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Dance Africa '85

Title
Dance Africa '85 [videorecording].
Publication
1985.

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disc 2Moving imagePermit needed *MGZIDVD 5-689 disc 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
disc 1Moving imagePermit needed *MGZIDVD 5-689 disc 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
Moving imagePermit needed *MGZIDVD 5-689Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
  • Hall, Arthur
  • Roberts, Elizabeth.
  • Reddy, Curtis.
  • Jarman, Gregory.
  • Caulker-Bronson, Ferne
  • Thompson, Lee
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • Arthur Hall Afro-American Dance Ensemble.
  • Women of the Calabash (Musical group)
  • Ko-Thi Dance Company.
  • Bernice Johnson Company.
  • International Afrikan-American Ballet.
  • DanceAfrica (Festival)
Description
2 videodiscs (NTSC) (124 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Alternative Title
DanceAfrica '85
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at the DanceAfrica Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, May 18, 1985 at 2:00 p.m.
Funding (note)
  • This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
  • Disc 1 (62 min.): Arthur Hall's Afro-American Dance Ensemble, performing: Urhobo Festival / choreographed by Arthur Hall ; music, Gregory Jarman ; costumes, Arthur Hall, Elizabeth Roberts, & Curtis Reddy -- Women of the Calabash performing music from the Bena Luluwa of Angola, Yoruba of Nigeria, Giryama and Kikuyu of Kenya, Shona of Zimbabwe, and the Bantu of South Africa -- Ko-thi Dance Company: Juba (in honor of William Henry Lane) / choreography, Ferne Caulker-Bronson. [Due to technical difficulties, there is no sound in this piece. Tape ends abruptly.]
  • Disc 2 (62 min.): Bernice Johnson Dance Company, performing: Bembe / choreographed & researched by Lee Thompson -- Women of the Calabash -- The International Afrikan-American Ballet.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-689
OCLC
NYPY877000782-F
Title
Dance Africa '85 [videorecording].
Imprint
1985.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Event
Videotaped in performance at the DanceAfrica Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, May 18, 1985 at 2:00 p.m.
Restricted Access
Permission required.
Funding
This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System Details
DVD.
Local Note
Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-977.
Local Subject
Sobo (African people) -- Dances.
Added Author
Hall, Arthur, choreographer. Costume designer
Roberts, Elizabeth. Costume designer
Reddy, Curtis. Costume designer
Jarman, Gregory. Composer
Caulker-Bronson, Ferne, choreographer.
Thompson, Lee, choreographer.
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Arthur Hall Afro-American Dance Ensemble.
Women of the Calabash (Musical group)
Ko-Thi Dance Company.
Bernice Johnson Company.
International Afrikan-American Ballet.
DanceAfrica (Festival)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-689
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