
  23. Jane Comfort and Company.
  24. Joyce Theater Foundation.
  25. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Dance Collection.
  26. Altogether Different (Festival)
Added title
  1. Asphalt (Choreographic work : Comfort)
Research call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-5403
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