ALIVE TV {A.K.A. ALIVE FROM OFF CENTER}: 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALIVE TV {HOUSE OF TRES RECKIN' SHOP; CONTENDERS} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of arts programs featuring the work of leading avant-garde artists in video, music, dance, theater, and film. This edition features highlights from "Alive TV" in honor of the tenth anniversary of this series. The first work, "Untitled," by Bill T. Jones, is a dance and spoken-word piece. Dancer Jones performs movements as an off-screen voice describes a dream and recalls a tragedy that occurred during the construction of a house. Jones continually asks the viewer to recall people, places, and events of the past. In the second piece, "Excerpts from the House of Tres and Reckin' Shop," members of the Brooklyn community dance in the streets and comment on how they will be viewed by young people of the future. The last piece, Susan Marshall's "Contenders," uses dance movements and crowd noises to create a feeling of athletes in competition and at training sessions.
(Series title varies; as above, 1991 onward; as "Alive From Off Center," 1985-1991.)
Cataloging of this program was made possible by Blake Byrne.
Details
- NETWORK: PBS
- DATE: August 26, 1994
- RUNNING TIME: 0:27:09
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:40587
- GENRE: Dance
- SUBJECT HEADING: Dance; Video art
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 1985-1996
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- For "Alive TV":
- Neil Sieling … Executive Producer
- John Schott … Executive Producer
- Alyce Dissette … Executive Producer
- Julia Gillett … Senior Producer
- Esther B. Robinson … Associate Producer
- Mark Pellington … Director, Opening Graphic Sequences
- Stephen Kroniger … Animation, Opening Graphic Sequences
- tomandandy … Music by
- For "Untitled":
- Debbie Lepsinger … Producer
- John Sanborn … Director
- Mary Perillo … Director
- Bill T. Jones … Created by, Performer
- Arnie Zane … Writer, Dream Text by
- Bill T. Jones … Writer, Spoken Text by
- Berlioz, … Music by, "La Nuit D'Ete"
- Regine Crespin … Singer, "La Nuit D'Ete"
- For "Excerpts of the House of Tres, 1990":
- Mindy Goldberg … Executive Producer
- Diane Martel … Director
- Jeff Preiss … Director
- Eddie Diva … Dancer
- Ejoe Diva … Dancer
- Marjorie Diva … Dancer
- Adrian Extravaganza … Dancer
- Ceasar Extravaganza … Dancer
- Kevin Magnifique … Dancer
- Willie Ninja … Dancer
- Voodoo Ray … Dancer
- Prince Thomas … Dancer, with others
- For "Reckin' Shop '92":
- Mindy Goldberg … Executive Producer
- Diane Martel … Director
- Emilio Austin … Dancer
- Rubberband Boatwright … Dancer
- Jamal Brown … Dancer
- Tony Davile … Dancer
- Henry McMillian … Dancer
- DJ Peat … Dancer
- Kito Portee … Dancer
- Voodoo Ray … Dancer
- Peter Paul Scott … Dancer
- Caleaf Sellers … Dancer
- Ramir Sellers … Dancer
- Marquest Washington … Dancer
- Shatim Welch … Dancer, with others
- For "Contenders":
- Mark Obenhaus … Producer, Director
- Joseph V. Melillo … Producer, For "Susan Marshall and Company"
- Stephanie Bakal … Co-Producer
- Richard Brick … Co-Producer
- Pauline Oliveros … Music by
- Susan Marshall … Choreographer
- Arthur Armijo … Performer
- Andrew Boynton … Performer
- Kathy Casey … Performer
- David Dorfman … Performer
- Jackie Goodrich … Performer
- Jeff Lepore … Performer
- Heidi Michel … Performer
- Eileen Thomas … Performer