CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
5106
Partner Institution:
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Source Collection Label:
Action Poetry fonds
Sub Series:
Action Poetry fonds
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
John Giorno : [Action Poetry performance video]
Title Source:
Transcribed from the Artifact
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
In Copyright (InC)
CREATORS
Name:
Giorno, John
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:
No sound from 30.42-31.02.
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Duration:
00:41:21
Size:
12.2 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 John Giorno’s performances at Action Poetry ’94. Performances include:
1. Stretching it wider (5:26)
2. None of them wanted to go (9:15)
3. Sucking mud (2:05)
4. Great anonymous sex: Keith Haring and the Prince Street Toilet (16:10)
5. Berlin and Chernobyl (0:53)
6. Life is a killer (2:57)
7. Scum and slime (2:08)
NOTES
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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