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Title

Take off your head

Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Names

Warshaw, Andy (Composer)
Munday, Hugo (Singer)
Sutherland, Diane (Singer)
Denio, Amy (Instrumentalist)
Froot, Dan (Instrumentalist)
Greenspan, Dan (Director)
Bielecki, Bob (Sound designer)
Sandström, Phil (Lighting designer)
Reduta Deux Ltd (Contributor)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
Video D Studios (Videographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1992

Table Of Contents

Cassette 1. Take off your head: a song cycle for four lovers (ca. 42 min.) / written and composed by Andrew Warshaw ; lyrics adapted from the poetry of Mirabai, with additional lyrics by Andrew Warshaw ; directed by David Greenspan ; sung by Hugo Munday (Man One), Diane Fratantoni (Woman One), Terry [Theresa] McCarthy (Woman Two), Tom Nelis (Man Two) ; music played by Rick Martinez (piano, keyboards), Jay Elfinbein (acoustic and electric bass), Todd Isler (drums, percussion), Carol Chaiken (clarinet, flute), Andrew Warshaw (keyboards). Cassette 2. Suite from The big nipple (ca. 23 min.) / music played by Carol Chaiken (alto and soprano saxes), Amy Denio (alto sax), Jay Elfinbein (acoustic and electric bass), Dan Froot (alto, tenor, soprano and baritone saxes), Todd Isler (drums, percussion), Jessica Lurie (alto and tenor saxes), Rick Martinez (piano, keyboards), Andrew Warshaw (keyboards).

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8476
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-6076 (former)

Subjects

Dance Theater Workshop

Genres

Music
Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: presented by Dance Theater Workshop, New Song ; produced by Reduta Deux ; music by Andrew Warshaw.
Content: Title from accompanying house program.
Creation/Production Credits: Musical direction, Rick Martinez ; sound design, Bob Bielecki ; lighting, Phil Sandström.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at DTW's Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, as part of the Fall Events, on October 19, 1992, by Video D Studios.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videocassettes (65 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Music concert ; no dance content.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY99-F753
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14430629
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 27133d00-84f0-0135-4f7b-4daa14b0632e

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Date Issued

1992

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Take off your head" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1992. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/27133d00-84f0-0135-4f7b-4daa14b0632e

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1992). Take off your head Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/27133d00-84f0-0135-4f7b-4daa14b0632e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Take off your head" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/27133d00-84f0-0135-4f7b-4daa14b0632e

Wikipedia citation

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