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The Mysteries and What's So Funny?: rehearsal, 1991-05-22

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
The Mysteries and What's So Funny?: rehearsal, 1991-05-22
Additional title: David Gordon archive
Additional title: Mysteries and what's so funny? (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Names
Glass, Philip (Composer)
Gordon, David, 1936- (Author of dialog)
Gordon, David, 1936- (Stage director)
Bode, Benjamin (Performer)
Kandel, Karen (Performer)
Setterfield, Valda (Performer)
Fire, Norma (Performer)
Hoffman, Jane, 1911-2004 (Performer)
Johnson, Alan, 1959- (Musical director)
Johnson, Alan, 1959- (Performer)
Cunningham, Scott (Performer)
Pashalinski, Lola (Performer)
Graham, Karen (Performer)
Moss, Dean (Performer)
Playten, Alice (Performer)
Tufts, Gayle (Performer)
Walker, Jonathan (Performer)
Williams, Ralph (Performer)
Meschter, Dave (Sound designer)
Wheeler, Jedediah (Producer)
Kerr, Allan (Stage manager)
Grooms, Red (Designer)
David Gordon/Pickup Company (Performer)
Collection

David Gordon Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1991-05-22
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3867
Topics
Theater rehearsals
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Written and Directed by David Gordon ; Music by Philip Glass ; Visual Design by Red Grooms ; Performed by David Gordon/Pick Up Company.
Creation/production credits: Music Director and Pianist: Alan Johnson; Sound Design: David Meschter; Casting: Vince Liebhart and Judy Dennis; Assistant Director: Mary Ann Kellogg; Producer: Jedediah Wheeler; Produced in association with David Gordon/Pick Up Co.: Mark Hough, Managing Director; Curtis Grund, Company Administrator; Production Manager: Marc Warren; Stage Manager: Allan Kerr; Associate Costume Designer: Mary Myers; Logo Graphics: Rocco Pinciotti; Sets and Props: Atlantic Scenic Studios, Inc.
Performers: Performed by Pick Up Company: Valda Setterfield (Marcel Duchamp), Benjamin Bode (Young Sam), Scott Cunningham (Anger I), Karen Evans-Kandel (Anger II), Norma Fire (Detective, Only, Oldest Child), Karen Graham (Young Rose), Jane Hoffman (Fanny), Dean Moss (Young Artist), Lola Pashalinski (Old Rose), Alice Playten (Actor, Father, Grandfather, etc.), Gayle Tufts (Mrs. Him), Jonathan Walker (Mr. Him), Ralph Williams (Old Sam).
Venue: Videotaped in rehearsal at Setterfield-Gordon SoHo Studio, New York, N.Y. 1991 May 22.
Acquisition: Gift; David Gordon / Pick Up Performance Co(s). 2014.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (93 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 898127964
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20496809
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6f51dfc0-9e7e-0132-e848-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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.

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  • 1991: Created
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Mysteries and What's So Funny?" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1991. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70b4ece0-9e7e-0132-56ef-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Mysteries and What's So Funny?" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70b4ece0-9e7e-0132-56ef-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1991). The Mysteries and What's So Funny? Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70b4ece0-9e7e-0132-56ef-3c075448cc4b

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The Mysteries and What's So Funny?