Elizabeth and Jimmy Miklavcic papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: ACCN 2819
Scope and Contents
The Elizabeth and Jimmy Miklavcic papers consist of a script entitled XYZ written by Elizabeth Miklavcic. The script provides a brief description of this telematic cinema film which consists of four entities that float inside spherical shapes. Each entity discusses, in poetic form, their point-of-view about their existence. As they appear on the screen they float in animated and pictorial landscapes. They interact with each other and they interqact with the live performer who is Gaia (the goddess or personification of Earth in ancient greek religion). The Gaia sets the tone for the film with an opening poetic monologue and cloncludes the film with a closing monologue. Included in the collection is a PDF version of the script located on a CD. Also included in the collection is an article titled, "InterPlay: Performing on a High Tech Wire (Collaborative , Real-Time, Distributed, Surrealistic Cinema)" which was published in The Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters.
Dates
- 2010-2013
Creator
- Miklavcic, Elizabeth (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Note
Co-artistic directors Elizabeth and Jimmy Miklavcic founded the Another Language Performing Arts Company in 1985. Focused on creating dance-based interdisciplinary performance works, Another Language provides collaborative opportunities to artists and arts organizations to combine different art forms in innovative ways, and to broaden access to community arts education. In 1987 Beth Miklavcic returned to school, enrolling at the University of Utah to pursue a Master of Fine Arts degree in dance.
Salt Lake City filmmakers with ties to the local interpretive dance scene and the University of Utah's Modern Dance Department, Elizabeth and Jimmy Miklavcic and Another Language have worked with local students, artists and art and performance organizations to produce video installations and live performances in formal settings and on Salt Lake City's streets. In 2003 they introduced "InterPlay," which they describe as "a multi-faceted event that consists of two or more performances that occur simultaneously in various cities around the world. The performances are concurrently captured, mixed, digitized, encoded and streamed onto the network. The digital mix is manipulated as each video stream can appear in any of several video playback windows. This creates a work that takes individual stories and weaves them into a multi layered, distributed, cinematic performance. InterPlay is similar to the process that the brain performs during the formulation of a dream sequence. Images that have been stored through recent experiences simultaneously emerge in pieces and the brain mixes them into a surreal sequence that loosely resembles a story. Video streams, similar to these emerging images, coming from several sites across the country and the world, are then combined into a richly woven audio-visual tapestry." InterPlay is broadcast from the University of Utah campus.
Salt Lake City filmmakers with ties to the local interpretive dance scene and the University of Utah's Modern Dance Department, Elizabeth and Jimmy Miklavcic and Another Language have worked with local students, artists and art and performance organizations to produce video installations and live performances in formal settings and on Salt Lake City's streets. In 2003 they introduced "InterPlay," which they describe as "a multi-faceted event that consists of two or more performances that occur simultaneously in various cities around the world. The performances are concurrently captured, mixed, digitized, encoded and streamed onto the network. The digital mix is manipulated as each video stream can appear in any of several video playback windows. This creates a work that takes individual stories and weaves them into a multi layered, distributed, cinematic performance. InterPlay is similar to the process that the brain performs during the formulation of a dream sequence. Images that have been stored through recent experiences simultaneously emerge in pieces and the brain mixes them into a surreal sequence that loosely resembles a story. Video streams, similar to these emerging images, coming from several sites across the country and the world, are then combined into a richly woven audio-visual tapestry." InterPlay is broadcast from the University of Utah campus.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (2 folders)
Abstract
The Elizabeth and Jimmy Miklavcic papers (2010-2013) consist of a script entitled XYZ written by Elizabeth Miklavcic. This work explores the social and personal elements of width, height, and depth through poetry, music, movement, and stereographic media. Also include is the article, "InterPlay: Performing on a High Tech Wire (Collaborative , Real-Time, Distributed, Surrealistic Cinema)."
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Elizabeth and Jimmy Miklavcic in 2012 and 2014.
Separated Materials
See also the Elizabeth and Jimmy Miklavcic independent film and dance collection (A0762) located in the Multimedia Archives in Special Collection.
Processing Information
Processed by Betsey Welland in 2015 and 2019.
Creator
- Miklavcic, Elizabeth (Person)
- Miklavcic, Jimmy (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Elizabeth and Jimmy Miklavcic papers, 2010-2013
- Author
- Finding aid created by Betsey Welland
- Date
- © 2015 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu