CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
5090
Partner Institution:
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Source Collection Label:
Action Poetry fonds
Sub Series:
Action Poetry fonds
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Jill Batson : [Action Poetry performance video]
Title Source:
Transcribed from the Artifact
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Music
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
In Copyright (InC)
CREATORS
Name:
Batson, Jill
Role:
"Performer"
CONTRIBUTORS
Name:
Sobol, John
Role:
"Series organizer"
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
AV Type:
Video
Material Designation:
U-Matic
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Storage Capacity:
T01:00:00
Extent:
3/4 inch
Physical Condition:
A few short breaks in audio between 8:29-8:40
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Duration:
00:22:03
Size:
6.43 GB
Encoding:
Apple ProRes (preservation) and H.264 (access)
Dates
Date:
1994-04-15
Type:
Performance Date
LOCATION
Address:
107, Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Venue:
Ground Round Theatre (Banff)
Latitude:
51.1735409
Longitude:
-115.5608138
CONTENT
Contents:
Item is a video recording of Jill Batson's performances at Action Poetry ’94. Performances include:
1. [I burn the ridges of my fingertips smooth] (1:08)
2. [Joined at the skull] (1:18)
3. [My table on the African reserve] (0:53)
4. [She slapped me] (1:33)
5. [I awake with my hands bleeding again] (1:47)
6. [It has been twenty days] (1:54)
7. [What is it like to hang from the neck] (1:16)
8. [Crimson viscose drop of blood] (1:22)
9. [The tartness prickling my tongue] (1:33)
10. [The wedding ring glinted] (2:21)
11. [Sometimes I am a circus] (4:37)
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
Some poems are accompanied by music from Flex Plan Nine
Type:
General
Note:
Performance titles and lengths have been transcribed from the U-matic case label. The titles of any works not explicitly given by the performer in the recording were likely supplied by the archives ca. 1996, and are enclosed in square brackets.
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