Aristophanes in Birdonia, 2006-01-15

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Title

Aristophanes in Birdonia, 2006-01-15

Collection

David Gordon Video Archive

Names

Gordon, David, 1936- (Director)
Gordon, David, 1936- (Choreographer)
Gordon, David, 1936- (Designer)
Gordon, David, 1936- (Adapter)
Tipton, Jennifer (Lighting designer)
Dissette, Alyce (Producer)
Setterfield, Valda (Performer)
Graham, Karen (Performer)
Fire, Norma (Performer)
Marks, Ken (Performer)
Lucci, Derek (Performer)
Bokaer, Jonah (Performer)
Johnson, Sam (British designer, contemporary) (Performer)
Williamson, Kevin (Performer)
Danspace Project (New York, N.Y.) (Producer)
David Gordon/Pickup Company (Producer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 2006-01-15

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3914

Genres

Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: presented by Danspace Project, a Pick Up Performance Co(s.) production.
Creation/Production Credits: Based on The Birds, a comedy by Aristophanes ; rewritten/designed/directed/choreographed by David Gordon ; Lighting by Jennifer Tipton ; Produced by Alyce Dissette ; Stage Manager, Ed Fitzgerald ; Production Manager, J. Ryan Graves ; Technical Director for Danspace, Amanda Ringger ; A Pick Up Performance Co(s.) Production ; Presented by Danspace Project.
Performers: With Valda Setterfield as Aristophanes ; Ver-wren-ica, leader of the Greek Bird Chorus, Karen Graham ; Hoopoe the Epops, Queen of the Birds, Norma Fire ; Ollie, Ken Marks ; Stan, Derek Lucci ; Bird Chorus, Jonah Bokaer, Sam Johnson, Kevin Williamson.
Venue: Recorded January 15, 2006 Danspace Project, St. Mark's Church, New York, NY.
Acquisition: Gift; David Gordon / Pick Up Performance Co. 2014.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (DVCam64) (67 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 896411848
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20478248
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 817a8a00-66ac-0132-0b9c-3c075448cc4b

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Aristophanes in Birdonia, 2006-01-15" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2006. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/817a8a00-66ac-0132-0b9c-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2006). Aristophanes in Birdonia, 2006-01-15 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/817a8a00-66ac-0132-0b9c-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Aristophanes in Birdonia, 2006-01-15" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/817a8a00-66ac-0132-0b9c-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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