Tantalus [videorecording] : behind the mask / director, Dirk Olson ; presented by Denver Center Theatre Company in Association with Royal Shakespeare Company.
Behind the scenes footage and interviews about the making of the epic Tantalus with the adaptation for stage by Sir Peter Hall from John Barton's text. The three directors and international cast and production crew faced massive challenges in putting together the combination of ten segmented p...
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| Other title: | Peter Hall's production of Tantalus. |
| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
| Donor: | Rare Books Collection VHS copy: Gift of Donovan Marley, Artistic Director, Denver Center Theatre Company, 2001. |
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Denver, Colo. :
Denver Center Media,
©2001.
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| Summary: | Behind the scenes footage and interviews about the making of the epic Tantalus with the adaptation for stage by Sir Peter Hall from John Barton's text. The three directors and international cast and production crew faced massive challenges in putting together the combination of ten segmented plays molded into one, which was eventually shown as two-day cycles and marathon 10 hour performances. Stories covered the events leading to the Trojan War, The War, and Homecomings, and are a mix of diverse political, tragic, comic, and bewildered messages linking ancient stories to modern life. Rehearsals and actual performance footage are interspersed, and interviews detail the influence of actors, use of masks to create archetypal characters and creative energy generated by the interaction of all involved. World premiere was Oct. 21, 2001, at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. |
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| Item Description: | Cassette label: "Director's cut." |
| Physical Description: | 2 videocassettes (150 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Production Credits: | Video credits: producer, co-director, Benjamin Francis Phelan, co-producer, Kerry Deignan Roy, editor Dirk Olson, editor Bryce Button. Play credits: playscript, John Barton, producer, Sir Peter Hall, co-directors, Sir Peter Hall, Edward Hall, Mick Gordon, original music composed by Mick Sands, choreographer, Donald McKayle, scenic and costume design, Dionysis Fotopoulos. |
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| Participant or Performer: | Principal actors in play: Robert Petkoff, Annalee Jefferies, Greg Hicks, Alyssa Bresnahan, Ann Mitchell, David Ryall. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Rare Books Collection and Archives copy must be assessed by SCA Staff to determine if reproduction (digital or photocopy) is permitted. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Rare Books Collection VHS copy: Gift of Donovan Marley, Artistic Director, Denver Center Theatre Company, 2001. |