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The Dance Theatre of Harlem

Title: The Dance Theatre of Harlem [videorecording] / WNET/13 ; directed by Merrill Brockway ; produced by Emile Ardolino.
Publication: New York, N.Y. : WNET/13, 1977.

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Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (60 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Members of the Dance Theatre of Harlem perform five works from the company repertoire. Documentary sequences show the dancers in rehearsal, in class, and informally, as well as conversations with directors Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of WNET/13, New York.
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Uniform Title

Forces of rhythm (Choreographic work : Johnson)
Beloved (Choreographic work : Horton)
Holberg suite (Choreographic work : Mitchell)
Dougla (Choreographic work : Holder)

Subjects

Genre/Form

Dance.
Video.

Credits (note)

Written by Tobi Tobias ; lighting, Ralph Holmes.

Event (note)

Telecast on the Dance in America series on March 23, 1977 by WNET/13, New York.

System Details (note)

DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.

Contents

Forces of rhythm: two movements / choreography, Louis Johnson ; music, Rufus Thomas (Do the breakdown) and Donny Hathaway (He ain't heavy, he's my brother) ; costumes, Zelda Wynn ; danced by Gayle McKinney, Homer Bryant, Ronald Perry, and members of the company.
Bugaku: Pas de deux / choreography, George Balanchine ; music, Toshiro Mayuzumi ; scenery, David Hays ; costumes, Zelda Wynn after the originals by Karinska ; danced by Lydia Abarca, Paul Russell, and members of the company.
The beloved / choreography, Lester Horton, restaged by James Truitte ; music, Judith Hamilton ; costumes, Zelda Wynn after the originals by Lester Horton ; danced by Gayle McKinney (Woman) and Roman Brooks (Man).
Three movements from Holberg suite / choreography, Arthur Mitchell ; music, Edvard Grieg ; costumes, Zelda Wynn ; danced by members of the company, with Virginia Johnson, Homer Bryant, and Paul Russell in the Pas de trois.
Dougla / choreographed and reconstructed for television by Geoffrey Holder ; music, Geoffrey Holder, arranged by Tania Leon ; costumes and projections, Geoffrey Holder ; danced by Melva Murray-White (Bride), Ronald Perry (Groom), Gayle McKinney (Women in green), Roman Brooks (Master of ceremonies) and members of the company.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-5413

OCLC

NYPY777022965-F

Title

The Dance Theatre of Harlem [videorecording] / WNET/13 ; directed by Merrill Brockway ; produced by Emile Ardolino.

Imprint

New York, N.Y. : WNET/13, 1977.

System Details

DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.

Event

Telecast on the Dance in America series on March 23, 1977 by WNET/13, New York.

Credits

Written by Tobi Tobias ; lighting, Ralph Holmes.

Local Note

Former call number: *MGZIC 9-18.

Local Subject

Television. Dance in America.

Ballet in television. Dance Theatre of Harlem.

Added Author

Shook, Karel. Interviewee

McKinney, Gayle, dancer.

Perry, Ronald, 1955- dancer.

Bryant, Homer, dancer.

Abarca, Lydia, dancer.

Russell, Paul, 1947- dancer.

Brooks, Roman, dancer.

Johnson, Virginia, 1950- dancer.

Murray-White, Melva, dancer.

Johnson, Louis, 1930- choreographer.

Balanchine, George, choreographer.

Horton, Lester, 1906-1953, choreographer.

Truitte, James. Restager

Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- choreographer.

Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- Interviewee

Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, choreographer.

Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, composer.

Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, costume designer.

Thomas, Rufus, 1917- Composer

Hathaway, Donny. Composer

Wynn, Zelda. Costume designer

Mayuzumi, Toshirō, 1929- Composer

Hays, David, 1930- Set designer

Hamilton, Judith. Composer

Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Composer

León, Tania. Arranger

Ardolino, Emile, producer.

Brockway, Merrill, director.

Tobias, Tobi. Author

Holmes, Ralph, lighting designer.

Dance Theatre of Harlem.

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Balanchine, George. Bugaku

Added Title

Forces of rhythm (Choreographic work : Johnson)

Beloved (Choreographic work : Horton)

Holberg suite (Choreographic work : Mitchell)

Dougla (Choreographic work : Holder)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-5413

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