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Ode to a cube: John Kelly in concert

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Title

Ode to a cube: John Kelly in concert

Collection

John Kelly Video Archive

Names

Kelly, John, 1954- (Performer)
Snyder, Huck (Designer)
Thies, Howard (Lighting designer)
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875 (Composer)
Ponchielli, Amilcare, 1834-1886 (Composer)
Styne, Jule, 1905-1994 (Composer)
Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921 (Composer)
Schwartz, Michael (Videographer)
La Mama Experimental Theatre Club (Presenter)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1988-11-11

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8189

Subjects

Performance art

Genres

Filmed Performances
Music

Notes

Creation/Production Credits: Songs and arias, Bizet (Habañera), Caccini (Amarilli), Ponchielli (Voce di donna), Jule Styne (Who are you now?), Saint-Saëns (Amour, viens aider) ; additional music, Aram Khachaturian, Giuseppe Verdi, Claudio Monteverdi, W.A. Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov, Joni Mitchell, Adolphe Adam, Henry Purcell, Paul Whiteman ; assistance with decor, Huck Snyder ; lighting, Howard Thies.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at La Mama E.T.C., New York, on November 11, 1988, by Character Generators/Video, cameraperson, Michael Schwartz.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (46 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Solo performance combining songs and performance art.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY95-F452
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12176736
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 28bee010-8670-0138-5572-0d16fdd5ccf1

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

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ode to a cube: John Kelly in concert" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/28bee010-8670-0138-5572-0d16fdd5ccf1

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1988). Ode to a cube: John Kelly in concert Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/28bee010-8670-0138-5572-0d16fdd5ccf1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ode to a cube: John Kelly in concert" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 4, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/28bee010-8670-0138-5572-0d16fdd5ccf1

Wikipedia citation

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