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Dance Africa a celebration of motherhood.

Title
Dance Africa [videorecording] : a celebration of motherhood.
Publication
1986.

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disc 3Moving imagePermit needed *MGZIDVD 5-603 disc 3Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
disc 2Moving imagePermit needed *MGZIDVD 5-603 disc 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
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Additional Authors
  • Davis, Chuck, 1937-
  • Dinizulu, Gus, 1930-1991.
  • Kouyate, Djimo.
  • Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
  • Odadaa! (Dance company)
  • Calabash Dance Company.
  • Sabar ak Ru Afriq (Dance company)
  • Chuck Davis Dance Company.
  • Forces of Nature (Dance company)
  • Kan Koran West African Dance Company.
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • DanceAfrica (Festival)
Description
3 videodiscs (NTSC) (134 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Alternative Title
  • Celebration of motherhood
  • DanceAfrica, a celebration of motherhood
Subject
  • Dance > Ghana
  • Dance > Senegal
  • Dance > Gambia
  • Dance > Africa, Sub-Saharan
  • Dance, Black > United States
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • Production supervisor, Jeff Anthony; artistic director, Chuck Davis; lighting, Michael Piotrowski.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance by Mark Robison at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House on May 11, 1986.
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 (48 min.): Introduction by Chuck Davis -- Libation by Gus Dinizulu -- The way / performed by Odadaa! International Dance Company -- The women's dance / performed by Calabash Dance Company.
  • Disc 2 (25 min.): The men's dance of strength / performed by Calabash Dance Company -- We receive the drum / performed by Sabar ak Ru Afriq.
  • Disc 3 (60 min.): Akon-kon / performed by Kan Kouran Dance Company -- Zakat (charity) dance / performed by Chuck Davis Dance Company and Forces of Nature Dance Company -- Honoring ceremonies and Bantaba [dancing ground] -- Bows by participating companies. [End of performance cut off].
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-603
OCLC
NYPY896034332-F
Title
Dance Africa [videorecording] : a celebration of motherhood.
Imprint
1986.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Credits
Production supervisor, Jeff Anthony; artistic director, Chuck Davis; lighting, Michael Piotrowski.
Performer
Griot [narrator], Djimko Kouyate; participating companies, Chuck Davis Dance Company, Calabash Dance Company, Forces of Nature, Kan Kouran Dance Company, Odadaa! International Dance Company, Sabar ak Ru Afriq.
Event
Videotaped in performance by Mark Robison at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House on May 11, 1986.
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 9-1197.
Local Subject
Wolof (African people) -- Dances.
Television. DanceAfrica.
Added Author
Davis, Chuck, 1937- director.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- speaker.
Dinizulu, Gus, 1930-1991. Performer
Kouyate, Djimo. Narrator
Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.
Odadaa! (Dance company)
Calabash Dance Company.
Sabar ak Ru Afriq (Dance company)
Chuck Davis Dance Company.
Forces of Nature (Dance company)
Kan Koran West African Dance Company.
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
DanceAfrica (Festival)
Note
Former title: DanceAfrica, a celebration of motherhood
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-603
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