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Additional authors

1. Wilson, Robert, 1941-
2. Glass, Philip
3. Müller, Heiner, 1929-1995.
4. Munkasci, Kurt
5. Riesman, Michael
6. Yabara,Yoshio
7. Cozarinsky, Edgardo
8. Vietzke, Hella
9. Wiens, Wolfgang
10. Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952-
11. Nagel, Dierk
12. David, Franz-Peter
13. Brunke, Heinrich
14. Merz, Werner
15. Reder, Horst
16. Andree, Ingrid
17. Henkel, Anna
18. Hospowsky, Fred
19. Lübeck, Hannelore
20. Peter-Pilz, Georg
21. Philippi, Rainer
22. Ritter, Ilse
23. Bauermann, Alexander
24. Berkowicz, Lars
25. Schmidt, Jörg
26. Thiemann, Sandro
27. Heumannskämper, F.J
28. Stecker, Jan
29. Arlandt, Frank
30. Becker, Hans-Peter
31. Brüggemann, Claus
32. Brünning, Robert
33. Dederichs, Walter
34. Dolfen, Andre
35. Monteiro, Rui Faria
36. Fendel, Ansgar
37. Goldmann, Reinhard
38. Kaschytza, Michael
39. Knott, Hans-Jörg
40. Lindgens, Heinz
41. Möller, Christian
42. Pickers, Martin
43. Resch, Rainer
44. Sauermann, Olaf
45. Schauff, Wolfgang
46. Schmitz, Reinhard
47. Seiter, Franz-Josef
48. Singer, Stephan
49. Sowinski, Matthias
50. Strüh, Volker
51. Szafranski, Martin
52. Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786
53. Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828
54. Tallis, Thomas, approximately 1505-1585
55. Byrne, David, 1952-
56. Wiebel, Martin
57. Flimm, Jürgen, 1941-2023
58. Schauspiel Köln, producer
59. Westdeutscher Rundfunk/Westdeutsches Fernsehen, producer

Description

1. 3 videodiscs (DVD) (178 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. German television production of the "Cologne section" of Robert Wilson's opera the Civil wars. Includes an interview with Wilson conducted by Martin Wiebel and Jürgen Flimm in which Wilson discusses the adaptation of his work for TV, and the difficulties and differences between stage works and television works. Wilson explains the title and the significance of the subtitle as an American folk saying. He reads a letter written to him by the co-author of the piece, Heiner Müller. A shortened broadcast version of the work is presented.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.

Series statement

1. Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection

Alternative title

1. CIVIL warS. German section.

Subject

1. Wilson, Robert, 1941- > Interviews
2. Experimental theater > Germany > Cologne
3. Theatrical productions > Germany > Cologne > 1981-1990
4. Television adaptations

Genre/Form

1. Opera – Performance.
2. Television.

Contents

1. Disc 1. Interview with Robert Wilson / Martin Wiebel ; Jürgen Flimm ; Act 1, Scene A -- Disc 2. Act III, Scene E ; Act IV, Scene A [beginning] -- Disc 3. Act IV, Scene E [concluded] ; Epilogue.

Call number

1. NCOX 3000

Note

1. Version produced by WDR (Westdeutsches Rundfunk) for broadcast on German television channel WDF.
2. The German section of the opera entitled The CIVIL warS, which was conceived as a world-wide theater piece to be presented in conjunction with the Olympic games in Los Angeles in 1984. This section consists of Act 1, scene A, Act 3, scene E, Act 4, scene A, and an epilogue.
3. Credits at end of Disc 3. Full form of names taken from Schauspiel Köln theater program.
4. According to Byrd Hoffman Foundation records, this performance may have been part of the Theatertreffen, Berlin (festival), May, 1984.
5. Additional music by: Frederick the Great, Thomas Tallis, Franz Schubert, David Byrne, and Hans Peter Kuhn.
6. Donor's inventory numbers: CWG 01A, CWG 01B, CWG 01C, CWG 04A, CWG 04B, CWG 04C.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

1. Produced by Kurt Munkasci ; conducted by Michael Riesman ; direction, staging and lighting design by Robert Wilson ; costumes by Yoshio Yabara ; film by Edgardo Cozarinsky and Hella Vietzke ; sound by Hans Peter Kuhn and Dierk Nagel ; lighting by Franz-Peter David and Heinrich Brunke ; masks by Werner Merz ; stage manager, Horst Reder.

Performer (note)

1. Ingrid Andree, Anna Henkel, Fred Hospowsky, Hannelore Lübeck, Georg Peter-Pilz, Rainer Philippi, Isle Ritter, Alexander Bauermann, Lars Berkowicz, Jörg Schmidt, Sandro Thiemann, F.J. Heumannskämper, Jan Stecker, Frank Arlandt, Heinz-Peter Becker, Claus Brüggemann, Robert Brünning, Walter Dederichs, Andre Dolfen, Rui Faria Monteiro, Ansgar Fendel, Reinhard Goldmann, Michael Kaschytza, Hans-Jörg Knott, Heinz Lindgens, Christian Möller, Martin Pickers, Rainer Resch, Olaf Sauermann, Wolfgang Schauff, Reinhard Schmitz, Franz-Josef Seiter, Stephan Singer, Matthias Sowinski, Volker Strüh, Martin Szafranski, u.v.a. [und viele andere=and many others].

Language (note)

1. Performed in German, English and French. Introduction in German. Interview in English, with German translation.

Title

1. The CIVIL warS: a tree is best measured when it is down. Cologne section [videorecording]/ Schauspiel Köln zeigt ; [ein] opera von Robert Wilson ; musik, Philip Glass ; mitarbeit, Heiner Müller ; [German television production] eine co-production vom Schauspiel Köln mit dem WDR ; produktion, Martin Wiebel ; bildregie, Jürgen Flimm.

Imprint

1. Cologne : WDR, 1984.

Edition

1. [Broadcast version].

Country of producing entity

1. West Germany.

Series

1. Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

1. Produced by Kurt Munkasci ; conducted by Michael Riesman ; direction, staging and lighting design by Robert Wilson ; costumes by Yoshio Yabara ; film by Edgardo Cozarinsky and Hella Vietzke ; sound by Hans Peter Kuhn and Dierk Nagel ; lighting by Franz-Peter David and Heinrich Brunke ; masks by Werner Merz ; stage manager, Horst Reder.

Cast

1. Ingrid Andree, Anna Henkel, Fred Hospowsky, Hannelore Lübeck, Georg Peter-Pilz, Rainer Philippi, Isle Ritter, Alexander Bauermann, Lars Berkowicz, Jörg Schmidt, Sandro Thiemann, F.J. Heumannskämper, Jan Stecker, Frank Arlandt, Heinz-Peter Becker, Claus Brüggemann, Robert Brünning, Walter Dederichs, Andre Dolfen, Rui Faria Monteiro, Ansgar Fendel, Reinhard Goldmann, Michael Kaschytza, Hans-Jörg Knott, Heinz Lindgens, Christian Möller, Martin Pickers, Rainer Resch, Olaf Sauermann, Wolfgang Schauff, Reinhard Schmitz, Franz-Josef Seiter, Stephan Singer, Matthias Sowinski, Volker Strüh, Martin Szafranski, u.v.a. [und viele andere=and many others].

Language

1. Performed in German, English and French. Introduction in German. Interview in English, with German translation.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Wilson, Robert, 1941- Civil wars. Cologne section.
2. Wilson, Robert, 1941- lighting designer.
3. Glass, Philip, composer.
4. Müller, Heiner, 1929-1995.
5. Munkasci, Kurt, producer.
6. Riesman, Michael, conductor.
7. Yabara,Yoshio, costume designer.
8. Cozarinsky, Edgardo, filmmaker.
9. Vietzke, Hella, filmmaker.
10. Wiens, Wolfgang, translator.
11. Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952- sound designer.
12. Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952- composer.
13. Nagel, Dierk, designer.
14. David, Franz-Peter, lighting designer.
15. Brunke, Heinrich, lighting designer.
16. Merz, Werner, designer.
17. Reder, Horst, stage manager.
18. Andree, Ingrid, performer.
19. Henkel, Anna, performer.
20. Hospowsky, Fred, performer.
21. Lübeck, Hannelore, performer.
22. Peter-Pilz, Georg, performer.
23. Philippi, Rainer, performer.
24. Ritter, Ilse, performer.
25. Bauermann, Alexander, performer.
26. Berkowicz, Lars, performer.
27. Schmidt, Jörg, performer.
28. Thiemann, Sandro, performer.
29. Heumannskämper, F.J, performer.
30. Stecker, Jan, performer.
31. Arlandt, Frank, performer.
32. Becker, Hans-Peter, performer.
33. Brüggemann, Claus, performer.
34. Brünning, Robert, performer.
35. Dederichs, Walter, performer.
36. Dolfen, Andre, performer.
37. Monteiro, Rui Faria, performer.
38. Fendel, Ansgar, performer.
39. Goldmann, Reinhard, performer.
40. Kaschytza, Michael, performer.
41. Knott, Hans-Jörg, performer.
42. Lindgens, Heinz, performer.
43. Möller, Christian, performer.
44. Pickers, Martin, performer.
45. Resch, Rainer, performer.
46. Sauermann, Olaf, performer.
47. Schauff, Wolfgang, performer.
48. Schmitz, Reinhard, performer.
49. Seiter, Franz-Josef, performer.
50. Singer, Stephan, performer.
51. Sowinski, Matthias, performer.
52. Strüh, Volker, performer.
53. Szafranski, Martin, performer.
54. Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, music.
55. Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828, music.
56. Tallis, Thomas, approximately 1505-1585, music.
57. Byrne, David, 1952- composer.
58. Wiebel, Martin, producer.
59. Wiebel, Martin, interviewer.
60. Flimm, Jürgen, 1941-2023, producer.
61. Flimm, Jürgen, 1941-2023, interviewer.
62. Schauspiel Köln, producer.
63. Westdeutscher Rundfunk/Westdeutsches Fernsehen, producer.

Research call number

1. NCOX 3000