Djewel Davidson : [Action Poetry performance video]

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5114
Partner Institution:
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Source Collection Label:
Action Poetry fonds
Sub Series:
Action Poetry fonds

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
Djewel Davidson : [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:
Davidson, Djewel
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:
00:42:46
Size:
12.8 GB
Encoding:
Apple ProRes (preservation) and H.264 (access)

Dates

Date:
1994-04-26
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 Djewel Davidson's performances at Action Poetry ’94. Performances include: 1. [You wanted to kill me] (0:58) 2. [We got booked at the National] (0:19) 3. Deeper than Pat Benatar (0:26) 4. [Girl I’d really like to smash your car] (0:45) 5. [What do we even talk about] (0:41) 6. ‘Cause you can’t tape ‘em (0:09) 7. [A few years earlier] (1:48) 8. [I thought I knew what we were talking about] (0:32) 9. [We got there and I told someone to start cooking] (0:59) 10. [Painful and in silence] (0:31) 11. [After about an hour and a half] (0:38) 12. [Don’t want to remember] (1:17) 13. [I woke up Monday morning] (0:30) 14. [In the coin operated supermarket car] (0:21) 15. [I’m keeping my shutters shut] (0:43) 16. [It was warm outside] (0:12) 17. [Perhaps I can be excused] (0:45) 18. [Derrick was pleased] (1:54) 19. Film shoot (5:00) 20. [Time will tell] (4:00) 21. [I ran naked through the threshold] (2:02) 22. Song for Tamara (3:39) 23. Nice try, now quit (3:29) 24. [You know when you are with me] (3:44)

NOTES

Type:
General
Note:
Performances 19 through 24 are accompanied by Flex Plan Nine and an unidentified musician.
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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