Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Byrd, Donald, 1949-
2. Teirstein, Andy
3. Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
4. Hernández, Riccardo
5. Berry, Gabriel
6. Rosenburg, David H.
7. Blake, Michael
8. Bührer, Friedrich
9. Jones, Terace
10. Morrison, Aldawna
11. Rossini, Laura
12. Gaines, Bahiyah Sayyed
13. Scott, Antonio Carlos
14. Stapleton, Leonora
15. Voshell, Julie
16. Wanstall, April
17. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
18. Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
19. Strayhorn, Billy
20. Berger, David, 1949-
21. Binkley, Howell
22. Callaway, Terry
23. Jésus, Ferdinand de
24. Meredith, Sam
25. Cronson, Mary Sharp
26. Donald Byrd/The Group
27. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (74 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. This program opens with a performance of excerpts from choreographer Donald Byrd's work in progress The beast: The domestic violence project, followed by a conversation with Byrd. The choreographer discusses his background, the works performed, the synthesis of movement styles in his choreography, and the mission of his company Donald Byrd/The Group, which is partly to make works that appeal to broad audiences. The discussion is followed by a performance of Byrd's work in progress The Harlem nutcracker.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.

Series statement

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 066

Uniform title

1. Harlem nutcracker (Choreographic work : Byrd)
2. Beast, the domestic violence project (Choreographic work : Byrd)
3. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Subject

1. Beast, The domestic violence project (Choreographic work : Byrd)
2. Choreographers > United States
3. Dance
4. Byrd, Donald, 1949-
5. Harlem nutcracker (Choreographic work : Byrd)
6. Donald Byrd/The Group
7. Video
8. Choreography

Genre/Form

1. Video.
2. Dance.

Contents

1. Performance content: The beast, The domestic violence project : [excerpt] / choreography, Donald Byrd ; music, Andy Teirstein, Igor Stravinsky ; set design, Riccardo Hernandez ; costume design, Gabriel Berry ; lighting design, David H. Rosenburg ; dancers: Michael Blake, Friedrich Buhrer, Terace Jones, Aldawna Morrison, Laura Rossini, Bahiyah Sayyed, Antonio Carlos Scott, Leonora Stapleton, Julie Voshell, April Wanstall -- The Harlem nutcracker / choreography, Donald Byrd ; music, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, as arranged by Duke Ellington with Billy Strayhorn and David Berger ; set design, Riccardo Hernández ; costume design, Gabriel Berry ; lighting design, Howell Binkley ; dancers: Michael Blake, Friedrich Buhrer, Terry Callaway, Freddie deJesus, Terace Jones, Sam Meredith, Aldawna Morrison, Laura Rossini, Bahiyah Sayyed, Antonio Carlos Scott, Leonara Stapleton, Julie Voshell, April Wanstall.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1066

Note

1. The overall image quality of the recording is poor, and during one section of The Harlem nutcracker, the image breaks up and disappears.

Event (note)

1. Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Jan. 15, 1996, at the Florence Gould Hall at the French Institute/Alliance Française. The Jan. 14 presentation of the program was not recorded.

Funding (note)

1. With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.

Title

1. The beast and The Harlem nutcracker [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Imprint

1. 1996.

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Series

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 066
2. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Event

1. Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Jan. 15, 1996, at the Florence Gould Hall at the French Institute/Alliance Française. The Jan. 14 presentation of the program was not recorded.

Funding

1. With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.

Added author

1. Byrd, Donald, 1949- choreographer.
2. Teirstein, Andy. Composer
3. Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971, composer.
4. Hernández, Riccardo, set designer.
5. Berry, Gabriel, costume designer.
6. Rosenburg, David H. Lighting designer
7. Blake, Michael, dancer.
8. Bührer, Friedrich, dancer.
9. Jones, Terace, dancer.
10. Morrison, Aldawna, dancer.
11. Rossini, Laura, dancer.
12. Gaines, Bahiyah Sayyed, dancer.
13. Scott, Antonio Carlos, dancer.
14. Stapleton, Leonora, dancer.
15. Voshell, Julie, dancer.
16. Wanstall, April, dancer.
17. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Shchelkunchik.
18. Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974, arranger of music.
19. Strayhorn, Billy, composer.
20. Berger, David, 1949- Composer
21. Binkley, Howell, lighting designer.
22. Callaway, Terry, dancer.
23. Jésus, Ferdinand de, dancer.
24. Meredith, Sam, dancer.
25. Byrd, Donald, 1949- interviewee.
26. Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
27. Donald Byrd/The Group.
28. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Added title

1. Harlem nutcracker (Choreographic work : Byrd)
2. Beast, the domestic violence project (Choreographic work : Byrd)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1066