| Description |
3 sound cassettes (ca. 180 min.) + transcript (113 leaves) |
| Series |
Meredith Monk Oral History Project.
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| Note |
Interview conducted by Monica Moseley at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Aug. 23 and 24, 2002. |
| Access |
Permission of the oral author, Ping Chong, required during his lifetime for access to the sound recording. Transcript is open. |
| Summary |
Cassette 1 (ca. 80 min.) 8/23/02. Ping Chong speaks about his family background; growing up in Chinatown; first meeting Meredith Monk and the group of artists with whom she was working; Monk's Needle-brain Lloyd and the systems kid and Vessel; the beginnings of his own work and the themes in which he was interested; various pieces of his including Fear and loathing in Gotham; the progression of major themes in his work; people with whom he worked; film and other influences on his art; the piece Paris/Chacon/Venice/Milan [Monk and Chong]; memories from travelling in Europe; the piece Raw recital [Monk and Preston]; more on Vessel; his issues with being in someone else's work or collaborating; collaborating with Monk on Games [Monk and Chong]; Monk's attitude toward her own creative process; the piece the Race and more on Games. |
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Cassette 2 (ca. 90 min.) 8/24/02. Remembers tour experiences when performing Quarry; his favorite works by Monk; his own work including Nuit blanche and Humboldt's Current and the themes that run through them; how he teaches his works; his first installation piece and his subsequent experiences in the visual art world; his Angels of Swedenborg; his changing philosophy of art particularly in respect to the conflict between East and West; briefly discusses Deshima and Chinoiserie; his use of dramaturges; his piece, Undesirable elements; the theme of "otherness" in his work; his relationship to his own Chinese heritage; his works for video, Plage concrete and I will not be sad in this world; his interest in and reservations about working in film; his piece Edda that was performed in the Faroe Islands; his experiences creating Obon. |
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Cassette 3. (ca. 10 min.) 8/24/02, cont. The stories in Obon; a few thoughts on the economic difficulties of creating his work. |
| Funding |
Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002. |
| Local Note |
Arch. orig.: *MGZTCO 3-2373 nos. 1-3. |
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Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-2373. |
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Preservation master: *MGZTP 4-2373 nos. 1-4. |
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Dubbing mster: *MGZTD 4-2373 nos. 1-4. |
| Subject |
Monk, Meredith.
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Chong, Ping.
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Needle-brain Lloyd and the systems kid (Choreographic work : Monk)
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Vessel (Choreographic work : Monk)
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Fear and loathing in Gotham (Choreographic work : Chong)
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Paris/Chacon/Venice/Milan (Choreographic work : Monk and Chong)
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Raw recital (Choreographic work : Monk and Preston)
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Race (Choreographic work : Chong)
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Games (Choreographic work : Monk and Chong)
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Quarry (Choreographic work : Monk)
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Nuit blanche (Choreographic work : Chong)
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Humboldt's Current (Choreographic work : Chong)
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Angels of Swedenborg (Choreographic work : Chong)
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Deshima (Choreographic work : Chong)
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Chinoiserie (Theater piece : Chong)
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I will not be sad in this world (Choreographic work : Chong)
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Artistic collaboration.
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| Local Subject |
Audiotapes -- Chong, P.
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| Added Author |
Moseley, Monica, Interviewer.
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| Added Title |
Undesirable elements/New York.
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Plage concrete.
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Obon: tales of rain and moonlight.
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| Donor/Sponsor |
National Endowment for the Arts, 2001-2002.
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Oral History Archive. Oral History Project.
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| Call No. |
*MGZMT 3-2373 [Transcript]
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| Research Call Number |
*MGZMT 3-2373 [Transcript]
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*MGZTC 3-2373 [cassette]
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