Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Peterson, Carla, moderator.
2. Mapp, Juliette.
3. Jesurun, John
4. Kaufman, Dan, 1970-
5. Nash, Jeffrey.
6. Gonzalez, Levi.
7. Pourazar, Kayvon.
8. Sperber, Anna.
9. Shick, Vicky.
10. Anspaugh, Vanessa.
11. Aoki, Aretha.
12. Lieber, Molly.
13. Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
14. Character Generators/Video.
15. Dance Theater Workshop.
16. New York Public Library. Dance Division.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (38 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Juliette Mapp discusses the creation of her work, The making of Americans, how she began working with the Gertrude Stein text and its relevance to her family story, how she created the pacing of this piece and the movement, how she worked compositionally in a simple way, the creation of the video by John Jesurun filmed during the rehearsal process. Includes brief comments by some of the performers/creators and concludes with a Question and Answer session.

Series statement

1. Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image original documentation

Uniform title

1. Making of Americans (Choreographic work : Mapp)

Subject

1. Mapp, Juliette
2. Jesurun, John
3. Kaufman, Dan, 1970-
4. Nash, Jeffrey
5. Gonzalez, Levi
6. Pourazar, Kayvon
7. Sperber, Anna
8. Shick, Vicky
9. Anspaugh, Vanessa
10. Aoki, Aretha
11. Lieber, Molly
12. Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946
13. Making of Americans (Choreographic work : Mapp)

Genre/Form

1. Filmed dance.
2. Interviews.
3. Video.
4. Dance.
5. Nonfiction films.

Contents

1. Post show talk (22 min.) / moderator, Carla Peterson -- Question & Answer session (16 min.)

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-7110

Note

1. Recording made possible by the cooperation of Juliette Map, Dance Theater Workshop, and The Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
2. Accomp. house program located in Dance Division's *MGZB Mapp, Juliette [Programs].

Credits (note)

1. Videotaped by Character Generators ; cameraperson, Mark Robison.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped after performance at Dance Theater Workshop, New York, N.Y., on Apr. 15, 2011.

Funding (note)

1. This program is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State's 62 counties.
2. The assistance of the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts is gratefully acknowledged.
3. The Dance Division gratefully acknolwedges the assistance of the Jerome Robbins Foundation.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Title

1. The making of Americans [videorecording] : post show talk / moderator, Carla Peterson ; choreography, Juliette Mapp ; presented by Dance Theater Workshop.

Imprint

1. c2011.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image original documentation

System details

1. DVD.

Event

1. Videotaped after performance at Dance Theater Workshop, New York, N.Y., on Apr. 15, 2011.

Performer

1. Interviewees: Juliette Mapp (choreographer, performer, text), John Jesurun (video), Dan Kaufman (orig. music), Jeff Nash (lighting design), Levi Gonzalez (performer), Kayvon Pourazar (performer, Anna Sperber (performer), Vicky Shick (performer), Vanessa Anspaugh (performer), Aretha Aoki (performer), Molly Lieber (performer).

Credits

1. Videotaped by Character Generators ; cameraperson, Mark Robison.

Funding

1. This program is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State's 62 counties.
2. The assistance of the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts is gratefully acknowledged.
3. The Dance Division gratefully acknolwedges the assistance of the Jerome Robbins Foundation.

Added author

1. Peterson, Carla, moderator. Moderator
2. Mapp, Juliette. Interviewee
3. Jesurun, John, interviewee.
4. Kaufman, Dan, 1970- Interviewee
5. Nash, Jeffrey. Interviewee
6. Gonzalez, Levi. Interviewee
7. Pourazar, Kayvon. Interviewee
8. Sperber, Anna. Interviewee
9. Shick, Vicky. Interviewee
10. Anspaugh, Vanessa. Interviewee
11. Aoki, Aretha. Interviewee
12. Lieber, Molly. Interviewee
13. Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.
14. Robison, Mark (Cameraman), editor of moving image work.
15. Character Generators/Video.
16. Dance Theater Workshop.
17. New York Public Library. Dance Division.

Added title

1. Making of Americans (Choreographic work : Mapp)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-7110