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Uncivil Wars: Moving w/ Brecht & Eisler

Title
Uncivil Wars: Moving w/ Brecht & Eisler, 2009-11-06 / Directed, choreographed and edited by David Gordon ; performed by Pick Up Performance Co. ; presented by Peak Performances @ Montclair.
Publication
2009.

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Gordon, David, 1936-2022
  • Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
  • Feingold, Michael
  • Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962
  • Leishman, Gina
  • Tipton, Jennifer
  • Dissette, Alyce
  • Fitzgerald, Ed
  • Setterfield, Valda
  • Cohn, Charlotte
  • Duffield, Davis
  • Fire, Norma
  • Kelly, John, 1954-
  • Skeist, David
  • Rogers, Michael
  • David Gordon/Pickup Company, performer.
  • Montclair State University, performer.
  • David Gordon/Pickup Company, donor.
Found In
David Gordon archive.
Description
2 streaming video files (178 min.) : sound, color.
Uniform Title
Uncivil Wars (Choreographic work : Gordon)
Alternative Title
David Gordon archive. Moving image.
Genre/Form
  • Filmed dance.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Video.
  • Dance.
Note
  • Credits transcribed from program.
  • Duration: 01:28:15.
  • Title on original: Peak Performance @ Montclair November 6, 2009 Alexander Kasser Theater Wide Shot Uncivil Wars: Moving With Brecht & Eisler Directed, choreographed and edited by David Gordon.
  • Based on The Roundheads and the Pointheads by Bertolt Brecht as translated by Michael Feingold.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Music by Hanns Eisler; Music Director: Gina Leishman; Community/MSU Assistant Stage Manager: Taylor Bradshaw; Media: Dean Moss/Ed Fitzgerald; Lighting Designer: Jennifer Tipton; Stage Manager: Ed Fitzgerald; Assistant Lighting Designer: Burke Brown; Production Manager: Neal Wilkinson; Produced by Alyce Dissette.
Source (note)
  • Pick Up Performance Co(s), David Gordon.
Contents
Reel 1 (89 min.). Uncivil Wars (wide shot) -- Reel 2 (89 min.). Uncivil Wars (close shot).
Call Number
*MGZIDF 3928
OCLC
898128923
Title
Uncivil Wars: Moving w/ Brecht & Eisler, 2009-11-06 / Directed, choreographed and edited by David Gordon ; performed by Pick Up Performance Co. ; presented by Peak Performances @ Montclair.
Production
2009.
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 by Hanns Eisler; Music Director: Gina Leishman; Community/MSU Assistant Stage Manager: Taylor Bradshaw; Media: Dean Moss/Ed Fitzgerald; Lighting Designer: Jennifer Tipton; Stage Manager: Ed Fitzgerald; Assistant Lighting Designer: Burke Brown; Production Manager: Neal Wilkinson; Produced by Alyce Dissette.
Performer
Performers, Valda Setterfield (Bertolt Brecht/Judge); Charlotte Cohn (Nana Callas/Mrs. Callas/Isabella De Guzman); Davis Duffield (Vice Viceroy/Hat Knocker/Farmer Lopez/Nun); Norma Fire (Tobacconist/Abbess/Mrs. Lopez/Lawyer); John Kelly (Madam/Mother Superior); Gina Leishman (Hanns Eisler); David Skeist (Farmer Callas/Hat Knocker/Nun); Michael Rogers (Viceroy/Slumlord/De Guzman); Community and MSU Cast: Marissa Aucoin, Ashley Biel, Renate Bou̐¿u, Alyssa Breeman, Ryan Eakins, Victoria Fear, Dionne Ford, Sara Funicello, Grace Chow Grund, Haley James, Tegan Larin, Ann Maiara, Laura Marchese, Katie McGhee, Elizabeth Mozer, Gregory Osborne, Kaitlin Overton, Chelsea Pullion, Nicole Sanca, Ashley Seidel, Kaitlin Supple, Charmaine Warren, Michael Zimmerman.
Event
Recorded in performance at the Alexander Kasser Theater, Montclair State University, Montclair, N.J. on 2009 November 6.
Original Version
Original format: 2 video discs (DVD).
Source
Gift; Pick Up Performance Co(s), David Gordon. 2014.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, stage director.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, choreographer.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, editor.
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. Rundköpfe und die Spitzköpfe. English.
Feingold, Michael, translator.
Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962, composer.
Leishman, Gina, musical director.
Tipton, Jennifer, lighting designer.
Dissette, Alyce, producer.
Fitzgerald, Ed, stage manager.
Setterfield, Valda, performer.
Cohn, Charlotte, performer.
Duffield, Davis, performer.
Fire, Norma, performer.
Kelly, John, 1954- performer.
Leishman, Gina, performer.
Skeist, David, performer.
Rogers, Michael, performer.
David Gordon/Pickup Company, performer.
Montclair State University, performer.
Gordon, David, 1936-2022, donor.
David Gordon/Pickup Company, donor.
Added Title
Container of (work): Uncivil Wars (Choreographic work : Gordon)
David Gordon archive. Moving image.
Found In:
David Gordon archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 3928
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