CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
5105
Partner Institution:
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Source Collection Label:
Action Poetry fonds
Sub Series:
Action Poetry fonds
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Clifton Joseph : [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:
Joseph, Clifton
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 flickers at bottom of screen for first 10 minutes or so and then again from 44:43-45:40.
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Duration:
00:56:31
Size:
16.8 GB
Encoding:
Apple ProRes (preservation) and H.264 (access)
Dates
Date:
1994-04-22
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 Clifton Joseph's performances at Action Poetry ’94. Performances include:
1. [Wo ho wo ho – when I look at the situation] (2:23)
2. [I’ve got intense paranoia] (3:15)
3. [Preamble] (2:17)
4. I remember back home (2:23)
5. [Shots shatter, people scatter] (4:32)
6. [Preamble] (1:02)
7. [Song for John Coltrane] (3:17)
8. [Been lookin’ lookin’] (4:39)
9. [A chant for Monk] (10:02)
10. [Working at the factory] (1:34)
11. [Pimps] (3:03)
12. [Shots rang out on my block on Eglinton] (8:08)
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
Performances 8, 9, and 12 are accompanied by the band 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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