Research Catalog

Title

Dance Africa '92 : the glory of African dance, a cultural jubilee [videorecording].

Publication

1992.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Davis, Chuck, 1937-
• Grant, William H., III
• Beale, Aamshep.
• Martin, Thelma
• Badila, Elombe
• Taylor, Wilhelmina
• Diop, Souleymane.
• Hamin, Odiya Muhammadu.
• Muhammad, Kibibi.
• Badji, Abass
• Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
• Malaki Ma Kongo (Dance company)
• Kairaba Dance Company.
• International African Islamic Ballet.
• Touch of Folklore and More (Dance company)
• Brooklyn Academy of Music.
• DanceAfrica (Festival)

Description

3 videodiscs (NTSC) (132 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Alternative Title

• Glory of African dance, a cultural jubilee
• DanceAfrica '92, the glory of African dance, a cultural jubilee

Subjects

• Dance, Black > United States
• Stilt dances
• Child dancers
• Video
• Dance

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Access (note)

• Permission required.

Credits (note)

• Artistic direction/griot, Chuck Davis; lighting, William H. Grant III.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance by Mark Robison of Character Generators/Video at the Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, on May 23, 1992.

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 (47 min.): Greetings from Chuck Davis -- Honoring ceremony -- Procession of the elders and libation pouring -- Passages / written by Thelma Martin in collaboration with Aamshep Beale ; choreographer, Thelma Martin and Elombe Badlia ; performed by Malaki Ma Kongo.
• Disc 2 (49 min.): Balante / choreographer, Abass Badji ; performed by Kairaba West Afrikan Dance Company ; artistic director, Souleymane Diop -- [Dance from Senegal] -- The gift / costumes, Odiya Muhammadu Hamin ; performed by the International African Islamic Ballet ; artistic director, Sister Kibibi -- "Africa, my Africa" : [poem] / recited by Chuck Davis.
• Disc 3 (36 min.): Ku ku : Guinea, West Africa, a work in progress / choreography by by Wilhelmina Taylor ; performed by Touch of Folklore and More Dance Company -- The message : a work in progress / choreography by Wilhelmina Taylor ; inspired by the Wolosodon, dance of the slaves ; performed by Touch of Folklore and More --Acknowledgements and introduction of performers by Chuck Davis.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-705

OCLC

NYPY936048328-F

Title

Dance Africa '92 : the glory of African dance, a cultural jubilee [videorecording].

Imprint

1992.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Credits

Artistic direction/griot, Chuck Davis; lighting, William H. Grant III.

Event

Videotaped in performance by Mark Robison of Character Generators/Video at the Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, on May 23, 1992.

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 9-3636.

Local Subject

Stilt dances.

Added Author

Davis, Chuck, 1937- director.

Davis, Chuck, 1937- host.

Davis, Chuck, 1937- speaker.

Grant, William H., III, lighting designer.

Beale, Aamshep. Author of dialog

Martin, Thelma, choreographer. Author of dialog

Badila, Elombe, choreographer.

Taylor, Wilhelmina, choreographer.

Diop, Souleymane.

Hamin, Odiya Muhammadu. Costume designer

Muhammad, Kibibi. Director

Badji, Abass, choreographer.

Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.

Malaki Ma Kongo (Dance company)

Kairaba Dance Company.

International African Islamic Ballet.

Touch of Folklore and More (Dance company)

Brooklyn Academy of Music.

DanceAfrica (Festival)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-705