Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Monk, Meredith
2. Arévalo, Carlos.
3. Bogdan, Thomas.
4. Boomsma, Victoria.
5. Brenner, Janis.
6. Chen, Shizheng.
7. Easter, Allison.
8. Een, Robert.
9. Emerson, Dina.
10. Eyre, Emily.
11. Geissinger, Katie.
12. Gonzalez, Ching.
13. Gross, Sally.
14. Hanchard, Dana.
15. Hill, Wendy.
16. Kalm, Stephen.
17. Osborne, Robert.
18. Pauley, Wilbur.
19. Wong, Randall K.
20. Yabara, Yoshio.
21. Cohen, Debby Lee.
22. Emmons, Beverly.
23. Geary, David.
24. David-Neel, Alexandra, 1868-1969.
25. Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
26. House Foundation for the Arts. dnr

Found in

1. Meredith Monk archive, 1959-2006.

Description

1. 2 videodiscs (158 min) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Opera in three parts, inspired by the life and writings of explorer Alexandra David-Neel (1868-1969).

Uniform title

1. Atlas (Choreographic work : Monk)

Alternative title

1. Meredith Monk archive. Moving image materials.

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Music.
3. Video.
4. Filmed performances.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-6618

Credits (note)

1. Choreography/direction/music: Meredith Monk. Associate direction: Pablo Vela. Musical direction/conductor: Wayne Hankin. Scenario: Monk in collaboration with Yoshio Yabara and Vela. Text: Monk, Vela, and members of ensemble. Art direction/costumes: Yoshio Yabara. Scenery: Debby Lee Cohen and Yabara. Film: David Gearey. Lighting: Beverly Emmons.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at the Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, on May 17, 1992 as part of the 1992 Next Wave Festival.

Funding (note)

1. Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Source (note)

1. Meredith Monk and House Foundation for the Arts

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Meredith Monk archive, 1959-2006.

Title

1. Atlas, wide shot, 1992-05-17 [videorecording].

Imprint

1. 1992.

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Performer

1. Performed by Carlos Arévalo, Thomas Bogdan, Victoria Boomsma, Janis Brenner, Chen Shizheng [i.e Chen, Shizheng], Allison Easter, Robert Een, Dina Emerson, Emily Eyre, Katie Geissinger, Ching Gonzalez, Sally Gross, Dana Hanchard, Wendy Hill, Stephen Kalm, Meredith Monk, Robert Osborne, Wilbur Pauley, and Randall Wong [i.e Randall K. Wong]. Partial cast (in order of appearance): Part I, Personal climate: Hill (mother), Bogdan (father), Emerson (Alexandra at 13), Gonzalez and Easter (guides), Monk (Alexandra from 25-45), Chen (Cheng Qing), Kalm (Franco Hartmann), Een (Erik Magnussen). Part II, Night travel: Gonzalez and Easter (guides); Geissinger, Arévalo, and ensemble (agricultural community); Brenner and Osborne (hungry ghost); Monk and Een (long shadows); Hanchard, Arévalo, and Brenner (Arctic bar dancers); Osborne (bartender); Emerson (waitress); Hanchard (explorer #5 - Gwen St. Clair); Wong, Boomsma, Geissinger, and Hill (ice demons); Wong (lonely spirit); Osborne (ancient man). Part III, Invisible light: Osborne, Wong, and Boomsma (out of body); Monk, Chen, Kalm, and Hanchard (explorers); Gonzalez and Easter (guides); Gross (Alexandra at 60).

Credits

1. Choreography/direction/music: Meredith Monk. Associate direction: Pablo Vela. Musical direction/conductor: Wayne Hankin. Scenario: Monk in collaboration with Yoshio Yabara and Vela. Text: Monk, Vela, and members of ensemble. Art direction/costumes: Yoshio Yabara. Scenery: Debby Lee Cohen and Yabara. Film: David Gearey. Lighting: Beverly Emmons.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at the Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, on May 17, 1992 as part of the 1992 Next Wave Festival.

System details

1. DVD.

Original version

1. Original format: 2 videocassettes (VHS) ; 1/2 in.

Funding

1. Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Meredith Monk archive, 1959-2006.

Source

1. Gift; Meredith Monk and House Foundation for the Arts, 2006.

Added author

1. Monk, Meredith, composer.
2. Monk, Meredith, choreographer.
3. Arévalo, Carlos. Performer
4. Bogdan, Thomas. Performer
5. Boomsma, Victoria. Performer
6. Brenner, Janis. Performer
7. Chen, Shizheng. Performer
8. Easter, Allison. Performer
9. Een, Robert. Performer
10. Emerson, Dina. Performer
11. Eyre, Emily. Performer
12. Geissinger, Katie. Performer
13. Gonzalez, Ching. Performer
14. Gross, Sally. Performer
15. Hanchard, Dana. Performer
16. Hill, Wendy. Performer
17. Kalm, Stephen. Performer
18. Monk, Meredith, performer.
19. Osborne, Robert. Performer
20. Pauley, Wilbur. Performer
21. Wong, Randall K. Performer
22. Yabara, Yoshio. Costume designer
23. Cohen, Debby Lee. Set designer
24. Emmons, Beverly. Lighting designer
25. Geary, David. Videographer
26. David-Neel, Alexandra, 1868-1969.
27. Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
28. Monk, Meredith. Donor
29. House Foundation for the Arts. Donor

Added title

1. Atlas (Choreographic work : Monk)
2. Meredith Monk archive. Moving image materials.

Found in:

1. Meredith Monk archive, 1959-2006.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-6618