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The epic family epic

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

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Title
The epic family epic
Additional title: The family of Hell
Names
Sewell, Meg (Performer)
Brecker, Candace (Performer)
Boyer, Penny (Performer)
Moody, Bill (Performer)
Vaughan, David, 1924- (Narrator)
Coggins, Chuck (Performer)
Markland, Cathy (Performer)
Tufts, Gayle (Performer)
Daniels, Leslie Brett (Performer)
Addabbo, Carole (Performer)
Howes, Nina (Performer)
Shirts, Claude (Performer)
Setterfield, Valda (Performer)
Gordon, Ain (Author)
Gordon, Ain (Director)
Flowers, Roma (Lighting designer)
Video D Studios (Videographer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
Hands On (Organization) (Contributor)
Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1988
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2637
Topics
Dance Theater Workshop
Performance art
Sign language
Deaf
Dance
Dance
Epic family epic (Choreographic work : Gordon, A)
Genres
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Reel 1: approx. 40 min. Reel 2: approx. 47 min.
Creation/production credits: Written and directed by Ain Gordon. Lighting: Roma Flowers.
Performers: Cast (in order of appearance): David Vaughan (narrator), Cathy Markland (interpreter #1), Nina Howes (the eldest and deadest relative), Claude Shirts (interpreter #2), Candace Brecker and Meg Sewell (the split twins), Leslie Daniels (Cousin Estelle, Stella, Ella, etc.), Bill Moody (Aunt Blah, etc.), Chuck Coggins (Uncle [Cough], etc.), Gayle Tufts (Aunt Tess, Tessie, Essie, etc.), Carole Addabbo and Penny Boyer (the Siamese twins), Valda Setterfield (the split twins' mother).
Venue: Videotaped in performance by Video D Studios at the Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on Dec. 3, 1988. Presented by Dance Theater Workshop's Economy Tires Theater Winter Events 1988-1989.
Funding: This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (87 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
SUMMARY: Experimental theater work presented in American Sign Language and spoken English "as equal methods of communication within the theatrical framework." Created in collaboration with Hands On, a producer of performances for the deaf and hearing-impaired.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12174925
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 87633c70-6f28-0131-3e04-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The epic family epic" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a5c4a40-6f28-0131-e9ae-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The epic family epic" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a5c4a40-6f28-0131-e9ae-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1988). The epic family epic Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a5c4a40-6f28-0131-e9ae-3c075448cc4b

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The epic family epic