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Meredith Monk with Nurit Tilles, 1986-09-11

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Meredith Monk Video Archive

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Title
Meredith Monk with Nurit Tilles, 1986-09-11
Names
Monk, Meredith (Composer)
Giovannetti, Tony (Lighting designer)
Yabara, Yoshio (Costume designer)
Monk, Meredith (Performer)
Tilles, Nurit (Performer)
Collection

Meredith Monk Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1986-09-11
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-6633
Topics
Song cycles
Vocalises
Genres
Music
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Credits information from event information from program, Meredith Monk Archive, number LPA Mss 2006-001, Box 17, Folder 7.
Creation/production credits: Lighting, Tony Giovannetti; costumes, Yoshio Yabara.
Performers: Meredith Monk, Nurit Tilles.
Venue: Recorded on 11 September 1986 at Alabama-Halle in Munich, Germany.
Funding: Cataloging funds provided by The Jerome Robbins Foundation.
Acquisition: Gift; Meredith Monk and House Foundation for the Arts, 2006.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (94 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
1: Monk performs her song cycle Songs from the hill (Porch, Mesa, Old woman's lullaby, Jade, Insect, Descending, Silo, Breath song, Bird code, Lullaby no. 4, Prairie ghost, and Jew's harp). 2: Monk is joined by Nurit Tilles and the two perform selections from Acts from under and above (Window in sevens, Scared song, and I don't know), Paris from Monk and Ping Chong's Paris, Travelling from Education of the girlchild, Do you be? from Vessel, and Ellis Island from Monk's film Ellis Island. Monk returns to the stage for an encore and performs The Gamemaster's song from The Games and then Tilles joins her and the two perform an unidentified piano duet.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 777002018
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19539097
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3cb65790-7b6d-0138-9e31-57eccf10fc85
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1986: Created
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Meredith Monk with Nurit Tilles" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1986. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9456c20e-7b8d-4319-bb51-50eda14c644e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Meredith Monk with Nurit Tilles" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9456c20e-7b8d-4319-bb51-50eda14c644e

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1986). Meredith Monk with Nurit Tilles Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9456c20e-7b8d-4319-bb51-50eda14c644e

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Meredith Monk with Nurit Tilles