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The Mysteries and What's So Funny?

Title
The Mysteries and What's So Funny?, 1991 July 13 / written and directed by David Gordon ; music by Philip Glass ; visual design by Red Grooms ; presented by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Publication
1991.

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Glass, Philip
  • Gordon, David, 1936-2022
  • Bode, Benjamin
  • Kandel, Karen
  • Setterfield, Valda
  • Fire, Norma
  • Hoffman, Jane, 1911-2004
  • Johnson, Alan, 1959-
  • Cunningham, Scott
  • Pashalinski, Lola
  • Graham, Karen
  • Moss, Dean
  • Playten, Alice
  • Tufts, Gayle
  • Walker, Jonathan
  • Williams, Ralph
  • Kotlowitz, Dan
  • Meschter, David
  • Wheeler, Jedediah
  • Kerr, Allan
  • Diamond, Dennis
  • Grooms, Red
  • Video D Studios, videographer.
  • David Gordon/Pickup Company, performer.
  • Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, presenter.
  • David Gordon/Pickup Company, donor.
Found In
David Gordon archive.
Description
2 streaming video files (101 min.) : sound, color.
Uniform Title
Mysteries and what's so funny? (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Alternative Title
David Gordon archive. Moving image.
Genre/Form
  • Filmed dance.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Video.
  • Dance.
Note
  • Credits transcribed from credits.
  • Produced in association with David Gordon/Pick Up Performance Company Inc.; Mark Hough, Managing Director and Curtis Grund, Company Administrator.
  • Title on original: The Mysteries Serious Fun!.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Music Director, Alan Johnson; Lighting Designer, Dan Kotlowitz; Sound Designer, David Meschter; Produced by Jedediah Wheeler; Stage Manager, Allan Kerr; videographed by Video D Studios, Dennis Diamond.
Source (note)
  • Pick Up Performance Co(s), David Gordon.
Contents
Reel 1 (54 min.). Mysteries and What's So Funny? (beginning) [ends abruptly] -- Reel 2 (47 min.) Mysteries and What's So Funny? (conclusion).
Call Number
*MGZIDF 3870
OCLC
894587236
Title
The Mysteries and What's So Funny?, 1991 July 13 / written and directed by David Gordon ; music by Philip Glass ; visual design by Red Grooms ; presented by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Production
1991.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Access
Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits
Music Director, Alan Johnson; Lighting Designer, Dan Kotlowitz; Sound Designer, David Meschter; Produced by Jedediah Wheeler; Stage Manager, Allan Kerr; videographed by Video D Studios, Dennis Diamond.
Performer
Cast: Benjamin Bode (Young Sam), Scott Cunningham (Anger I), Karen Evans-Kandel (Anger II), Norma Fire (Detective, Only Oldest Child), Karen Graham (Young Rose), Jane Hoffman (Fanny), Alan Johnson (Pianist), Dean Moss (Young Artist), Lola Pashalinski (Old Rose), Alice Playten (Actor, Grandfather, Father, etc.), Valda Setterfield (Marcel Duchamp), Gayle Tufts (Mrs. Him), Jonathan Walker (Mr. Him), Ralph Williams (Old Sam).
Event
Videotaped in performance at Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y., as part of Serious Fun! on 1991 July 13.
Original Version
Original format: 2 videocassettes (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
Source
Gift; Pick Up Performance Co(s), David Gordon. 2014.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Glass, Philip, composer.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, author.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, stage director.
Bode, Benjamin, performer.
Kandel, Karen, performer.
Setterfield, Valda, performer.
Fire, Norma, performer.
Hoffman, Jane, 1911-2004, performer.
Johnson, Alan, 1959- performer.
Cunningham, Scott, performer.
Pashalinski, Lola, performer.
Graham, Karen, performer.
Moss, Dean, performer.
Playten, Alice, performer.
Tufts, Gayle, performer.
Walker, Jonathan, performer.
Williams, Ralph, performer.
Johnson, Alan, 1959- music director.
Kotlowitz, Dan, lighting designer.
Meschter, David, sound designer.
Wheeler, Jedediah, producer.
Kerr, Allan, stage manager.
Diamond, Dennis, videographer.
Grooms, Red, design.
Video D Studios, videographer.
David Gordon/Pickup Company, performer.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, presenter.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, donor.
David Gordon/Pickup Company, donor.
Added Title
Container of (work): Mysteries and what's so funny? (Choreographic work : Gordon)
David Gordon archive. Moving image.
Found In:
David Gordon archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 3870
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