Wired: a benefit for Performance Space 122
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Title
Wired: a benefit for Performance Space 122
Collection
Names
Iobst, Anne (Host)
Sexton, Lucy (Host)
Russell, Mark (American painter, designer, and illustrator, 1880-1967) (Speaker)
Dorfman, David (Choreographer)
Dorfman, David (Dancer)
Thomas, Eileen (Dancer)
Miller, Timothy R. (Performer)
Burnham, Linda Frye (Performer)
Chuma, Yoshiko (Dancer)
Seid, Lori E. (Speaker)
Kelly, John, 1954- (Author)
Kelly, John, 1954- (Performer)
Mitchell, Joni (Performer)
Hughes, Holly (Performer)
Goese, Mimi (Performer)
Monson, Jennifer (Performer)
Nakas, Kestutis (Performer)
Walker, John B. (Performer)
Meanor, Chris (Performer)
Dean, Chazz (Performer)
Monios, Melanie (Performer)
Maya, Frank (Performer)
Oleszko, Pat (Designer)
Robison, Mark (Videographer)
Ferri, David (Lighting designer)
Moran, John, 1831-1903 (Author)
Hyams-Hart, Christopher (Composer)
Chase, Anthony G. (Videographer)
Stiller, Michael (Cinematographer)
Dancenoise (Company) (Host)
Ridge Theater (New York, N.Y.) (Performer)
David Dorfman Dance (Company) (Performer)
Watchface (Company) (Performer)
Performance Space 122 (Event place)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1989-02-04
Table Of Contents
Reel 1 (ca. 56 min.). Introduction by Mark Russell, executive director of P.S. 122 -- Jack Benny: a prelude / [written by] John Moran ; director, Bob McGrath ; performed by Ridge Theater -- Rounding the bend / choreography, David Dorfman ; music, Christopher Hyams-Hart ; performed by David Dorfman and Eileen Thomas of David Dorfman Dance -- [Slide show with narration] / pre-recorded performance by Tim Miller and Linda Burnham -- [Dance solo] / performed by Yoshiko Chuma ; preceded by brief presentation by Lori E. Seid -- A way with words [excerpt] / [written by] John Kelly ; video, Anthony Chase ; performed by John Kelly as Dagmar Onassis as Joni Mitchell. || Reel 2 (ca. 49 min.). [Monologue] / performed by Holly Hughes -- Raffle drawing, with Pat Oleszko in costume -- Old dogs have no fun [excerpt] / rough cut of a film by Michael Stiller ; performed by Mimi Goese, Jennifer Monson, Kestutis Nakas, John B. Walker, and Chris Meanor -- Miss mister [excerpts] / performed by Chazz Dean and Melanie Monios of Watchface -- Frank Maya talks [excerpts] / performed by Frank Maya.
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-6202
Subjects
Performance art
Experimental theater
Experimental films
Benefit performances
Cinedance
Avant-garde dance
Genres
Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance
Notes
Creation/Production Credits: Decor, Pat Oleszko ; lighting, David Ferri ; stage manager, Lori E. Seid.
Performers: Host: Dancenoise (Anne Iobst and Lucy Sexton).
Venue: Videotaped in performance at Performance Space 122, New York, on February 4, 1989 (11PM), by Character Generators/Video, cameraperson, Mark Robison.
Physical Description
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (105 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Abstract
Benefit performance of dance, theater, film, music, and performance art.
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12175596
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 44be8cb0-e367-0130-c4f6-3c075448cc4b
Rights
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Wired: a benefit for Performance Space 122" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/44be8cb0-e367-0130-c4f6-3c075448cc4b
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1989). Wired: a benefit for Performance Space 122 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/44be8cb0-e367-0130-c4f6-3c075448cc4b
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Wired: a benefit for Performance Space 122" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/44be8cb0-e367-0130-c4f6-3c075448cc4b
Wikipedia citation
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