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Dance Africa our children, our treasures

Title
Dance Africa [videorecording] : our children, our treasures / executive producer, Harvey Lichtenstein.
Publication
1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Lichtenstein, Harvey
  • Davis, Chuck, 1937-
  • Guiraud, Rose Marie
  • Simmons, Bradley.
  • Grant, William H., III
  • Woolbright, Ngoma.
  • Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien.
  • Godineaux, Cheryl
  • Lemons-Sampson, Dolores
  • Gittens, Patricia
  • Garvin, Sheila.
  • Even, Tirtza.
  • TriShades of Gold (Dance company)
  • Moving with the Spirit (Dance company)
  • Guirivoires (Dance company)
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • DanceAfrica (Festival)
  • DHCA.
Description
3 videodiscs (NTSC) (121 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
First of four programs presented in the festival DanceAfrica: Year of the child.
Alternative Title
  • Our children, our treasures
  • DanceAfrica, our children, our treasures
Subject
  • Drummers (Musicians)
  • Dance, Black
  • Dance > South Africa
  • Dance > Africa, West
  • Dance > Côte d'Ivoire
  • Child dancers
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Black films and programs.
Note
  • Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • Moving based on traditional African dances, as interpreted by dancers with European ballet training. Assimitou dance inspired by a celebration dance of the Baoulé ethnic group, central Ivory Coast. Initiation dance inspired by a ritual dance of the We ethnic group, western Ivory Coast.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • Cameraperson, Tirtza Even; artistic director, Chuck Davis; master musician, Bradley Simmons; lighting, William H. Grant III; stage manager, Ngoma Woolbright; assistant stage manager, Normadien Woolbright.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, on May 28, 1994 (2PM), by Character Generators/Video.
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 (60 min.): Greeting / by Chuck Davis -- Memorial -- Libation pouring / by the Council of Elders -- Moving / choreography, Cheryl Godineaux ; performed by TriShades of Gold -- Bits and pieces of South Africa, [including] the Zulu warrior dance, the South African gum boot dance, and the South African can dance / choreography, Dolores Lemons-Sampson (Zulu warrior dance, South African gum boot dance) and Patricia Gittens (South African can dance) ; costumes, Sheila Garvin ; performed by Moving with the Spirit.
  • Disc 2 (47 min.): [Dances and drumming, including] The Koman Nato dance, the Assimitou dance, the initiation dance, and the warrior dance / choreography, Rose Marie Guiraud ; performed by Les Guirivoires.
  • Disc 3 (14 min.): Finale.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-718
OCLC
NYPY95-F430
Title
Dance Africa [videorecording] : our children, our treasures / executive producer, Harvey Lichtenstein.
Imprint
1994.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Credits
Cameraperson, Tirtza Even; artistic director, Chuck Davis; master musician, Bradley Simmons; lighting, William H. Grant III; stage manager, Ngoma Woolbright; assistant stage manager, Normadien Woolbright.
Event
Videotaped in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, on May 28, 1994 (2PM), by Character Generators/Video.
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 9-4784.
Local Subject
Dance -- Africa -- Zulu.
Dance -- Africa -- Baoulé.
Dance -- Africa -- We.
Gum boot dance (Dance)
Acrobatic dancing.
Added Author
Lichtenstein, Harvey, producer.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- host.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- director.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- speaker.
Guiraud, Rose Marie, choreographer.
Simmons, Bradley. Musician
Grant, William H., III, lighting designer.
Woolbright, Ngoma.
Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien.
Godineaux, Cheryl, choreographer.
Lemons-Sampson, Dolores, choreographer.
Gittens, Patricia, choreographer.
Garvin, Sheila. Costume designer
Even, Tirtza. Videographer
TriShades of Gold (Dance company)
Moving with the Spirit (Dance company)
Guirivoires (Dance company)
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
DanceAfrica (Festival)
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-718
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