Ken Kobland

Frame

Ken Kobland

Provincetown, Cape Cod. A reconstructed 'landscape' ... inspired by a drive down 6A. The norm when driving of watching the landscape approaching and receding, and the side-show of dioramas.

Brace Up!

Ken Kobland, Elizabeth LeCompte

Anna Köhler, Ari Fliakos

The Wooster Group's production of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, translated by Paul Schmidt and directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, with performances from Kate Valk, Peyton Smith, Scott Shepherd, Ari Fliakos, Anna Kohler, Beatrice Roth, Ron Vawter, and Willem Dafoe. This presentation of the 2003 production of BRACE UP!, designed by Ken Kobland and LeCompte, incorporates close-up recordings of the performers simultaneously with continuous wide-angle footage.

Vestibule (In 3 Episodes)

Ken Kobland

David Warrilow, Nancy Campbell

...a meditation on a familiar New York city space in which memories, fantasies and the maniacial interwine.

Near and Far / Now and Then

Ken Kobland

2-Parts: One, a residency at the MacDowell Colony in Petersboro, New Hampshire with the seasons passing ... Two, an experiment with green-screen chroma-key and a play between 2-D and 3-D space.

Dallas-Texas

Ken Kobland

The fluctuation between indexical/symbolic images along with everyday small talk and gestures is at the center of this episode. The location is Dealey Plaza where JFK was assassinated on November 22nd, 1963.

Landscape and Desire

Ken Kobland

...a "mordantly nostalgic" sojourn across America. A landscape of mute streets, empty rooms and serene fields; the remains of a civilization which has momentarily disappeared.

Rumstick Road

Ken Kobland, Elizabeth LeCompte

Spalding Gray, Ron Vawter

A video reconstruction of the 1977 Wooster Group production Rumstick Road, an experimental theater performance created by Spalding Gray and Elizabeth LeCompte after the suicide of Gray's mother. Archival recordings are combined with photographs, slides, and other materials to recreate the original production.

Library

Ken Kobland

Library is a one shot take looking down at the lobby of the New York University Library at Washington Square in New York City. Shot in 1977, re-edited 2019.