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Additional authors

1. Schönberg, Bessie.
2. White, David R.
3. Uprichard, Laurie.
4. Cale, David.
5. Covan, Ellie.
6. Berry, Gabriel
7. Fritz, David.
8. Mullins, Carol.
9. Bender, Gretchen.
10. Stiller, Michael, 1961-
11. Caplan, Elliot.
12. Oliveros, Pauline, 1932-2016.
13. Klucevsek, Guy.
14. Jaurena, Raúl.
15. Glass, Philip.
16. Barnwell, Ysaye M.
17. Ticotin, Nancy.
18. Ramírez, Tina.
19. Allyn, Jerri.
20. Ingberman, Jeanette, 1952-
21. Colo, 1946-
22. Cortez, Hernando.
23. Roberts, Denise
24. Abdoh, Reza
25. Strom, Mary Ellen
26. Strom, Mary Ellen.
27. Yearby, Marlies.
28. Davis, Melvin C.
29. Edwards, Cathy.
30. Yarden, Guy.
31. Goldhuber, Lawrence.
32. Race, Lisa.
33. Bishton, Jamie.
34. Redding-Jones, Renee.
35. Borg, Kristen.
36. Gafner, Frédéric.
37. Otake, Eiko
38. Lemon, Ralph.
39. Forti, Simone.
40. Jones, Lisa.
41. Rogers, Alva.
42. Geiser, Janie.
43. Douglas, William.
44. Navas, José.
45. Miller, Jennifer.
46. Greenberg, Neil, 1959-
47. Dorfman, David
48. Denio, Amy.
49. Baker, Amy.
50. Castro, Nikki.
51. Dance Theater Workshop.
52. 92nd Street Y (New York, N.Y.). Harkness Dance Center.
53. Character Generators/Video.

Description

1. 2 videocassettes (VHS, NTSC) (180 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Dance Theater Workshop.

Uniform title

1. Approaching no calm counting laughter (Choreographic work : Dorfman)

Subject

1. Dancers Responding to AIDS (Organization)

Genre/Form

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

Contents

1. Cassette 1 (ca. 91 min.). Welcome / by Bessie Schönberg.
2. Introductory remarks / by David R. White, executive director and producer, Dance Theater Workshop; and Laurie Uprichard, executive director, Danspace Project at St. Mark's Church.
3. [Comedy] / by David Cale and Ellie Covan, masters of ceremonies.
4. Visual design awards / presented by Gabriel Berry to David Fritz and Carol Mullins, Gretchen Bender, Michael Stiller, Elliot Caplan.
5. Composer awards / presented by Pauline Oliveros to Guy Klucevsek, Raúl Jaurena, Philip Glass, Ysaye Barnwell.
6. Special citation #1 / presented by Nancy Ticotin to Tina Ramírez.
7. Special citation #2 / presented by Jerri Allyn to Jeanette Ingberman and Papo Colo.
8. [Speech on behalf of Dancers Responding to AIDS] / by Hernando Cortez and Denise Roberts.
9. A communal voice / musical performance by Ysaye Barnwell.
10. In memoriam: Reza Abdoh (video).
11. Cassette 2 (ca. 89 min.). School's out: the naming project (excerpts) / a video and performance work by and about lesbian and gay youth; directed by Mary Ellen Strom; featuring the work of Prudence Browne, Diana Casillas, Alex Cervantes, Andres Montoya, Isa Murillo, Sabina Modeste, Jason Newland, Nelson Rodriguez; lighting, Phil Sandström; facilitated by Barbara Bickart and Bridget Hughes.
12. Special citation #3 / presented posthumously by Marlies Yearby to Melvin Davis.
13. Performance awards / presented by Cathy Edwards and Guy Yarden to Lawrence Goldhuber, Lisa Race, Jamie Bishton, Renee Redding-Jones, Kristen Borg, Frédéric Gafner.
14. Choreographer/creator awards / presented by Eiko Otake [of Eiko and Koma] and Ralph Lemon to Reza Abdoh (posthumous award), Simone Forti, Lisa Jones and Alva Rogers, Janie Geiser, William Douglas and José Navas, Jennifer Miller and Circus Amok, Mary Ellen Strom and participants in School's out: the naming project, Neil Greenberg.
15. Closing remarks / by Ellie Covan and David Cale.
16. Approaching no calm / choreography, David Dorfman; music, Amy Denio; danced by David Dorfman and Lisa Race.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7420

Performer (note)

1. Masters of ceremonies: Ellie Covan, David Cale.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at Kaufmann Concert Hall, The 92nd Street Y, New York, N.Y., on Sept. 12, 1995; video documentation, Character Generators Inc.; camera, Amy Baker, Nikki Castro.

Title

1. The Bessies [videorecording] : the eleventh annual New York Dance & Performance Awards / hosted by Dance Theater Workshop in association with The 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center.

Imprint

1. c1995.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at Kaufmann Concert Hall, The 92nd Street Y, New York, N.Y., on Sept. 12, 1995; video documentation, Character Generators Inc.; camera, Amy Baker, Nikki Castro.

Performer

1. Masters of ceremonies: Ellie Covan, David Cale.

Local subject

1. New York Dance and Performance Awards.

Added author

1. Schönberg, Bessie. Speaker
2. White, David R. Speaker
3. Uprichard, Laurie. Speaker
4. Cale, David. Host
5. Covan, Ellie. Host
6. Berry, Gabriel, speaker.
7. Fritz, David. Honoree
8. Mullins, Carol. Honoree
9. Bender, Gretchen. Honoree
10. Stiller, Michael, 1961- honoree.
11. Caplan, Elliot. Honoree
12. Oliveros, Pauline, 1932-2016. Speaker
13. Klucevsek, Guy. Honoree
14. Jaurena, Raúl. Honoree
15. Glass, Philip. Honoree
16. Barnwell, Ysaye M. Honoree. Musician
17. Ticotin, Nancy. Speaker
18. Ramírez, Tina. Honoree
19. Allyn, Jerri. Speaker
20. Ingberman, Jeanette, 1952- Honoree
21. Colo, 1946- Honoree
22. Cortez, Hernando. Speaker
23. Roberts, Denise, speaker.
24. Abdoh, Reza, choreographer.
25. Abdoh, Reza, performer.
26. Abdoh, Reza, honoree.
27. Strom, Mary Ellen, director.
28. Strom, Mary Ellen. Honoree
29. Yearby, Marlies. Speaker
30. Davis, Melvin C. Honoree
31. Edwards, Cathy. Speaker
32. Yarden, Guy. Speaker
33. Goldhuber, Lawrence. Honoree
34. Race, Lisa. hnr, dancer.
35. Bishton, Jamie. Honoree
36. Redding-Jones, Renee. Honoree
37. Borg, Kristen. Honoree
38. Gafner, Frédéric. Honoree
39. Otake, Eiko, speaker.
40. Lemon, Ralph. Speaker
41. Forti, Simone. Honoree
42. Jones, Lisa. Honoree
43. Rogers, Alva. Honoree
44. Geiser, Janie. Honoree
45. Douglas, William. Honoree
46. Navas, José. Honoree
47. Miller, Jennifer. Honoree
48. Greenberg, Neil, 1959- Honoree
49. Dorfman, David, choreographer.
50. Dorfman, David, dancer.
51. Denio, Amy. Composer
52. Baker, Amy.
53. Castro, Nikki.
54. Dance Theater Workshop.
55. 92nd Street Y (New York, N.Y.). Harkness Dance Center.
56. Character Generators/Video.

Added title

1. Approaching no calm counting laughter (Choreographic work : Dorfman)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7420