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Dance Africa : the honoring of the elders

Title
Dance Africa : the honoring of the elders [videorecording].
Publication
1987.

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Additional Authors
  • Davis, Chuck, 1937-
  • Kouyate, Djimo.
  • Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
  • Charles Moore Dance Theatre.
  • Calabash Dance Company.
  • African-American Dance Ensemble.
  • Women of the Calabash (Musical group)
  • Bernice Johnson Company.
  • Kan Koran West African Dance Company.
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • DanceAfrica (Festival)
Description
3 videodiscs (NTSC) (145 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Alternative Title
  • Honoring of the elders
  • DanceAfrica, the honoring of the elders
Subject
  • Dance > Senegal
  • Dance > Gambia
  • Dance, Black > United States
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • Artistic director, Chuck Davis; lighting, Mitchell Bogard; Griot [narrator], Djimo Kouyate.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance by Mark Robison of Character Generators/Video at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House on May 3, 1987.
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 (58 min.): Welcome by Chuck Davis -- Libation and opening ceremonies -- Charles Moore Dance Company -- Calabash Dance Theater.
  • Disc 2 (60 min.): African-American Dance Ensemble -- Women of the Calabash -- Kan Koran West African Dance Company.
  • Disc 3 (27 min.): Continuation of performance by Kan Koran -- Closing ceremonies: Dance tribute and presentation of scrolls to representatives of various African and African-American dance companies by the Bernice Johnson Company.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-632
OCLC
NYPY896034344-F
Title
Dance Africa : the honoring of the elders [videorecording].
Imprint
1987.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Credits
Artistic director, Chuck Davis; lighting, Mitchell Bogard; Griot [narrator], Djimo Kouyate.
Event
Videotaped in performance by Mark Robison of Character Generators/Video at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House on May 3, 1987.
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 9-1430.
Local Subject
Television. DanceAfrica.
Tutsi (African people) -- Dances.
Added Author
Davis, Chuck, 1937- director.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- speaker.
Kouyate, Djimo. Narrator
Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.
Charles Moore Dance Theatre.
Calabash Dance Company.
African-American Dance Ensemble.
Women of the Calabash (Musical group)
Bernice Johnson Company.
Kan Koran West African Dance Company.
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
DanceAfrica (Festival)
Note
Former title: DanceAfrica, the honoring of the elders
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-632
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