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Additional authors

1. Comfort, Jane, 1946-
2. Comfort, Jane. 1946-
3. Anthony, Jessica.
4. Bueschel, Cynthia.
5. Fisher, Kathleen.
6. Freeman, Olase.
7. Hayes, Aleta.
8. Haselwood, Elizabeth.
9. Niedermeyer, Lisa.
10. Neumann, David.
11. Nunley, Stephen.
12. Ritsch, Joseph.
13. Sciscioli, Peter.
14. Wright, Darrin M.
15. Benford, Tigger.
16. Jones, Peter.
17. Partridge, Martha.
18. Schlefer, James.
19. Sonnier, Keith, 1941-2020.
20. Ferri, David.
21. Prince, Liz, 1961-
22. Lewis, Jim.
23. Klimchak.
24. Reagon, Toshi.
25. Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809.
26. Twist, Basil
27. Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
28. Ward, Penny
29. Bartha, Caterina.
30. Character Generators/Video.
31. Jane Comfort and Company.
32. Joyce Theater (New York, N.Y.)

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (86 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Jane Comfort.

Uniform title

1. Persephone (Choreographic work : Comfort)
2. Three bagatelles for the righteous (Choreographic work : Comfort)
3. Underground river (Choreographic work : Comfort)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. Persephone [Part I, In the garden ; Part II, The underworld ; Part III, Return] / directed by Jane Comfort ; choreography by Jane Comfort and Company ; music by Tigger Benford ; set by Keith Sonnier ; lighting design by David Ferri ; costumes by Liz Prince ; dramaturg, Jim Lewis ; assistant to the director, Kathleen Fisher ; set fabrication by Wayne Bartlett ; performers, Cynthia Bueshel Svigals (Persephone), Aleta Hayes (Demeter), Olase Freeman (Hades), and Jessica Anthony, Kathleen Fisher, Elizabeth Haselwood, Lisa Niedermeyer, Darrin Wright, Peter Sciscioli (inhabitants of the upper and under worlds) ; musicians, Tigger Benford, Peter Jones, Martha Partridge, James Schlefer (ca. 44 min.).
2. Three bagatelles for the righteous (1996) (excerpt: Election update 2004) / conceived and directed by Jane Comfort ; choreography, Jane Comfort and Company ; music, Klimchak ; costumes, Liz Prince ; lighting design, David Ferri ; cast, Joseph Ritsch (John Kerry), David Neumann (George Bush), Jessica Anthony, Darrin Wright, Lisa Niedermeyer (Kerry handlers), and Aleta Hayes, Peter Sciscioli, Olase Freeman (Bush handlers) (ca. 8 min.).
3. Underground river (1998) / conceived and directed by Jane Comfort ; choreography by Jane Comfort and Company ; text, Jane Comfort ; music, Toshi Reagon, Haydn, traditional folk song ; visual effects, Basil Twist ; costumes, Liz Prince ; lighting design, David Ferri ; performers, Cynthia Bueshel Svigals, Elizabeth Haselwood, Aleta Hayes, Stephen Nunley ; voices on tape, Leslie Nipkow, Larkin Mallory, Emily Weiner (ca. 30 min.).

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1664

Note

1. Jane Comfort encourages viewers to request this DVD instead of *MGZIDVD 5-1654 Jane Comfort and Company, Bates Dance Festival, to see Underground River and Persephone. The Joyce performances feature a two-camera shoot, better realizing the choreographer's intention than the single-camera shoot used at the Bates Dance Festival.

Credits (note)

1. Manager, Caterina Bartha.
2. Camerapersons, Mark Robison and Penny Ward; video editing, Lisa Niedermeyer.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., on Oct. 9, 2004.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Title

1. Jane Comfort and Company [videorecording] / artistic director, Jane Comfort ; [presented by] The Joyce Theater.

Imprint

1. c2004.

System details

1. DVD.

Credits

1. Manager, Caterina Bartha.
2. Camerapersons, Mark Robison and Penny Ward; video editing, Lisa Niedermeyer.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., on Oct. 9, 2004.

Added author

1. Comfort, Jane, 1946- choreographer.
2. Comfort, Jane. 1946- director.
3. Anthony, Jessica. Performer
4. Bueschel, Cynthia. Performer
5. Fisher, Kathleen. Performer
6. Freeman, Olase. Performer
7. Hayes, Aleta. Performer
8. Haselwood, Elizabeth. Performer
9. Niedermeyer, Lisa. Performer
10. Niedermeyer, Lisa. Editor
11. Neumann, David. Performer
12. Nunley, Stephen. Performer
13. Ritsch, Joseph. Performer
14. Sciscioli, Peter. Performer
15. Wright, Darrin M. Performer
16. Benford, Tigger. Composer
17. Jones, Peter. Instrumentalist
18. Partridge, Martha. Instrumentalist
19. Schlefer, James. Instrumentalist
20. Sonnier, Keith, 1941-2020. Set designer
21. Ferri, David. Lighting designer
22. Prince, Liz, 1961- costume designer.
23. Lewis, Jim. Consultant
24. Klimchak. Composer
25. Reagon, Toshi. Composer
26. Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809. Composer
27. Twist, Basil, visual effects.
28. Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.
29. Ward, Penny, videographer.
30. Bartha, Caterina.
31. Character Generators/Video.
32. Jane Comfort and Company.
33. Joyce Theater (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Persephone (Choreographic work : Comfort)
2. Three bagatelles for the righteous (Choreographic work : Comfort)
3. Underground river (Choreographic work : Comfort)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1664