Greg Young-Ing and Gunargie [Gunargie O'Sullivan] : [Action Poetry performance video]

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5099
Partner Institution:
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Source Collection Label:
Action Poetry fonds
Sub Series:
Action Poetry fonds

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
Greg Young-Ing and Gunargie [Gunargie O'Sullivan] : [Action Poetry performance video]
Title Source:
Transcribed from the Artifact
Language:
English, Cree
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Music
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
In Copyright (InC)

CREATORS

Name:
Young-Ing, Greg
Role:
"Performer"

Name:
O’Sullivan, Gunargie
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

DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION

Duration:
00:29:39
Size:
8.78 GB
Encoding:
Apple ProRes (preservation) and H.264 (access)

Dates

Date:
1994-04-20
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 Greg Young-Ing and Gunargie O'Sullivan's performances at Action Poetry ’94. Performances include: Gunargie O'Sullivan 1. Perishing altering state (1:43) 2. Trade offering (3:22) Greg Young-ing 3. A fictional love poem from Michael Ondaatje to Linda Spalding (1:06) 4. Madness (3:22) 5. Vancouver: a history lesson (2:55) 6. More questions still for [nimosôm] (8:52) 7. Aboriginal original (5:11)

NOTES

Type:
General
Note:
Performances 5 and 6 are accompanied by Gunargie O’Sullivan on piano, and number 7 is performed by both Gunargie and Greg Young-Ing with John Sobol on saxophone.
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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