Yevgeny Yevtushenko poetry reading, November 1, 2012, January 10, 2020

File — Box: 10, Item: DVD 11-6-1392-133-BD

Identifier: III

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains digital video of poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko’s poetry reading on November 1, 2012 in the Mainstage Theater of the Center for the Arts.

Welcome to the event (00:00), followed by an introduction for the speaker and accompanying performers by SUNY Distinguished Professor and Edward H. Butler Professor of English, Cristanne Miller (03:40). Accompanying performers include students Jennifer Johnson, Paige Melin, and Daniel Schweitzer, with Dimitar Pentchev as piano accompanist, and Director of the Expressive Therapies Department at Hospice Buffalo, Abigail Unger as vocal accompanist. Introductions followed by Yevgeny Yevtushenko’s readings, and readings of Mr. Yevtushenko’s poems by accompanying performers (09:45). Event proceeds as follows: a reading by Daniel Schweitzer in English (10:00); a reading by Yevgeny Yevtushenko in Russian (13:00); a reading in tandem by Jennifer Johnson in English and Yevgeny Yevtushenko in Russian (20:00); a reading in tandem by Paige Melin in English and Yevgeny Yevtushenko in Russian (23:30); a reading by Yevgeny Yevtushenko in Russian and English (28:30); a reading by Paige Melin, Daniel Schweitzer, and Jennifer Johnson in English and Yevgeny Yevtushenko in English and Russian (39:25); reading by Paige Melin, Daniel Schweitzer, and Jennifer Johnson in English and Yevgeny Yevtushenko in Russian (51:30); discussion of Dr. Zhivago (1:00:30); reading by Yevgeny Yevtushenko in English and Russian with piano accompaniment by Dimitar Pentchev and vocal accompaniment by Abigail Unger (1:13:55); conclusion reading by Yevgeny Yevtushenko in English (1:25:45). Video ends (1:31:10).

Dates

November 1, 2012
Migrated: January 10, 2020

Creator

From the Collection: State University of New York at Buffalo. Office of University Events (Creator, Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The recording of Yevgeny Yevtushenko's poetry reading, November 1, 2012 may only be accessed onsite within the library at this time.

Extent

0.264 Gigabytes (1 file (1:31:10 hours))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Existence and Location of Originals

DVD 11-6-1392-133-BD

Processing Information

Digital files created by William Regan and the Office of Special Events were transferred to the University Archives on various types of storage media including compact discs and digital optical discs. Where possible, digital content saved on storage media was migrated from the storage media, normalized to standard preservation and access formats, and transferred to a stable preservation environment following the University Libraries' Digital Preservation guidelines. Some folder titles and file titles were altered to assist researchers in locating and identifying digital content.