Research Catalog

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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. Comfort, Jane, 1946-
10. Carbonneau, Suzanne.
11. Faure, Laura.
12. Rux, Carl Hancock.
13. Reagon, Toshi.
14. DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid.
15. Pleasant, David.
16. Foosh.
17. Jenness, Morgan.
18. Prince, Liz, 1961-
19. Ferri, David.
20. Richards, Peter.
21. Jane Comfort and Company.
22. Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)
23. Bates Dance Festival.

Description

1. 2 videocassettes (VHS, NTSC) (105 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Dance/theater work based on Carl Hancock Rux's novel Asphalt and the short story "Asphalt story."

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Laura Faure, Bates Dance Festival.

Uniform title

1. Asphalt (Choreographic work : Comfort)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. Cassette 1. Performance (ca. 75 min.) -- Cassette 2. Post-performance discussion (ca. 30 min.) / with Jane Comfort and her company; moderated by Suzanne Carbonneau.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-6715

Note

1. Wide shot.

Credits (note)

1. Additional music, David Pleasant, Foosh; dramaturgy, Morgan Jenness; costumes, Liz Prince; lighting, David Ferri.

Performer (note)

1. Introduction by Laura Faure.
2. 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); Cynthia Bueschel and Stephen Nunley (Thelophonies [spirit breaths]).

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at the Schaeffer Theater, Bates College, Lewiston, Me., as part of the Bates Dance Festival, on July 26, 2002; video documentation, Peter Richards.

Title

1. Asphalt [videorecording] / [presented by] the Bates Dance Festival; 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 Schaeffer Theater, Bates College, Lewiston, Me., as part of the Bates Dance Festival, on July 26, 2002; video documentation, Peter Richards.

Credits

1. Additional music, David Pleasant, Foosh; dramaturgy, Morgan Jenness; costumes, Liz Prince; lighting, David Ferri.

Performer

1. Introduction by Laura Faure.
2. 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); Cynthia Bueschel and Stephen Nunley (Thelophonies [spirit breaths]).

Local subject

1. Literature and dance.

Added author

1. Manchild. Performer
2. Hayes, Aleta. Performer
3. Haselwood, Elizabeth. Performer
4. Datcher, Irene. Performer
5. Hollingsworth, Julius. Performer
6. Johnson, Karma Mayet. Performer
7. Nunley, Stephen. Performer
8. Bueschel, Cynthia. Performer
9. Comfort, Jane, 1946- choreographer.
10. Comfort, Jane, 1946- director.
11. Comfort, Jane, 1946- speaker.
12. Carbonneau, Suzanne. Speaker
13. Faure, Laura. Speaker
14. Rux, Carl Hancock. Author. Lyricist
15. Reagon, Toshi. Composer
16. DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid. Composer
17. Pleasant, David. Composer
18. Foosh. Composer
19. Jenness, Morgan.
20. Prince, Liz, 1961- Costume designer
21. Ferri, David. Lighting designer
22. Richards, Peter.
23. Jane Comfort and Company.
24. Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)
25. Bates Dance Festival.

Added title

1. Asphalt (Choreographic work : Comfort)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-6715