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Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company

Title
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company [videorecording] / Antelope West production for BBC Television in association with Thirteen/WNET and Amaya Distribution ; produced and directed by Mischa Scorer ; executive producer, Anne Scorer ; photography, Mike Fox and Philip Millard.
Publication
U.K. : BBC Television, c1991.

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Additional Authors
  • Jones, Bill T.
  • Aviles, Arthur
  • Curran, Sean
  • Cruz, Leonard
  • Saffrin, Maya
  • Hubbard, Gregg
  • Goldhuber, Lawrence
  • Latsky, Heidi
  • Woods Valdés, Andrea E.
  • McCracken, Betsy
  • Cowles, Sage
  • Cowles, John
  • Ford, Niles
  • Smith, Andrea E.
  • Allen, R. Justice
  • Wierzel, Robert.
  • Scorer, Mischa.
  • Hemphill, Julius.
  • Snyder, Huck.
  • Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company.
  • British Broadcasting Corporation.
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Documentary on Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company, told mainly in the words of Bill T. Jones, and highlighting the work Last supper at Uncle Tom's cabin/The promised land (choreography and direction, Bill T. Jones ; music, Julius Hemphill ; scenery and costumes, Huck Snyder ; lighting, Robert Wierzel). Jones discusses the work's multiple levels of meaning, and its roots in his own experience, family memories, and the history of blacks in the United States. Topics of extended discussion include the role of Eliza, which is played by five dancers, among them a man; and the use of nudity in the final section, The promised land. In a segment filmed at Jones's home, he recalls his longtime collaboration with Arnie Zane, and Zane's battle with AIDS. Members of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company appear with guest artists in rehearsal and performance excerpts.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Bob Lockyer, BBC.
Uniform Title
Last supper at Uncle Tom's cabin/The promised land (Choreographic work : Jones)
Alternative Title
Dancing to the promised land
Subject
  • Zane, Arnie, 1948-1988
  • Last supper at Uncle Tom's cabin/The promised land (Choreographic work : Jones)
  • Social problems in dance
  • AIDS (Disease)
  • Nudity in dance
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Television.
  • Educational/cultural films and programs.
Note
  • Commercial version titled Dancing to the promised land.
Performer (note)
  • Performed by Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company: Arthur Aviles, Sean Curran, Leonard Cruz, Maya Saffrin, Gregg Hubbard, Lawrence Goldhuber, Heidi Latsky, Andrea Woods, and Betsy McCracken.
  • Guest artists: Sage Cowles, John Cowles, Andrea E. Smith, and R. Justice Allen.
Event (note)
  • Telecast on the BBC-TV series Omnibus. Telecast on Thirteen/WNET's Great Performances series on February 12, 1992.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1840
OCLC
NYPY946058775-F
Title
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company [videorecording] / Antelope West production for BBC Television in association with Thirteen/WNET and Amaya Distribution ; produced and directed by Mischa Scorer ; executive producer, Anne Scorer ; photography, Mike Fox and Philip Millard.
Imprint
U.K. : BBC Television, c1991.
Country of Producing Entity
U.K.
Performer
Performed by Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company: Arthur Aviles, Sean Curran, Leonard Cruz, Maya Saffrin, Gregg Hubbard, Lawrence Goldhuber, Heidi Latsky, Andrea Woods, and Betsy McCracken.
Guest artists: Sage Cowles, John Cowles, Andrea E. Smith, and R. Justice Allen.
Event
Telecast on the BBC-TV series Omnibus. Telecast on Thirteen/WNET's Great Performances series on February 12, 1992.
Local Subject
Television. Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company.
Television. Omnibus.
Added Author
Jones, Bill T., choreographer.
Jones, Bill T. Commentator
Aviles, Arthur, dancer.
Curran, Sean, dancer.
Cruz, Leonard, dancer.
Saffrin, Maya, dancer.
Hubbard, Gregg, dancer.
Goldhuber, Lawrence, dancer.
Latsky, Heidi, dancer.
Woods Valdés, Andrea E., dancer.
McCracken, Betsy, dancer.
Cowles, Sage, dancer.
Cowles, John, dancer.
Ford, Niles, dancer.
Smith, Andrea E., dancer.
Allen, R. Justice, dancer.
Wierzel, Robert. Lighting designer
Scorer, Mischa. Producer. Director
Hemphill, Julius. Composer
Snyder, Huck. Designer. Costume designer
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company.
British Broadcasting Corporation.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
DHCA.
Added Title
Last supper at Uncle Tom's cabin/The promised land (Choreographic work : Jones)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1840
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