An act of becoming : wide shot performance ; close up
Title
An act of becoming : wide shot performance ; close up, November 19, 1999 / performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company at the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium in Washington, D.C. ; developed by Ron Protas and Janet Eilber.
Contained in (manifestation): Martha Graham Dance Company collection.
Description
1 online resource (1 video file) (56 min., 19 sec.) : sound, color
Summary
A video recording of a stage performance of An act of becoming at the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium in Washington, D.C. on November 19, 1999. Created by Ron Protas and Janet Eilber, An act of becoming is a dramatic representation of correspondence between Martha Graham and Aaron Copland surrounding his score for her ballet Appalachian spring.
Wide shot performance (starts at 00:00, 28 min.) -- Close up (starts at 28:15, 28 min.).
Note
Title and date from videocassette label.
Production credits from the event program.
Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
Developed by Ron Protas, Janet Eilber ; directed by Ron Protas ; music by Aaron Copland arranged by Allen Krantz ; costumes executed by Russ Vogler ; lighting executed by Stacie E. Johnson ;
Performer (note)
Readings performed by Tana Hicken and Jerry Whiddon ; performed by Tadej Brdnik, Katherine Crockett, Theresa Da Silva, Martin Lofsnes, Nai-Yu Kuo, and Fang-Yi Sheu of the Martha Graham Dance Company.
Event (note)
Recorded at the Coolidge Auditorium (Library of Congress) in Washington, D.C. on November 19, 1999.
Title
An act of becoming : wide shot performance ; close up, November 19, 1999 / performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company at the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium in Washington, D.C. ; developed by Ron Protas and Janet Eilber.
Production
1999.
Country of producing entity
United States
Playing time
005619
Type of content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
video file
Credits
Developed by Ron Protas, Janet Eilber ; directed by Ron Protas ; music by Aaron Copland arranged by Allen Krantz ; costumes executed by Russ Vogler ; lighting executed by Stacie E. Johnson ;
Cast
Readings performed by Tana Hicken and Jerry Whiddon ; performed by Tadej Brdnik, Katherine Crockett, Theresa Da Silva, Martin Lofsnes, Nai-Yu Kuo, and Fang-Yi Sheu of the Martha Graham Dance Company.
Event
Recorded at the Coolidge Auditorium (Library of Congress) in Washington, D.C. on November 19, 1999.
Chronological term
1900-1999
Added author
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990, composer, author.
Graham, Martha, author.
Eilber, Janet, creator.
Protas, Ron, creator, director.
Vogler, Russ, costume designer.
Johnson, Stacie E., lighting designer.
Krantz, Allen, arranger.
Hicken, Tana, performer.
Whiddon, Jerry, performer.
Brdnik, Tadej, performer.
Crockett, Katherine, performer.
Da Silva, Theresa, performer.
Lofsnes, Martin, performer.
Kuo, Nai-Yu, performer.
Sheu, Fang-Yi, performer.
Martha Graham Dance Company, performer.
Coolidge Auditorium (Library of Congress), event place.
Martha Graham Dance Company, donor.
Found in:
Contained in (manifestation): Martha Graham Dance Company collection.
Other form:
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): An act of becoming : wide shot performance ; close up. 1 videocassette (56 min., 19 sec.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. (SPEC AMI ID)528718 (OCoLC)1375477284