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Uncivil Wars: Collaborating with Brecht & Eisler, 2007-12-21

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Title
Uncivil Wars: Collaborating with Brecht & Eisler, 2007-12-21
Additional title: David Gordon archive
Additional title: Uncivil Wars (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Names
Gordon, David, 1936- (Stage director)
Gordon, David, 1936- (Choreographer)
Gordon, David, 1936- (Editor)
Feingold, Michael (Translator)
Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962 (Composer)
Leishman, Gina (Musical director)
Tipton, Jennifer (Lighting designer)
Dissette, Alyce (Producer)
Fitzgerald, Ed (Stage manager)
Setterfield, Valda (Performer)
Dornfeld, Autumn (Performer)
LaVelle, Robert (Performer)
Fire, Norma (Performer)
Kelly, John, 1954- (Performer)
Leishman, Gina (Performer)
Lucci, Derek (Performer)
Moss, Dean (Performer)
Parsons, Estelle (Performer)
David Gordon/Pickup Company (Performer)
Kitchen Center for Video, Music, Dance, Performance, Film, and Literature (New York, N.Y.) (Presenter)
Collection

David Gordon Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2007-12-21
Table of Contents
Reel 1 (83 min.). Uncivil Wars (beginning) -- Reel 2 (approximately 33 min.). Uncivil Wars (conclusion).
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3920
Topics
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. Rundköpfe und die Spitzköpfe. English
Drama
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: directed, choreographed and edited by David Gordon; performed by Pick Up Performance Company ; presented by The Kitchen.
Creation/production credits: Music by Hanns Eisler; Music Director: Gina Leishman; Media Director: Dean Moss; Lighting Designer: Jennifer Tipton; Produced by Alyce Dissette; Stage Manager: Ed Fitzgerald; Assistant Lighting Designer: Lily Pearlmutter; Wardrobe Assistant: Hebe Joy.
Performers: Performers: Valda Setterfield (Bertolt Brecht/Judge), Autumn Dornfeld (Nana/Mrs. Callas/Isabella), Norma Fire (Tobacconist/Abbess/Mrs. Lopez/Lawyer); John Kelly (Vice Viceroy/Hat Knocker/Lopez), Robert LaVelle (Viceroy/Slumlord/Deguzman), Gina Leishman (Hanns Eisler), Derek Lucci (Callas/Hat Knocker/Nun), Dean Moss (Moving Man), Estelle Parsons (Madam/Mother Superior).
Venue: Videotaped in performance at The Kitchen, New York, N.Y., 2007 December 21.
Acquisition: Gift; David Gordon / Pick Up Performance Co(s). 2014.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (miniDV) (116 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 898337295
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20499485
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 78206a80-9e7f-0132-e3e0-3c075448cc4b
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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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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Uncivil Wars: Collaborating with Brecht & Eisler, 2007-12-21" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2007. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/78206a80-9e7f-0132-e3e0-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Uncivil Wars: Collaborating with Brecht & Eisler, 2007-12-21" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/78206a80-9e7f-0132-e3e0-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2007). Uncivil Wars: Collaborating with Brecht & Eisler, 2007-12-21 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/78206a80-9e7f-0132-e3e0-3c075448cc4b

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Uncivil Wars: Collaborating with Brecht & Eisler, 2007-12-21