An Inventory of his records at the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections
Inventory prepared by Jarad
Buckwold, Marta Dabros
University of Manitoba Archives & Special
Collections
330 Elizabeth Dafoe Library
(February 2013)
Finding aid encoded by Marta Dabros
(February 2013)
Finding aid written
in English.
Table of Contents
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Detailed Description of the Collection
PC 318 - VHS, U-MATIC, and STEREO TAPES FROM THE PRODUCTION OF "THE WILL TO WIN" [1988]-[1990]
PC 318 - BETACAM TAPES FROM THE PRODUCTION OF "I AM THE HORNBLOWER" 1988
PC 318 - MISCELLANEOUS U-MATIC AND VHS TAPES 1988-1999
TC 171 - SOUND REELS AND AUDIO TAPES FROM THE PRODUCTION OF "MOMENT OF LIGHT" [1990]-[1992]
TC 171 - SOUND REELS AND AUDIO TAPES FROM THE PRODUCTION OF "THE WILL TO WIN" [1989]
330 Elizabeth Dafoe LibraryWinnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2
Gordon Reeve was born in Chatham, Ontario in 1946, to Bert Reeve and Audrey (Burrell) Reeve. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (1971) from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a Master of Fine Arts (1973) from the Rhode Island School of Design. Reeve moved to Winnipeg and began lecturing at the University of Manitoba in 1976, where he served as a professor and Sculpture Chair at the School of Art until 2013. He specializes in public sculpture and sculpture in the urban environment.
Reeve’s first commissioned sculpture was "One Edgel Road," a 1500-lb, 20’ bronze fountain erected in Framingham, Massachusetts, in 1972. He sculpts using a variety of materials, including wood, blown and cast glass, marble, concrete, onyx, stainless steel, bronze, and granite, and many of his works incorporate kinetic, light, digital, or buoyant elements. His sculptures have appeared across the United States, Italy, and Canada. He is the creator of "Drumlin" (1977, Winnipeg Art Gallery), "Justice" (1985, Manitoba Provincial Court), "Les Mefagerriques" (2007, Ottawa), and "Agassiz Ice" (2008, Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg), among others.
In 1987, Reeve began his career as a filmmaker with "Harvest – The Tradition," a 13-part series. He directed nineteen more films between 1987 and 2002. Many of his early films are records of art exhibitions of artists such as Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Vladimir Baranoff Rossine, Marcel Duchamp, Otto Dix, Wassily Kandinsky, Antoine Bourdelle, Ossip Zadkine, Auguste Rodin, Constantin Brancusi, and Ivan Eyre. These include "A Language to be Seen" (1987), "The Father He Never Knew" (1987), "Statues That Will Sing" (1987), "Enigma" (parts one and two, 1987)," I Must Paint What I See" (1987), "Future Imperfect" (1988), "The Music of Colour" (1988), "In Hidden Gardens" (1988), "Brancusi Miastra" (1988), and "I Am the Hornblower" (1988).
In 1988, Reeve directed his first feature-length documentary, "The Will to Win (La rage de vaincre)," about Canadian architect Carlos Ott, who won the bid to design L’Opera Bastille in Paris. The documentary, shot on 16-mm film in Monaco, Paris, Venice, Montevideo, Verona, New York, and Toronto, features Luciano Pavarotti, Barbara Hendricks, and Theresa Berganza, as well as Formula 1 drivers Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna. The accession contains archival footage filmed in La Fenice, Venice, and The Arena, Verona.
In 1990, Reeve produced, wrote, and directed "Moment of Light – The Dance of Evelyn Hart," his second feature-length documentary, co-produced with the National Film Board of Canada. The film follows renowned Winnipeg ballet dancer Evelyn Hart as she rehearses and performs across Winnipeg, Munich, and Paris. The film received a number of awards, including the Red Ribbon Award at the American Film and Video Festival, the Silver Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival, the Bronze Apple at the National Educational Film and Video Festival, and the Bronze Plaque at the Columbus International Film and Video Festival. The accession contains archival footage filmed in Palais Garnier and La Scala, Milano.
Other films in Reeve’s filmography include "Walks Fast Woman" (1992-1993), "Blue Salute" (1997-1998), "Right to No" (1996-1998), and "Harawi – Olivier Messaien" (2002).
Reeve has been involved in many art initiatives in Winnipeg. Every year between 1992 and 2007, he organized THE BURNING, a collaborative class sculpture project which involved the creation of a six-to-twelve-foot high combustible sculpture. The event attracted hundreds of viewers.
In 2009, he requested inclusion of sculpture in the BMO 1st Art! Invitational Student Art Competition, the only art competition across Canada at the post-secondary level, which prior to that time had featured only two-dimensional art. His request was successful; the following year, both the national and provincial winners were graduating students from Reeve’s class.
Reeve also initiated Art on the Avenue, a $120,000 collaboration with the Winnipeg Downtown Biz to fund twenty sculpture students to create large-scale sculpture works on Portage Avenue in downtown Winnipeg. This project led to the creation of the Collaboration to Promote Art and Music, jointly funded by the University of Manitoba and University of Manitoba Student Union, which is ongoing.
Reeve received the Student’s Teacher Recognition Award/Certificate of Teaching Excellence from the University of Manitoba in 2008, 2010, and 2012. He formally retired from teaching in 2013.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The 2012 accession (A.12-86) consists of VHS tapes, Betamax tapes, Betacam tapes, U-matic tapes, Hi-8 tapes, 16-mm film reels, 16-mm audio reels, audio tapes, and 4 digital audio tapes from the production of the films "The Will to Win" ("La rage de vaincre") and "Moment of Light - The Dance of Evelyn Hart," as well as some material related to the films "I am the Hornblower," "Harawi," and “In Hidden Gardens,” directed by Reeve.
There are no restrictions on access.
Users must abide by relevant copyright legislation.
Gordon Reeve fonds - A.11-114 MSS 362, PC 318, TC 171
The collection was transferred to the Archives & Special Collections by Gordon Reeve in 2012.
Detailed Description of the Collection
- Tape 1 - VHS - Evvy # 1 Rushes
- Tape 2 - VHS -Evvy Rushes #2 - G. Reeve
- Tape 3 - VHS -Evvy Rushes #3
- Tape 4 - VHS -Dub of Rushes - #4 Evvy
- Tape 5 - VHS -Rushes #5
- Tape 6 - VHS -Rushes #6 - Evvy
- Tape 7 -VHS - #8 - Winnipeg before Tokyo
- Tape 8 - VHS - Dub of Hi8 Evvy Rushes #9
- Tape 9 - VHS - Evvy # 10 - Hi8 #10, Hi8 #11 - Sync rushes Evvy
- Tape 1 - VHS - Noces de Figaro; Bayadere
- Tape 2 - VHS - Paris - Romeo and Juliet
- Tape 3 - Betamax - Evvy- China Lion - "F1316"
- Tape 4 - Betamax - Evvy - China Lion - "F-3154" - Interview - Part 2 Cutaway
- Tape 5 - Betamax - Evvy - China Lion - "F-3219 - E. Hart - Tape 1 - Jan. 20/92
- Tape 6 - VHS - Dub of Rushes - Evvy # 1
- Tape 7 - VHS - Evvy Rushes #2
- Tape 8 - VHS - Evvy Rushes #3
- Tape 9 - VHS - Evvy Rushes #4
- Tape 10 - VHS - Evvy Rushes #5
- Tape 1 - VHS - Evvy Rushes # 6
- Tape 2 - VHS - # 8 - Dub of Hi8 Rushes Evvy - Wpg. before Tokyo
- Tape 3 - VHS - #9 - Dub of Hi8 Rushes - Evvy - Munich
- Tape 4 - Evvy #10 - Hi8 #10, Hi8#11 - Sync rush dubs - Evvy
- Tape 5 - # 11 - Hi8 #12, Hi8 #13 Evvy Rushes
- Tape 6 - VHS -Tape #2 - G. Edwards Transcript # 2
- Tape 7 - Moment of Light - Rough Cut #2
- Tape 1 - U-matic - Evelyn Hart - Excerpts from "Moment of Light" 3/4" dub - 8 min.
- Tape 2 - U-matic - Evelyn Hart - Excerpts from "Moment of Light" 3/4" dub - 8 min
- Tape 3 - Betacam SP - Moment of Light excerpts - Betacap SP dub
- Tape 4 - Betacam SP - Moment of Light - Betacam SP dub - 49 minutes
- Tape 5 - Betacam SP - Moment of Light - 94-08-17
Note: Note that came with Hi8 tapes: "Recorded on Sony CCD V5000 - Hi8- 1990 - These tapes index film footage of 'Moment of Light'."
- Tape 1 - Dub of Sync Rolls
- Tape 2 - Master dub - Evvy sync rolls
- Tape 3 - Master dub - #3 Evvy sync rolls
- Tape 4 - Master dub -#4 Master dub Evvy
- Tape 5 - #5 - Master dub - Evvy
- Tape 6 - # 6 - Master dub Evvy
- Tape 7 - # 7 - Evvy master dub
- Tape 8 - #8 - Evvy dub rushes
- Tape 9 - Evvy rushes Tape #9
- Tape 10 - Evvy Paris - Sync roll 38, 46, Pix 83, 97, 103, 104, 111, 112, 114, 112. High shot - R + J., Rehearsal - Kader, people in the foyer before performance
- Tape 11 - Sync 40 - Paris - Ext. Night - Paris - Interview and Programs, Sync 41 - backstage R + J - Evvy, Kader and Gigi, People in Foyer
- Tape 12 - Sync 42/43, Pix 105, 106, 107
- Tape 13 - Sync 44, Pix 108, 109, 110 - roof shots paris (Palais Garnier), Sync 45, Pix 111, 114, 112 - E on stage with J. Robbins, Sync 32, pix 76 - E arrives in Paris, Andre picks her up, they go to [?]
- Tape 14 - Sync 33, pix 77, 78, 79; Sync 34, Pix 80, 81, 82. E. [having] problems, may not dance. First rehearsal with Kader, Tears, look[s] like "real", R+J.
- Tape 15 - Sync roll 39, Pix 46, Sync 47, pix 115, 166, 117, 118, Sync 48, Sync 49
- Tape 16 - Wpg Evvy - Sync roll #50 #17 tape, 12B, 13B, 2C, 3C
- Tape 17 - Dress rehearsal Munich June 13, 1991 , Pas de Deux + Cadenza
- Tape 18 - Evvy - Survey - Winnipeg Nov. 01/91
- Tape 19 - Evvy with Manuel + wrap
- Tape 20 - No visuals up to 31:55 - Evvy in dressing room, Paris, Prep. with Kader and Rex, Romeo and Juliet
- Tape 21 - Moment of Light - Rough Cut # 2
- Tape 22 - Fine cut - Toronto Screening - Moment of Light
- Tape 23 - E. Hart Performance Tokyo July 28, Jeune Homme K271, Nina Ananiashvili/ Andris Liepa July 28, Le Corsaire, Dubbed Oct. 92 for E. Hart
- Tape 24 - Munich - whole rehearsal - dubbed Oct. '92 for Evelyn, 39 min first appearance
- Tape 25 - Sync rolls 39 -, 47, 48, 49
- Tape 26 - Evvy Tape #15- Sync rolls 55, 36, 37, 34
- Tape 27 - Dress - Le Jeune Homme - June 13 '91 Munich, Survey - Munich, Rehearshal, Evvy + Partner, Evvy + Rex July 11 '91
- Tape 28 - Rehearsal - Paris
- Tape 29 - Dub of Andre Liepa - Dubbed for E. Hart Oct. '92
Note - This reel is showing signs of mold and has been separated from the rest of the collection for remediation.
- Tape 1 - U-Umatic - "Carlos Ott - The Will to Win" with titles, English Version Stereo dub, 45:00
- Tape 2 - U-Umatic - Studio Forest - "Le Prix" Parts 1 and 2 - Address track and audio Ch. 2 time code
- Tape 3 - U-Umatic - Carlos Ott - Will to Win - English version with titles - 3/4" dub - 50 minutes
- Tape 4 - U-Umatic - "The Will to Win " U-Matic Dub - 50 mins. - English
- Tape 5 - U-Umatic - [Ott - The Man and the Film]
- Tape 6 - VHS - Carlos Ott - French Master Transfer
- Tape 1 - VHS - NY [with] Carlos - opening of grand projects
- Tape 2 - VHS - Adrienne Clarkson Presents "Carlos Ott: A Will to Win" (October 5, 1990
- Tape 3 - VHS - Le Prix - Carlos Ott - Arch. Les Productions de la Seine - B/W Guide Audio Rough Sync (March 23, 1990)
- Tape 1 - Gallery 1 Paintings - 9 paintings, 2 sculptures
- Tape 2 - Gallery 1 Paintings
- Tape 3 - Gallery 1 Paintings - (1) White Flashing 1969 (2) High C (1969 (3) Plaza 1988 (4) Day Dream 1971 (5) Taste of Money (1968) (6) Hand Fan 1986 (7) Counterpoint 1986
- Tape 4 - Gallery 1 Paintings - (1) Black Barn 1967 (2) Blue Day 1967 (3) Rose Pink Rose Yellow 1967 (4) Tulleymet Plain 1967 (5) East to [Wer] 1986 (Last group of paintings in exhibition)
- Tape 5 - Exterior of Gallery - Ivan Eyre arriving; Ivan Eyre at Exhibit; Ivan Eyre at Reception in Foyer
- Tape 6 - Ivan Eyre speaking at reception - Walking through exhibit paintings - (1) Black Ducks 1970 (2) West Ridge 1973 (3) Stills; Willows 1971 (4) Philosopher 1971 (5) Roseate Plain 1972 (6) Plainsman 1975 (7) Prairial 1966 (8) Black Diamond 1978 (9) Pink Nude 1968 (10) Recycling Man 1965 (11) Chorus 1969 (12) Rose City Song 1966
- Tape 7 - Mira Goddard interview (8:00); Diana Nemiroff Interview (11:00)
- Tape 8 - (1) Terry Heath Interview (17:30) followed by paintings (2 cuts each) (2) Black Mirror 1969 (3) Ariel 1969 (4) Bearded 1970 (5) Boxed Brown 1969
- Tape 9 - Ivan Eyre Paintings Gallery 1 - Starts with last group of paintings at exhibit (continued from Tape 4) - Deep Purple (not listed) - (1) Boxed Brown 1969 (continued from 8) (2) Storm 1982 6 takes (3) Man of Wheels 1969 (4) Pembina 1973 (5) Foxtail Valley 1971 (6) Factory 1977 (8) Factory 1977 (9) Silver Plain 1969
- Tape 1 - Carol Phillips Interview (7:40) - Paintings - (1) Spanish Blue Skies 1966 (2) Orange Pyjamas 1966 (3) Bird Mask Rider 1984 (4) Masked Men 1984 (5) Return to [Ituna] 1974 (6) Moos-O-Men 1975 (7) Body Weapon 1986 (8) Novice 1970 (9) Roseate Plain 1972 (10) Dawn 1978 (11) Latin 1978 (12) Day Rider 1987 (13) Woo-Mine Double 1970 (14) Magician 1972
- Tape 2 - Ivan Eyre - FAS - Master
- Tape 3 - Ivan Eyre photos; Intro recut - A1 master audio
- Tape 4 - Ivan Eyre - FAS - Master
- Tape 5 - Ivan Eyre - FAS - Ivan on bike
- Tape 6 - Ivan Eyre - FAS - Master
- Tape 7 - Ivan Eyre - FAS 2 - Master
- Tape 8 - Ivan Eyre - A roll #3 - Extra edit tape - Gordon Reeve "For Arts' Sake"
- Tape 1 - U-Matic - Harvest - "In Hidden Gardens" - April 29, 1988 - Running time 24:00
- Tape 2 - VHS - Blue Morpho Films - "Harawi" - 14:41 minutes - 1999
- Tape 3 - VHS - Studio Forest Inc. - "N'aissance d'un Opera a La Bastille" (20:03); "L'Opera De Paris A La Bastille" (10:40) - Property of Blue Morpho
- Tape 4 - VHS - 15th Commonwealth Games - Angela Chalmers
- Tape 5 - VHS - Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power Transportation Conference - 4-8-1995 - 3 of 3
- Tape 6 - VHS - Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power Transportation Conference - 4-8-1995 - 1 of 3
- Tape 1 - Sound roll 3B - 15 June 1991 Munich - The principal performance - 2 track mid side stereo
- Tape 2 - Sound roll 2B - 13 June 1991 Munich - Performance for press
- Tape 3 - Sound roll 1B - 13 June 1991 Munich - Press rehearsal
- Tape 4 - Sound roll 2 - 11 June 1991 Munich
- Tape 5 - Sound roll 4 - 12 June 1991 Munich
- Tape 6 - Sound roll 5 - 12 June 1991 Munich - Press performance
- Tape 7 - Sound roll 6 - 12 June 1991 Munich - Dressing room with Connie; alone on stage
- Tape 8 - Sound roll 7 - 12 June 1991 Munich - Evvy dressing room
- Tape 9 - Sound roll 8 - 12 June 1991 Munich - Evvy dressing room
- Tape 10 - Sound roll 10 - 13 June, 14 June 1991 Munich - On stage after performance 1; subway effects (wild); meets Mark in corridor
- Tape 11 - Sound roll 11 - 14 June 1991 Munich - Constanza
- Tape 12 - Sound roll 12 - 14 June 1991 Munich - Constanza part 2 - Opening night backstage
- Tape 13 - Sound roll 13 - 14 June 1991 Munich - Opening night backstage
- Tape 14 - Sound roll 14 - 14 June 1991 Munich - Opening night backstage
- Tape 1 - Sound roll 15 - 16 June 1991 Munich - Opening night backstage
- Tape 2 - Sound roll 16 - 14 June 1991 Munich - Evvy and Mark at dinner
- Tape 3 - Sound roll 17 - 15 June 1991 Munich - Mark and Evvy at dinner - 2 camera shot; authographs backstage
- Tape 4 - Sound roll 18 - 16 June 1991 Munich - Autograph hunters at backstage door
- Tape 5 - Sound roll 19 - 16 June 1991 Munich - Evvy walking Munich [at] dusk
- Tape 6 - Sound roll 20 - 18 June 1991 Munich - Constanza German voiceover; subway sync
- Tape 7 - Sound roll 21 - 18 June 1991 Munich - Marian Platz
- Tape 8 - Sound roll 22 - Royal Winnipeg Ballet - 18 July 1991 - Evelyn physiotherapy
- Tape 9 - Sound roll 23 - Royal Winnipeg Ballet - 18 July 1991 - Evelyn physiotherapy; re: costumes; physio room; Evelyn and Rex talk;
- Tape 10 - Sound roll 24 - Royal Winnipeg Ballet - 19 July 1991 - Evelyn and Rex rehearsal; wild sound; ambience dance room;
- Tape 11 - Sound roll 25 - 3 August 1991 - Tokyo - Dance Dupond; curtain call with applause; crowd in lobby
- Tape 12 - Sound roll 26 - 5 August 1991 - Tokyo - Autographs; bus; Evelyn interview; ambiance
- Tape 13 - Sound roll 27 - 5 August 1991 - Tokyo - Traffic; Ginza; light crowd and train in park by hall crowd
- Tape 14 - Sound roll 28 - 14 June 1991 - Dupond interview; ambience Dupond
- Tape 1 - Sound roll 29 - 6 August 1991 - Tokyo - Ballet entrance; orchestra warm up; Evelyn and Rex dance Romeo and Juliet
- Tape 2 - Sound roll 30 - 11 September 1991 - Winnipeg Ballet - Ballet class; wild sound of instructor; Evelyn with tutu on head
- Tape 3 - Sound roll 31 - 11 September 1991 - Winnipeg Ballet - Evelyn and John Meehan rehearse and talk; wild of music and talking
- Tape 4 - Sound roll 32 - 11 September 1991
- Tape 5 - Sound roll 33 - 11 September 1991 - Evelyn leaves; interview John Meehan; ambiance John Meehan interview
- Tape 6 - Sound roll 34 - 13 October 1991 - Paris - Evelyn arrives Paris A/P; chats with Adre in truck
- Tape 7 - Sound roll 35 - 13 October 1991 - Paris - Dance rehearsal with Andre
- Tape 8 - Sound roll 37 - October 1991 - Paris - Dance rehearsal with Andre
- Tape 9 - Sound roll 38 - 15 October 1991 - Paris - More rehearsals with Andre and Rex
- Tape 10 - Sound roll 39 - 15 October, 16 October 1991 - Paris - In dressing room with Andre and Rex
- Tape 11 - Sound roll 40 - October 1991 - Paris - Rehearsals
- Tape 12 - Sound roll 47 - 18 October 1991 - Intermission at Opera House
- Tape 13 - Sound roll 50 - 18 October 1991 - Paris
- Tape 14 - Sound roll 52 - 2 November 1991 - Winnipeg
10 cm
- Tape 1 - Bastille Opera rehearsal - 12 July 1989
- Tape 2 - Marseillaise; Te Deum Berlioz; Marseillaise Concert - 14 July 1989
- Tape 3 - Maury Kante - African musicians performed in Place de la Bastille
- Tape 4 - Concert 13 July 1989 - First concert performed in the new Opera de la Bastille - DAT recording