Carmen

Copyright Date:
1990

Copyright Holder:
Ann-Sargent Wooster

Artist:
Wooster, Ann-Sargent

Extent:
See the record for "New Television, Episode 612 (1990)" for descriptions of videos containing this work.

Background:
Broadcast as a segment of Episode 612 of the 1990 season of "New Television."

Scope:
See the record for "New Television, Episode 612 (1990)" for descriptions of videos containing this work.

"A contemporary interpretation of the Bizet opera, this late twentieth century story of ill-fated romance set on New York's Lower East Side features Carmen as a rock-and-roll singer and Don Jose as a record producer. The drama is interrupted and examined through a series of audiovisual asides that serve as commentary, with images of fire and ice poetically illuminating the romantic and tragic elements. Carmen is played by New York musician Emily XYZ...." „ WGBH press release.

In this piece written, directed, and produced by Ann-Sargent Wooster, a man and a woman reflect on their roles in an obsessive relationship. The work assumes a mock documentary style, as the story unfolds through interviews and confessions juxtaposed with the events depicted.

Music includes "Cloud" and "Fire and Water" by Brook Williams and Ann-Sargent Wooster, excerpts of Andrew Nadelman's "Tapestry" and "Rhapsody," clarinet solo by Michael Isenberg, and opera singing by Janeal Sugars, Meth Genies, and Clay Steward.

Directors:
Wooster, Ann-Sargent
Meyer, Steve (First Assistant Director)

Producer:
Wooster, Ann-Sargent

Editors:
Belcher, Gary (Online Editor, Videoworks)
Miller, Barney (Assistant Editor)

Funders:
New York State Council on the Arts
WNET, New York
Experimental Television Center
Film/Video Arts

Performers:
Emily XYZ (Carmen)
Steward, Clay (Don Jose)
Wooster, Ann-Sargent (Carmen's Friend)
Meyer, Steven (Don Jose's Friend)
Mello, Arnolfodi (Dancer)
di Ferria, Paulo (Male Commentator)
Isenberg, Michael (Additional Voice)
Williams, Brooks (Additional Voice)
Ellerman, Michelle (Choreographer, Dancer)



Subjects:
Interpersonal relations
Carmen (Fictitious Character)
Rock music
Opera


Genres:
Documentaries and factual works
Parodies

See Also:
New Television, Episode 612 (1990)

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