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Dance Africa to reach the child

Title
Dance Africa [videorecording] : to reach the child / 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.
  • Brooks, Marie, 1929-
  • Lemons-Sampson, Dolores
  • Sampson, Michael R.
  • Koumbassa, Youssouf
  • Even, Tirtza.
  • Moving with the Spirit (Dance company)
  • Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers.
  • Guirivoires (Dance company)
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • DanceAfrica (Festival)
  • DHCA.
Description
3 videodiscs (NTSC) (125 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Third of four programs presented in the festival DanceAfrica: Year of the child.
Alternative Title
  • To reach the child
  • DanceAfrica, to reach the child
Subject
  • Child musicians
  • Drummers (Musicians)
  • Dance > Guinea
  • Dance > Côte d'Ivoire
  • Dance > Africa > Baoulé
  • Dance > Africa > We
  • Dance > Africa > Guro
  • Dance, Black
  • Child dancers
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Black films and programs.
Note
  • Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • Choreography for Praises based on African dance styles and the Katherine Dunham technique.
  • Flowers from the Caribbean is a Welcome dance. Jole is a celebration dance illustrating a variety of dances from Guinea, West Africa. Shango is inspired by the thunder deity. The Adjoss dance is inspired by a celebration dance of the Baoulé ethnic group of central Ivory Coast. The Zaouli dance is inspired by a rejoicing and mourning dance of the Gouro ethnic group from west-central Ivory Coast, and features a mask representing the creator of the dance. The Medy dance, inspired by the Wê ethnic group, illustrates friendships and alliances between human beings.
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 29, 1994, 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 (42 min.): Greeting / by Chuck Davis -- Memorial -- Libation pouring / by the Council of Elders -- Praises [no titles on frame] / artistic direction, Dolores Lemons-Sampson ; musical direction, Michael Sampson ; performed by Moving with the Spirit.
  • Disc 2 (22 min.): Flowers from the Caribbean / choreography and costumes, Marie Brooks ; performed by Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers -- Jole / choreography and music, Youssouf Koumbassa ; costumes, Marie Brooks ; performed by Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers -- Shango / choreography and costumes, Marie Brooks ; performed by Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers.
  • Disc 3 (61 min.): [Dances and drumming, including] the Time of crying dance, the Adjoss dance, the Goly dance, the Zaouli dance, and the Medy dance / choreography and solo performance, Rose Marie Guiraud ; performed by Les Guirivoires -- Finale.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-717
OCLC
NYPY95-F432
Title
Dance Africa [videorecording] : to reach the child / 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 29, 1994, 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 9-4783.
Local Subject
Afro-Caribbean dancing.
Local Subject
Mask dances.
Added Author
Lichtenstein, Harvey, producer.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- host.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- director.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- speaker.
Guiraud, Rose Marie, choreographer, dancer.
Simmons, Bradley. Musician
Grant, William H., III, lighting designer.
Woolbright, Ngoma.
Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien.
Brooks, Marie, 1929- choreographer. Costume designer
Lemons-Sampson, Dolores, choreographer. Director
Sampson, Michael R. Musician
Koumbassa, Youssouf, choreographer. Composer
Even, Tirtza. Videographer
Moving with the Spirit (Dance company)
Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers.
Guirivoires (Dance company)
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
DanceAfrica (Festival)
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-717
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