Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Wilson, Robert, 1941-
2. Andringa, Mel
3. Ashley, George
4. Berggruen, Helen
5. Buccaron, Gerard
6. Cation, Kathryn
7. De Groat, Andrew
8. Dennis, Charles
9. Dunn, S. K. (Sara Kate), 1936-
10. Dunn-Gilbert, Jessie, 1962-
11. Lavinsi, Philippe
12. Lubar, Cindy
13. Mullins, Carol
14. Neu, Jim
15. Pasquale, Liz
16. Peer, Mary
17. Sheehy, Sue
18. Snyder, Scotty
19. Sutton, Sheryl, 1950-
20. Saito, Kikuo, 1939-
21. Demjen, Igor
22. D'Arcangelo, John William, 1942-
23. Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds.
24. Shiraz-Persepolis Festival of Arts.
25. Rādyū Tilivīzyūn-i Millī-i Īrān.

Description

1. 5 videodiscs (DVD) (260 min.) : si., b&w; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. KA MOUNTAIN AND GUARDenia TERRACE was given for one performance only beginning at midnight, September 2 and ending at midnight, September 8, 1972. The complete presentation was continuous, 24 hours a day for 7 days. "Each morning performers and spectators moved up the mountain to the site of that day's activities. Every day had its own designated color, theme..." -- Shyer.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation.

Series statement

1. Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection

Uniform title

1. Overture for KA MOUNTAIN AND GUARDenia TERRACE.

Subject

1. Experimental theater
2. Theatrical productions > Iran > Shīrāz > 1971-1980
3. Drama
4. Theater > Iran > Shīrāz

Genre/Form

1. Drama.

Contents

1. Disc 1 includes daytime footage of Sheryl Sutton and Byrds by pool ; Sheryl Sutton pouring from a pitcher with Robert Wilson standing nearby ; Andrew De Groat spinning (58 min.).
2. Disc 2 shows daytime footage of a bride processing slowly through a courtyard and eventually through the garden pool (43 min.).
3. Disc 3 contains nighttime footage of Sutton, Jessie Dunn Gilbert, et al on platform stage ; white rooms ; burning animal structure; figure [Jessie Dunn Gilbert?] with walking stick (68 min.).
4. Disc 4 includes daytime footage of a dinosaur on the top of the mountain ; two figures carry shark up the mountain, past the fifty small houses and through Shiraz (48 min.).
5. Disc 5 contains some similar nighttime footage to that of Disc 3: Shiraz from a distance, burning animal structure, Wilson kneeling by fire, figure [Jessie Dunn Gilbert?] with doll tied to her. Due to its dark lighting, some footage on this disc is difficult to see (43 min.).

Call number

1. NCOV 3085

Note

1. Donor's inventory number: MP 16-006 Reel 1, MP 16-006 Reel 2, MP 16-006 Reel 3, MP 16-006 Reel 4, MP 16-049A, MP 16-049B.
2. Title and credits taken from Overture for KA MOUNTAIN and KA MOUNTAIN AND GUARDenia TERRACE programs.
3. This recording may also contain footage from Overture for KA MOUNTAIN AND GUARDenia TERRACE.
4. It is unknown if a proposal for footage to be filmed by National Iranian Radio and Television in Byrd Hoffman Foundation records pertains to this footage.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

1. Directors: Melvin Andringa, George Ashley, Helen Berggruen, Gerard Buccaron, Andrew deGroat, Charles Dennis, S.K. Dunn, Jessie Dunn Gilbert, Maryam Khalvati, Philippe Lavinsi, Cynthia Lubar, Jay Moses, Jim Neu, Susan Sheehy, Sheryl Sutton, Ann Wilson, Robert Wilson.
2. Authors: Gerard Buccaron, Andrew deGroat, Jessie Dunn Gilbert, Kikuo Saito [sic], Cynthia Lubar, Jay Moses, Susan Sheehy, Ann Wilson, Robert Wilson.
3. Costume design, John W. D'Arcangelo ; scenery design, Melvin Andringa, Saito Kikuo, Ann Wilson, Robert Wilson.

Indexed in (note)

1. Robert Wilson and his collaborators / Laurence Shyer, p.22-68.

Performer (note)

1. Ali, Ali [sic], Abbas Allaghadry, Raymond Andrews, Melvin Andringa, George Ashley, Kurosh Assadi, Fereshteh Azadi, Nader Azady, Ebrahim Baraghushzadeh, Abbas Bayrami, Paul Bentall, Helen Berggruen, Gerard Buccaron, Julia Busto, Kit Cation, Ninva Charbakhshi, John W. D'Arcangelo, Andrew de Groat, Igor Demjen, Charles Dennis, Abbas Derissi, Mehrdad Djahanbin, Rose Dryer, Serge Ducher, Carroll Dunn, S.K. Dunn, Ramin Ghaffarian, Reza Ghaffarian, Rooya Ghaffarian, Rosa Ghaffarian, Jessie Dunn Gilbert, Afkham Hadi, Khosro Hamidi, Gholam Reza Heidarpour, Ismael, Katherine Kean, Shahrzad Jamshidi, Reza Kameran, Maryam Khalvati, Mandana Khavary [Khavari?], Maziar Khavary [Khavari?], Anna Lisa Larsdotter, Philippe Lavinsi, Cynthia Lubar, Kamy Majid, Mansu, Masoud Mortazavi, Jay Moses, Linda Moses, Massoud, Hilda Mello, Karim Moallemi, Carol Mullins, Shahriar Nassabeh, Jim Neu, Charles Osei-Afrifa, Khadijeh Pasdar, Elizabeth Pasquale, Mary Peer, Eva Pietkiewicz, Kambiz Pirousan [Piruzan?], Parham Pirousan [Piruzan?], Charles-Joel Ranchon, Arjang Razavy, Bijan Razavy, Esmail Reza, Olivier Roburin, Farzin Sajid, Sharam [Shahram?], Susan Sheehy, Scotty Snyder, Sheryl Sutton, Saiid Vehedi, Ann Wilson, Robert Wilson, Kameron Zarei, Parviez Zohoory [Zohuri?].

Event (note)

1. Filmed between September 1 and September 8, 1972 at Naranjestan and Haft Tan mountain in Shiraz, Iran.

Title

1. KA MOUNTAIN and GUARDenia TERRACE: a story about a family and some people changing [--excerpts] [videorecording]/ by the Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds.

Imprint

1. Shiraz, Iran, 1972.

Country of producing entity

1. Iran.

Series

1. Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

1. Directors: Melvin Andringa, George Ashley, Helen Berggruen, Gerard Buccaron, Andrew deGroat, Charles Dennis, S.K. Dunn, Jessie Dunn Gilbert, Maryam Khalvati, Philippe Lavinsi, Cynthia Lubar, Jay Moses, Jim Neu, Susan Sheehy, Sheryl Sutton, Ann Wilson, Robert Wilson.
2. Authors: Gerard Buccaron, Andrew deGroat, Jessie Dunn Gilbert, Kikuo Saito [sic], Cynthia Lubar, Jay Moses, Susan Sheehy, Ann Wilson, Robert Wilson.
3. Costume design, John W. D'Arcangelo ; scenery design, Melvin Andringa, Saito Kikuo, Ann Wilson, Robert Wilson.

Cast

1. Ali, Ali [sic], Abbas Allaghadry, Raymond Andrews, Melvin Andringa, George Ashley, Kurosh Assadi, Fereshteh Azadi, Nader Azady, Ebrahim Baraghushzadeh, Abbas Bayrami, Paul Bentall, Helen Berggruen, Gerard Buccaron, Julia Busto, Kit Cation, Ninva Charbakhshi, John W. D'Arcangelo, Andrew de Groat, Igor Demjen, Charles Dennis, Abbas Derissi, Mehrdad Djahanbin, Rose Dryer, Serge Ducher, Carroll Dunn, S.K. Dunn, Ramin Ghaffarian, Reza Ghaffarian, Rooya Ghaffarian, Rosa Ghaffarian, Jessie Dunn Gilbert, Afkham Hadi, Khosro Hamidi, Gholam Reza Heidarpour, Ismael, Katherine Kean, Shahrzad Jamshidi, Reza Kameran, Maryam Khalvati, Mandana Khavary [Khavari?], Maziar Khavary [Khavari?], Anna Lisa Larsdotter, Philippe Lavinsi, Cynthia Lubar, Kamy Majid, Mansu, Masoud Mortazavi, Jay Moses, Linda Moses, Massoud, Hilda Mello, Karim Moallemi, Carol Mullins, Shahriar Nassabeh, Jim Neu, Charles Osei-Afrifa, Khadijeh Pasdar, Elizabeth Pasquale, Mary Peer, Eva Pietkiewicz, Kambiz Pirousan [Piruzan?], Parham Pirousan [Piruzan?], Charles-Joel Ranchon, Arjang Razavy, Bijan Razavy, Esmail Reza, Olivier Roburin, Farzin Sajid, Sharam [Shahram?], Susan Sheehy, Scotty Snyder, Sheryl Sutton, Saiid Vehedi, Ann Wilson, Robert Wilson, Kameron Zarei, Parviez Zohoory [Zohuri?].

Event

1. Filmed between September 1 and September 8, 1972 at Naranjestan and Haft Tan mountain in Shiraz, Iran.

Indexed in:

1. Robert Wilson and his collaborators / Laurence Shyer, p.22-68.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Wilson, Robert, 1941- set designer.
2. Wilson, Robert, 1941- director.
3. Andringa, Mel, director, performer.
4. Ashley, George, director, performer.
5. Berggruen, Helen, director, performer.
6. Buccaron, Gerard, director, performer.
7. Cation, Kathryn, performer.
8. De Groat, Andrew, director, performer.
9. Dennis, Charles, director, performer.
10. Dunn, S. K. (Sara Kate), 1936- director, performer.
11. Dunn-Gilbert, Jessie, 1962- director, performer.
12. Lavinsi, Philippe, director, performer.
13. Lubar, Cindy, director, performer.
14. Mullins, Carol, performer.
15. Neu, Jim, director, performer.
16. Pasquale, Liz, performer.
17. Peer, Mary, performer.
18. Sheehy, Sue, director, performer.
19. Snyder, Scotty, performer.
20. Sutton, Sheryl, 1950- director, performer.
21. Saito, Kikuo, 1939- designer.
22. Demjen, Igor, performer.
23. D'Arcangelo, John William, 1942- costume designer.
24. Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds.
25. Shiraz-Persepolis Festival of Arts.
26. Rādyū Tilivīzyūn-i Millī-i Īrān.

Added title

1. Overture for KA MOUNTAIN AND GUARDenia TERRACE.

Research call number

1. NCOV 3085