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Last supper at Uncle Tom's cabin/The promised land

Title
Last supper at Uncle Tom's cabin/The promised land [videorecording] / direction, Bill T. Jones ; music, Julius Hemphill.
Publication
1990.

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Additional Authors
  • Aviles, Arthur
  • Cruz, Leonard
  • Curran, Sean
  • Goldhuber, Lawrence
  • Hubbard, Gregg
  • Latsky, Heidi
  • McCracken, Betsy
  • Saffrin, Maya
  • Woods Valdés, Andrea E.
  • Shoals, Andre
  • Allen, R. Justice
  • Cowles, John
  • Cowles, Sage
  • Smith, Andrea E.
  • Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
  • Jones, Bill T.
  • Hemphill, Julius.
  • Snyder, Huck.
  • Wierzel, Robert.
  • Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane & Company.
  • Julius Hemphill Sextet.
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Description
4 videodiscs (NTSC) (159 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Uniform Title
Last supper at Uncle Tom's cabin/The promised land (Choreographic work : Jones)
Alternative Title
Promised land
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • For more detailed information and a transcript of the text, see *MGZB Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane & Company. Programs.
  • Slight echo in audio during dialogue.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • Cameraperson, Mark Robison; scenery, costumes, Huck Snyder; lighting, Robert Wierzel.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House on November 9, 1990, by Character Generators/Video, during the Next Wave Festival.
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 (56 min.): Overture, The cabin, Entre acte: The dogs, Eliza on the ice.
  • Disc 2 (36 min.): Entre acte: A prayer, The supper.
  • Disc 3 (11 min.): The promised land: Prologue.
  • Disc 4 (56 min.): The promised land, continued.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-663
OCLC
NYPY916047081-F
Title
Last supper at Uncle Tom's cabin/The promised land [videorecording] / direction, Bill T. Jones ; music, Julius Hemphill.
Imprint
1990.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Credits
Cameraperson, Mark Robison; scenery, costumes, Huck Snyder; lighting, Robert Wierzel.
Performer
Performed by Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company: Bill T. Jones, Arthur Aviles, Leonard Cruz, Sean Curran, Lawrence Goldhuber, Gregg Hubbard, Heidi Latsky, Betsy McCracken, Maya Saffrin, Andrea Woods, Andre Shoals, and others, with guest artists R. Justice Allen, John Cowles, Sage Cowles, and Andrea E. Smith. Musicians: The Julius Hemphill Sextet.
Event
Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House on November 9, 1990, by Character Generators/Video, during the Next Wave Festival.
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 9-2626.
Added Author
Aviles, Arthur, dancer.
Cruz, Leonard, dancer.
Curran, Sean, dancer.
Goldhuber, Lawrence, dancer.
Hubbard, Gregg, dancer.
Latsky, Heidi, dancer.
McCracken, Betsy, dancer.
Saffrin, Maya, dancer.
Woods Valdés, Andrea E., dancer.
Shoals, Andre, dancer.
Allen, R. Justice, dancer.
Cowles, John, dancer.
Cowles, Sage, dancer.
Smith, Andrea E., dancer.
Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.
Jones, Bill T., choreographer.
Jones, Bill T., dancer.
Hemphill, Julius. Composer. Musician
Snyder, Huck. Designer. Costume designer
Wierzel, Robert. Lighting designer
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane & Company.
Julius Hemphill Sextet.
Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Added Title
Last supper at Uncle Tom's cabin/The promised land (Choreographic work : Jones)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-663
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