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Beginning of the End

Title
Beginning of the End, 2011-01-08.
Publication
2011.

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Gordon, David, 1936-2022
  • Dissette, Alyce
  • Setterfield, Valda
  • Cohn, Charlotte
  • Cunningham, Scott
  • Fire, Norma
  • Graham, Karen
  • Skeist, David
  • Solomons, Gus, Jr., 1938-2023
  • David Gordon/Pickup Company, donor.
Found In
David Gordon archive.
Description
2 streaming video files (89 min.) : sound, color.
Uniform Title
Beginning of the end of the... (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Alternative Title
David Gordon archive. Moving image.
Genre/Form
  • Filmed dance.
  • Video.
  • Dance.
Note
  • Credits transcribed from program.
  • Title on original: Beginning of the End Written, choreographed & directed by David Gordon Based on 6 Characters in Search of an Author By Luigi Pirandello DVD Tapes 2 & 3 Copy Disc 2 of 2 1st public showings: Jan 8, 2011 @ Joyce SoHo, New York City Pick Up Performance (CO)s.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Written, choreographed & directed by David Gordon ; Based on 6 Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello ; Initial attempt @ a fast paced condensed version (approx 30 min) of a scripted comic/dramatic/movement/theater work w/a cast of dancers & actors & dolls (who will undoubtedly not all be available in the future) & w/incidental music (by Pirandello peer Giacomo Puccini) & w/visual devices (including stg flats, chairs & door frames) carried &/or rolled by the cast & w/script pages & w/practical available costuming (mostly black). Pick Up Performance Co(s): Directors: Ain Gordon, David Gordon ; Produced by Alyce Dissette ; General Manager: Dorit Avganim ; Stage Manager: Ed Fitzgerald ; Production Manager: Neal Wilkinson.
Event (note)
  • Recorded January 8, 2011 Joyce Soho, New York, NY.
Source (note)
  • Pick Up Performance Co(s), David Gordon.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 3929
OCLC
896415579
Title
Beginning of the End, 2011-01-08.
Production
2011.
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
Written, choreographed & directed by David Gordon ; Based on 6 Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello ; Initial attempt @ a fast paced condensed version (approx 30 min) of a scripted comic/dramatic/movement/theater work w/a cast of dancers & actors & dolls (who will undoubtedly not all be available in the future) & w/incidental music (by Pirandello peer Giacomo Puccini) & w/visual devices (including stg flats, chairs & door frames) carried &/or rolled by the cast & w/script pages & w/practical available costuming (mostly black). Pick Up Performance Co(s): Directors: Ain Gordon, David Gordon ; Produced by Alyce Dissette ; General Manager: Dorit Avganim ; Stage Manager: Ed Fitzgerald ; Production Manager: Neal Wilkinson.
Performer
With Valda Setterfield as The Leading Lady ; Charlotte Cohn, The Stepdaughter ; Scott Cunningham, The Dancer #2 ; Norma Fire, The Veiled Woman ; Karen Graham, The Dancer #1 ; David Skeist, The Son ; Gus Solomons, Jr, The Father ; David Gordon, The Director.
Event
Recorded January 8, 2011 Joyce Soho, New York, NY.
Original Version
Original format: 1 video disc (DVD).
Source
Gift; Pick Up Performance Co(s), David Gordon. 2014.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, adapter.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, choreographer.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, director.
Dissette, Alyce, producer.
Setterfield, Valda, performer.
Cohn, Charlotte, performer.
Cunningham, Scott, performer.
Fire, Norma, performer.
Graham, Karen, performer.
Skeist, David, performer.
Solomons, Gus, Jr., 1938-2023 performer.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, performer.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, donor.
David Gordon/Pickup Company, donor.
Added Title
Container of (work) Beginning of the end of the... (Choreographic work : Gordon)
David Gordon archive. Moving image.
Found In:
David Gordon archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 3929
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