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Michael Kaniecki's polka party

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

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Title
Michael Kaniecki's polka party
Names
Kaniecki, Michael (Host)
May, Salley (Creator)
Dee, Denise (Speaker)
Moran, John, 1831-1903 (Speaker)
Zippi, Daniel (Performer)
Saunders, Scott (Cinematographer)
Harrison, Matthew (Cinematographer)
McGrath, Bob (Director)
Nussbaum, Karl (Cinematographer)
Sexton, Michael (Director)
Dawson, Lori A (Lighting designer)
Ridge Theater (New York, N.Y.) (Contributor)
Film Crash (Organization) (Contributor)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
Video D Studios (Videographer)
Kaniecki, Michael (Author)
Kaniecki, Michael (Performer)
May, Salley (Performer)
Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1990 (Approximate)
Table of Contents
Reel 1 (ca. 53 min.). Is it being Polish (that brings out the ham in me?) / performed by Michael Kaniecki and the New Pilsudskis (Tom Laverack, Larry Fessenden, George M, Andy Zimmerman) with Salley May, Mia Hansford, Ed Sikov, and the Polka Partiers. Missing home / film by Scott Saunders of Film Crash (filmmakers' organization). Poor visibility. Reading / by Denise Dee. No audio. Hot pink messages from Christ / film by Matthew Harrison of Film Crash. Poor visibility. Monologue / by John Moran. No audio. Reel 2. What language am I speaking? (ca. 16 min.) / performance piece by Salley May ; sound, Joseph Kaufman. Love songs for the S.S. [conclusion] (ca. 23 min.) / see credits below. The beginning of this number is recorded at the end of reel 3. Reel 3 (ca. 60 min.). Raffle. [Polish folk song] / taught by Ed Sikov, the stage manager. Scene from Star boarder / [written] by Michael Kaniecki ; directed by Bob McGrath ; performed by members of Ridge Theater: Lynette Sheldon-Alexander (Vern Sadiecki, mother), Anne Shea (Ginia Sadiecki, daughter). No audio. What God did on his day off / film by Karl Nussbaum of Film Crash. Poor visibility. Songs from Confessions of an aging adolescent / performed by Daniel Zippi. Love songs for the S.S. [beginning] / performed by Michael Kaniecki, with members of Ridge Theater directed by Michael Sexton. The conclusion of this number is recorded at the end of reel 2. |||| What God did on his day off / film by Karl Nussbaum of Film Crash. Poor visibility. |||| Songs from Confessions of an aging adolescent / performed by Daniel Zippi. |||| Love songs for the S.S. [beginning] / performed by Michael Kaniecki, with members of Ridge Theater directed by Michael Sexton. The conclusion of this number is recorded at the end of reel 2.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4804
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5874 (former)
Topics
Dance Theater Workshop
Polkas
Polish Americans
Performance art
Experimental films
Drama
Genres
Music
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Accompanied by house program.
Content: No audio for the performances by Denise Dee, John Moran, and Ridge Theater.
Performers: Master of ceremonies: Michael Kaniecki.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at Dance Theater Workshop's Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, as part of the Winter Events, on March 20, 1990, by Video D Studios.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 3 videocassettes (U-matic) (152 min.) : sound, color
Poor visibility for the films by Scott Saunders, Matthew Harrison, and Karl Nussbaum.
Description
Evening of music, films, and performance art. The final work, Michael Kaniecki's Love songs for the S.S., begins on reel 3 and is concluded on reel 2.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3169
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13987289
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 338d90b0-4b5d-0133-b0f1-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Michael Kaniecki's polka party" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1990. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/353f4930-4b5d-0133-63eb-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Michael Kaniecki's polka party" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/353f4930-4b5d-0133-63eb-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1990). Michael Kaniecki's polka party Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/353f4930-4b5d-0133-63eb-60f81dd2b63c

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Michael Kaniecki's polka party