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The Alexandria Carry-On

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Janis Brenner Video Archive

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The Alexandria Carry-On

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Title
The Alexandria Carry-On
Additional title: Alexandria Carry-On (Choreographic work : Bleckmann, McCants, and Williams)
Names
McCants, Laurie (Author)
McCants, Laurie (Stage director)
Bleckmann, Theo (Composer)
Williams, F. Elaine (Designer)
Whipple, Rand (Designer)
Hamilton, Sabrina (Lighting designer)
Bevans, April (Costume designer)
Brenner, Janis (Choreographer)
Cleaver, Nancy (Artist)
Matheny, Jerry. (Associated name)
Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble (Bloomsburg, Pa.) (Host)
Collection

Janis Brenner Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2004-03
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-6970
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: created by Theo Bleckmann, Laurie McCants, and F. Elaine Williams ; produced under the auspices of The Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble.
Creation/production credits: Scenography by F. Elaine Williams ; projections design by Rand Whipple ; lighting design by Sabrina Hamilton ; costume designer, April Bevans ; dancer/choreographer, Janis Brenner ; calligrapher, Nancy Cleaver ; stage manager/assistant projection designer, Jerry Matheny.
Performers: Performed by Theo Bleckmann.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, Bloomsburg, Pa. 2004 March.
Original version: Original format: 1 videocassette (VHS) ; 1/2 in.
Acquisition: Gift; Janis Brenner; 2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (73 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Solo musical theater piece set in an imagined workroom in the ancient Library of Alexandria, Egypt, year 2 of the reign of Roman emperor Trajan (100 CE), then 2 years later. The main character is Kopronymous, a slave who works as a glutinator and two automaton birds.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20032628
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bf8bf000-b2b7-0131-781f-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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  • 2004: Created
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  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Alexandria Carry-On" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2004. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c060c280-b2b7-0131-4950-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Alexandria Carry-On" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c060c280-b2b7-0131-4950-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2004). The Alexandria Carry-On Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c060c280-b2b7-0131-4950-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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The Alexandria Carry-On