Kedrick James : [Action Poetry performance video]

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5103
Partner Institution:
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Source Collection Label:
Action Poetry fonds
Sub Series:
Action Poetry fonds

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
Kedrick James : [Action Poetry performance video]
Title Source:
Transcribed from the Artifact
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Persistent URL:
https://albertaonrecord.ca/action-poetry-fonds
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
In Copyright (InC)

CREATORS

Name:
James, Kedrick
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:
Tape quality is poor and flickers throughout. Some flickers are lengthy with no image but audio is present.

DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION

Duration:
00:44:45
Size:
13.1 GB
Encoding:
Apple ProRes (preservation) and H.264 (access)

Dates

Date:
1994-04-21
Type:
Performance Date

LOCATION

Address:
107, Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Venue:
Ground Round Theatre (Banff)
Latitude:
51.1735409
Longitude:
-115.5608138
URL:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/37017993

CONTENT

Contents:
Item is a video recording of Kedrick James' performances at Action Poetry ’94. Performances include: 1. [Since I have chosen to reason with my devils] (2:50) 2. [Yesterday a breeding hostility] (3:19) 3. [Psycho-optic astronaut] (5:56) 4. [Mein soul is mortal but mein deeds return] (3:00) 5. [A mountain made of fists] (1:50) 6. [Do you feel boxed in and freaked out] (0:42) 7. [For a kingdom liveth God] (0:34) 8. [My body splits open] (0:48) 9. [Hallelujah my soul] (1:40) 10. [Hey I feel wonderful today] (0:19) 11. [Manu manu] (3:25) 12. Socialism 101 (2:41) 13. Poetry’s new world order (3:49) 14. Home is where the apartheid is (1:33) 15. Poem for a stop sign (2:06) 16. Abattoir of light (2:14)

NOTES

Type:
General
Note:
Performance 12 is accompanied by two other performers, one being John Sobol.
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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