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Fête noire

Title
Fête noire [videorecording] / choreography, Arthur Mitchell ; music, Dmitri Shostakovich.
Publication
1975.

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Additional Authors
  • Johnson, Virginia, 1950-
  • Bryant, Homer
  • Lovelle, Susan
  • Williams, Derek
  • Rohan, Sheila
  • Wyatt, Joseph
  • Russell, Paul
  • Garratt, Brenda
  • Murray-White, Melva
  • Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-
  • Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975.
  • Wynn, Zelda
  • Johnson, Bernard
  • Sullivan, Paul
  • Dance Theatre of Harlem
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (21 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Uniform Title
Fête noire (Choreographic work : Mitchell)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • The tape ends with a brief fragment of the finale of Mendelssohn's concerto choreographed by William Dollar, in rehearsal in the Dance Theatre of Harlem studio, New York.
  • Music is Piano concerto no. 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich.
Credits (note)
  • Scenery/costumes, Zelda Wynn, after the originals by Bernard Johnson ; lighting, Paul Sullivan.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at the Auditorium Theater, Chicago, on Nov. 6, 1975.
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.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1474
OCLC
NYPY896037770-F
Title
Fête noire [videorecording] / choreography, Arthur Mitchell ; music, Dmitri Shostakovich.
Imprint
1975.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Credits
Scenery/costumes, Zelda Wynn, after the originals by Bernard Johnson ; lighting, Paul Sullivan.
Performer
Performed by members of Dance Theatre of Harlem: Virginia Johnson, Homer Bryant, Susan Lovelle, Derek Williams, Sheila Rohan, Joseph Wyatt, Paul Russell, Brenda Garratt, Melva Murray-White, and others.
Event
Videotaped in performance at the Auditorium Theater, Chicago, on Nov. 6, 1975.
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 9-1262.
Added Author
Johnson, Virginia, 1950- dancer.
Bryant, Homer, dancer.
Lovelle, Susan, dancer.
Williams, Derek, dancer.
Rohan, Sheila, dancer.
Wyatt, Joseph, dancer.
Russell, Paul, dancer.
Garratt, Brenda, dancer.
Murray-White, Melva, dancer.
Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- choreographer.
Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 2, op. 102
Wynn, Zelda. Designer. Costume designer
Johnson, Bernard. Costume designer
Sullivan, Paul. Lighting designer
Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Added Title
Fête noire (Choreographic work : Mitchell)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1474
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