Wrap Around the World - David Bowie (performer) (excerpt) (1988)
Title
Wrap Around the World - David Bowie (performer) (excerpt) (1988)
Subject
Modern dance
URL
Excerpt
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Description
Content description from Electronic Arts Intermix (https://www.eai.org/titles/wrap-around-the-world):
This spectacular satellite link-up, coordinated by Paik, connected the United States, Brazil, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Japan and numerous other countries. David Bowie performs with La, La, La, Human Steps, and carries out a conversation via satellite with Japanese musician Ryuichi Sacamoto, who also performs. There are also appearances by Merce Cunningham, the Viennese Art Orchestra, a game of elephant soccer in Thailand and a car race in Ireland. The whole event is held together by Paik's video graphics, which includes one of his stacked television sculptures.
Ephemera: text saved from original ephemera. Two sticky notes with handwritten notes from JWK mentioning the following: David Bowie and La La La Human Steps, Carnival - Brazil, Korea Carnival, Russian Rock Music, Balalaika Music, China Martial Arts into dance Plum Posts, Chinese Rock Music, Korean Drumming and Dance, David Bowie, Shanisen Music - Japan with dance with Merce Cunningham, TransPacific Duet (Ryuchi Sakamoto - composer), Moshe Efrati, Kol Demana - Dance Co. (Israel), Beethoven Moonlight Sonata (Deaf-Mute Dancers), Korean Dance Music.
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This spectacular satellite link-up, coordinated by Paik, connected the United States, Brazil, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Japan and numerous other countries. David Bowie performs with La, La, La, Human Steps, and carries out a conversation via satellite with Japanese musician Ryuichi Sacamoto, who also performs. There are also appearances by Merce Cunningham, the Viennese Art Orchestra, a game of elephant soccer in Thailand and a car race in Ireland. The whole event is held together by Paik's video graphics, which includes one of his stacked television sculptures.
Ephemera: text saved from original ephemera. Two sticky notes with handwritten notes from JWK mentioning the following: David Bowie and La La La Human Steps, Carnival - Brazil, Korea Carnival, Russian Rock Music, Balalaika Music, China Martial Arts into dance Plum Posts, Chinese Rock Music, Korean Drumming and Dance, David Bowie, Shanisen Music - Japan with dance with Merce Cunningham, TransPacific Duet (Ryuchi Sakamoto - composer), Moshe Efrati, Kol Demana - Dance Co. (Israel), Beethoven Moonlight Sonata (Deaf-Mute Dancers), Korean Dance Music.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Nam June Paik (creator)
Al Franken and Tom Davis (performers and writers)
David Bowie (performer)
La La La Human Steps (performers)
Skip Blumberg (editor)
Publisher
WNET
NDR/WDR
OFR
GloboTV
Gosteleradio
CCTV
TV Asahi
April Media
RTE
Date
1988 September 10
Citation
“Wrap Around the World - David Bowie (performer) (excerpt) (1988),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed April 17, 2024, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/111.