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[Ishmael Houston-Jones]

Title
  1. [Ishmael Houston-Jones] [videorecording]
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  1. 1982-1995.

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Additional authors
  1. Houston-Jones, Ishmael
  2. Cochrane, Chris.
  3. Seidel, Doug.
  4. Parkins, Zeena.
  5. Stiller, Michael, 1961-
  6. Bowman, Antaney.
  7. Monsod, Trinket.
  8. Jones, Pauline.
  9. Sayles, John, 1950-
  10. Hennessy, Keith.
  11. Scully, Patrick.
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (24 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
  1. Compilation of excerpts from dance works created for the stage and film by Ishmael Houston-Jones, an African-American dancer, choreographer, writer, actor, and curator who lives and works in New York City.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of Ishmael Houston-Jones.
Uniform title
  1. Prologue to the end of everything (Choreographic work : Houston-Jones)
  2. Part 2: Relatives (Choreographic work : Houston-Jones)
  3. Unsafe/unsuited (Choreographic work : Hennessy, Houston-Jones and Scully)
Subject
  1. Dance
  2. Improvisation in dance
  3. Video
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Video.
Contents
  1. Prologue to the end of everything (excerpts) (ca. 13 min.) / recorded at The Kitchen, New York, N.Y., on May 6, 1988; video documentation, Character Generators/Video; camera, Miriam Lefkowitz; written and directed by Ishmael Houston-Jones; music, Chris Cochrane, with sections by Doug Seidel and Zeena Parkins; lighting, Michael Stiller; performed by Antaney Bowman, Ishmael Houston-Jones, Trinket Monsod; music performed by Chris Cochrane and Zeena Parkins.
  2. Relatives (1982) (excerpt) (ca. 3 min.) / recorded at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, New York, N.Y.; performed by Ishmael Houston-Jones and Pauline Jones (?).
  3. Brother from another planet (1984) (ca. 1 min.) / excerpt from the film directed by John Sayles; danced by Ishmael Houston-Jones.
  4. Unsafe-unsuited (1995) (ca. 7 min.) / recorded onstage; improvisation by Ishmael Houston-Jones, Patrick Scully, and Keith Hennessy.
Call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-7570
Title
  1. [Ishmael Houston-Jones] [videorecording]
Imprint
  1. 1982-1995.
Country of producing entity
  1. U.S.
Added author
  1. Houston-Jones, Ishmael, choreographer, dancer.
  2. Cochrane, Chris. Composer. Musician
  3. Seidel, Doug. Composer
  4. Parkins, Zeena. Composer. Musician
  5. Stiller, Michael, 1961- lighting designer.
  6. Bowman, Antaney. Performer
  7. Monsod, Trinket. Performer
  8. Jones, Pauline. Performer
  9. Sayles, John, 1950- Director
  10. Hennessy, Keith. Performer
  11. Scully, Patrick. Performer
Added title
  1. Prologue to the end of everything (Choreographic work : Houston-Jones)
  2. Part 2: Relatives (Choreographic work : Houston-Jones)
  3. Unsafe/unsuited (Choreographic work : Hennessy, Houston-Jones and Scully)
Research call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-7570
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