The Bessies: the seventh annual New York Dance & Performance Awards

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Title

The Bessies: the seventh annual New York Dance & Performance Awards

Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Names

Allyn, Jerri, 1952- (Contributor)
Carlos, Laurie (Host)
Carlos, Laurie (Speaker)
Carlos, Laurie (Choreographer)
White, David R (Speaker)
Giovannetti, Tony (Speaker)
Moore, Frank (Speaker)
Poulin, Susanne (Honoree)
Yokobosky, Matthew (Honoree)
Flowers, Roma (Honoree)
Prince, Liz, 1961- (Honoree)
Jowitt, Deborah (Speaker)
Gamson, Annabelle (Honoree)
Zaloom, Paul (Author)
Zaloom, Paul (Performer)
Pickett, Lenny (Speaker)
Roach, Max, 1924-2007 (Honoree)
Kuhn, Hans Peter, 1952- (Contributor)
Leroy, A (Honoree)
Goese, Mimi (Honoree)
Otake, Eiko (Contributor)
Gordon, Beate (Honoree)
Eichelberger, Ethyl, 1945-1990 (Honoree)
Hagedorn, Jessica Tarahata, 1949- (Speaker)
Wilson, Martha, 1947- (Honoree)
Shick, Vicky (Speaker)
Paraiso, Nicky (Speaker)
Hutchinson, Penny (Honoree)
Riseling, Jonathan (Honoree)
Finlayson, Victoria (Honoree)
Smith, Louise, 1955- (Honoree)
Armijo, Arthur, 1960-1993 (Contributor)
Turner, Gail (Honoree)
McKeever, Susan (Dancer)
Green, Dor (Dancer)
Kelly, John, 1954- (Speaker)
Miller, Bebe (Speaker)
Vandekeybus, Wim (Honoree)
McCauley, Robbie (Honoree)
Fagan, Garth (Honoree)
Finley, Karen (Honoree)
Dove, Ulysses (Honoree)
Morris, Mark, 1956- (Honoree)
Guergué, Margarita (Honoree)
Rowe, Hahn (Honoree)
Oleszko, Pat (Contributor)
Casey, Kathy (Dancer)
Osman, Donny (Director)
Streb, Elizabeth (Choreographer)
Carson, Heather (Lighting designer)
Marshall, Susan, 1958- (Choreographer)
Pärt, Arvo (Composer)
Bogard, Mitchell (Lighting designer)
ACT UP (Organization) (Contributor)
Flirtations (A cappella group) (Contributor)
Ringside (Company) (Contributor)
Eiko and Koma (Honoree)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
Video D Studios (Videographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1990

Table Of Contents

Cassette 1 (ca. 58 min.). [Speech on homophobia and censorship in the arts] / by unidentified woman and man ; replaces When push comes to shove, the scheduled presentation by Holly Hughes. Welcome and warnings / by David R. White, executive director and producer, Dance Theater Workshop. Opening remarks / by Jerri Allyn and Laurie Carlos. [Statement by ACT UP]. Visual [and] lighting design awards / presented by Tony Giovannetti and Frank Moore to Susanne Poulin, Matthew Yokobosky, Roma Flowers, and Liz Prince. Special citation 1 / presented by Deborah Jowitt to Annabelle Gamson. Cassette 2 (ca. 43 min.). Meanwhile-- [excerpt] / written and performed by Paul Zaloom ; directed by Donny Osman. Composer awards / presented by Lenny Pickett to Max Roach, Hans-Peter Kuhn, A. Leroy, Mimi Goese. Special citation 2 / presented by Eiko to Beate Gordon. Tribute to Ethyl Eichelberger (1945-1990) / by Black-eyed Susan. [Songs] / performed by The Flirtations. Cassette 3 (ca. 57 min.). Spacehold / choreography, Elizabeth Streb ; lighting, Heather Carson ; performed by members of Ringside [six dancers listed on frame ; only four appear]. Special citation 3 / presented by Jessica Hagedorn to Martha Wilson. Performer awards / presented by Vicky Shick and Nicky Paraiso to Penny Hutchinson, Victoria Finlayson, Jonathan Riseling, Louise Smith, Arthur Armijo, Gail Turner. Excerpt from White chocolate: Trip 1 trip 2 trip 3 / choreography, Laurie Carlos ; performed by Susan McKeever and Dor Greene. Choreographer/creator awards / presented by John Kelly and Bebe Miller to Wim Vandekeybus. Continued on cassette 4. Cassette 4 (ca. 25 min.). Choreographer/creator awards, continued / presented to Eiko and Koma, Robbie McCauley, Garth Fagan (accepted by Mary Hinkson), Karen Finley, Ulysses Dove, Mark Morris, Margarita Guergué and Hahn Rowe, Pat Oleszko. Closing remarks / by Jerri Allyn and Laurie Carlos. Kiss / choreography, Susan Marshall ; music, Arvo Pärt (Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten) ; lighting, Mitchell Bogard ; danced by Kathy Casey and Arthur Armijo. |||| [Songs] / performed by The Flirtations. |||| Cassette 3 (ca. 57 min.). Spacehold / choreography, Elizabeth Streb ; lighting, Heather Carson ; performed by members of Ringside [six dancers listed on frame ; only four appear]. |||| Special citation 3 / presented by Jessica Hagedorn to Martha Wilson. |||| Performer awards / presented by Vicky Shick and Nicky Paraiso to Penny Hutchinson, Victoria Finlayson, Jonathan Riseling, Louise Smith, Arthur Armijo, Gail Turner. |||| Excerpt from White chocolate: Trip 1 trip 2 trip 3 / choreography, Laurie Carlos ; performed by Susan McKeever and Dor Greene. |||| Choreographer/creator awards / presented by John Kelly and Bebe Miller to Wim Vandekeybus. Continued on cassette 4. |||| Cassette 4 (ca. 25 min.). Choreographer/creator awards, continued / presented to Eiko and Koma, Robbie McCauley, Garth Fagan (accepted by Mary Hinkson), Karen Finley, Ulysses Dove, Mark Morris, Margarita Guergué and Hahn Rowe, Pat Oleszko. |||| Closing remarks / by Jerri Allyn and Laurie Carlos.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8450
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-6036 (former)

Subjects

Dance Theater Workshop
New York Dance and Performance Awards
Performance art
Dance
Kiss (Choreographic work : Marshall)

Genres

Filmed Performances

Notes

Performers: Co-hosts: Jerri Allyn and Laurie Carlos.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, on September 12, 1990, by Video D Studios.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 4 videocassettes (183 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY99-F677
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14430584
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ac0aefb0-84ef-0135-f41d-00eb5f206d50

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Date Issued

1990

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