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Forbidden Christmas, or, The doctor and the patient

Title
Forbidden Christmas, or, The doctor and the patient / written and directed by Rezo Gabriadze ; script translation by Ryan McKittrick and Julia Smeliansky.

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Additional Authors
  • Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
  • Perez, Luis, 1951-
  • Gabriaże, Revaz, 1936-2021
  • De Vries, Jon
  • Witherspoon, Pilar
  • Woods, Yvonne
  • Tipton, Jennifer
  • Meschter, Dave
  • Gabriaże, Revaz, 1936-2021.
  • Baryshnikov Dance Foundation, producer.
  • David Eden Productions, Ltd., producer.
  • Lincoln Center Festival.
Found In
Mikhail Baryshnikov archive, 1960-2010.
Description
1 streaming video file (96 min.) : sound, color.
Summary
Set to recordings of Georgian folk tunes, this satirical production uses pantomime, text and puppetry, connecting the body language of performers with words and marionettes to convey the drama of a man who loses his grip on reality and starts thinking he is a car.
Alternative Title
  • Doctor and the patient.
  • Lincoln Center Festival, 2004
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov archive. Moving image materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Drama.
  • Fantasy comedies.
  • Video.
  • Filmed performances.
Note
  • Title supplied by cataloger based on the opening screen.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Lighting by Jennifer Tipton ; choreography by Luis Perez ; sound by David Meschter ; executive producers, Baryshnikov Dance Foundation and David Eden Productions Ltd.
Performer (note)
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov (Chito) ; Jon DeVries (doctor) ; Luis Perez (Ermonia and various roles) ; Pilar Witherspoon (Tsisana and various roles) ; Yvonne Woods (Mother, Nunu and various roles).
Source (note)
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov
Language (note)
  • Text in English; songs mostly in Georgian and some in Russian.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Mikhail Baryshnikov Archive, 1960-2010.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 418
OCLC
879871888
Title
Forbidden Christmas, or, The doctor and the patient / written and directed by Rezo Gabriadze ; script translation by Ryan McKittrick and Julia Smeliansky.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits
Lighting by Jennifer Tipton ; choreography by Luis Perez ; sound by David Meschter ; executive producers, Baryshnikov Dance Foundation and David Eden Productions Ltd.
Cast
Mikhail Baryshnikov (Chito) ; Jon DeVries (doctor) ; Luis Perez (Ermonia and various roles) ; Pilar Witherspoon (Tsisana and various roles) ; Yvonne Woods (Mother, Nunu and various roles).
Event
Recorded at John Jay Theater, New York 2004 July 16.
Original Version
Original format: 1 videocassette (DVCAM) ; 1/4 in.
Language
Text in English; songs mostly in Georgian and some in Russian.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Mikhail Baryshnikov Archive, 1960-2010.
Source
Gift; Mikhail Baryshnikov, 2011.
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Added Author
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- performer.
Perez, Luis, 1951- choreographer.
Perez, Luis, 1951- performer.
Gabriaże, Revaz, 1936-2021, director.
Gabriaże, Revaz, 1936-2021, author.
De Vries, Jon, performer.
Witherspoon, Pilar, performer.
Woods, Yvonne, performer.
Tipton, Jennifer, lighting designer.
Meschter, Dave, sound designer.
Gabriaże, Revaz, 1936-2021. Chito GK-49-54, anu, Ekʻimi da avadmqopʻi.
Baryshnikov Dance Foundation, producer.
David Eden Productions, Ltd., producer.
Lincoln Center Festival.
Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948- donor.
Added Title
Mikhail Baryshnikov archive. Moving image materials.
Found In:
Mikhail Baryshnikov archive, 1960-2010.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 418
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