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The picture of Dorian Gray

Title
The picture of Dorian Gray [electronic resource] / adapted by Leonard Cahn from the novel by Oscar Wilde ; directed by David Ostwald ; choreography by Shela Xoregos ; music by Janice Giteck.
Publication
1974.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Xoregos, Shela
  • Musagetes, Glenn-Charles
  • Wilson, Paul
  • Nightingale, Stephanie
  • Fenster, Nancy
  • Chiang, Ching (Dancer)
  • Berg, Christopher, 1949-
  • Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900.
  • Cahn, Leonard, 1914-
  • Ostwald, David.
  • Giteck, Janice, 1946-
  • Cate, Regina.
  • Whalen, Richard.
  • Xoregos Dance Company (San Francisco, Calif.)
  • DHCA.
Description
1 streaming video file (NTSC) (29 min.) : sd., b&w; 3/4 in.
Summary
Studio rehearsal, in practice clothes, of a work combining dialogue, movement, and music. The dancers are photographed in costume before the piece begins.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Shela Xoregos.
Uniform Title
Picture of Dorian Gray (Choreographic work : Xoregos)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Adaptations.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title provided by Shela Xoregos.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Script and music commissioned by Xoregos Performing Company ; set-piece, Richard Whalen ; costumes, Regina Cate.
Performer (note)
  • Performed by the Xoregos Performing Company: Glenn-Charles Musagetes, Paul Wilson, Nancy Fenster, Guy Ghirardelli Hastedt, Carl Hansen, Stephanie Nightingale, Chiang Ching, and others.
  • Musicians: Margery Tede (singer) and Christopher Berg (pianist).
  • Introduced by Shela Xoregos.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Attic Studio, San Francisco, California, in 1974.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 9738
OCLC
NYPY95-F464
Title
The picture of Dorian Gray [electronic resource] / adapted by Leonard Cahn from the novel by Oscar Wilde ; directed by David Ostwald ; choreography by Shela Xoregos ; music by Janice Giteck.
Imprint
1974.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Credits
Script and music commissioned by Xoregos Performing Company ; set-piece, Richard Whalen ; costumes, Regina Cate.
Performer
Performed by the Xoregos Performing Company: Glenn-Charles Musagetes, Paul Wilson, Nancy Fenster, Guy Ghirardelli Hastedt, Carl Hansen, Stephanie Nightingale, Chiang Ching, and others.
Musicians: Margery Tede (singer) and Christopher Berg (pianist).
Introduced by Shela Xoregos.
Event
Videotaped at the Attic Studio, San Francisco, California, in 1974.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-4434.
Additional Copy 1: 1 3/4" videocassette, copied from A.O., 9/94; in Princeton ReCAP Regular Storage.
Additional Copy 2: 1 3/4" videocassette, copied from A.O., 9/94; in Princeton ReCAP Regular Storage; was vid. viewing copy until 4/2016.
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Local Subject
Literature and dance.
Added Author
Xoregos, Shela, choreographer. Commentator
Musagetes, Glenn-Charles, dancer.
Wilson, Paul, dancer.
Nightingale, Stephanie, dancer.
Fenster, Nancy, dancer.
Chiang, Ching (Dancer)
Berg, Christopher, 1949- Instrumentalist
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Author
Cahn, Leonard, 1914- Adapter
Ostwald, David. Director
Giteck, Janice, 1946- Composer
Cate, Regina. Costume designer
Whalen, Richard. Designer
Xoregos Dance Company (San Francisco, Calif.)
DHCA.
Added Title
Picture of Dorian Gray (Choreographic work : Xoregos)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 9738
*MGZIC 9-4434 (former)
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