Isobeau Miller : [Action Poetry performance video]

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5116
Partner Institution:
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Source Collection Label:
Action Poetry fonds
Sub Series:
Action Poetry fonds

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
Isobeau Miller : [Action Poetry performance video]
Title Source:
Transcribed from the Artifact
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
In Copyright (InC)

CREATORS

Name:
Miller, Isobeau
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:
Audio is tinny for first few minutes and whirring is heard on and off throughout.

DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION

Duration:
00:25:55
Size:
7.66 GB
Encoding:
Apple ProRes (preservation) and H.264 (access)

Dates

Date:
1994-04-27
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 Isobeau Miller's performances at Action Poetry ’94. Performances include: 1. [No I am not safe] (2:36) 2. [The truncheon hung snug at this thigh] (2:38) 3. Spring where I live (3:27) 4. [I take off the locks for her] (2:06) 5. [Raise a woman’s life] (2:29) 6. Blood root, close moon (2:25) 7. [There was nothing left] (3:11) 8. [Near the crumbling legless body] (2:44)

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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