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Title

Solo moves with Sukanya ; [and] [Bates Dance Festival faculty gala] [videorecording].

Publication

1990.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Rahman, Sukanya
• Buraczeski, Danny
• Philion, Christine
• Freedman, Terese
• Coleman, Jim
• Bufalino, Brenda
• Miller, Bebe
• Caron, Elizabeth
• Castro, Nikki
• Lemieux, Renee
• Smith, Scott
• Stevenson, Earnie
• Weichsel, Jeremy
• Newman, Randy.
• Barrett, Delores.
• Tharpe, Rosetta, -1973.
• Bull, Richard.
• Bolotin, Jay, 1949-
• Franko, Rich.
• Een, Robert.
• Cartwright, George.
• Cora, Tom.
• Taylor, Mark
• Casey, James.
• Yas-Kaz.
• Villa-Lobos, Heitor.
• Gadbois, Hearn.
• Padilla, Joe.
• Stockdale, Muriel.
• Tabachnick, Ken.
• Frith, Fred.
• Bebe Miller Company.
• Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)
• Bates Dance Festival.
• DHCA.

Description

2 videodiscs (NTSC) (159 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform Title

• Rain (Choreographic work : Miller)
• Allies (Choreographic work : Miller)

Alternative Title

Bates Dance Festival faculty gala.

Subject

• Odissi dance
• Kuchipudi (Dance)
• Hindu mythology
• Jazz dance
• Tap dancing
• Dance > India

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Titles from information provided by Bates Dance Festival.
• Music for Rain is Bachianas brasileiras no. 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos.

Event (note)

• Solo moves with Sukanya: videotaped in performance at Olin Recital Hall, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, on Aug. 7, 1990, as part of the Bates Dance Festival.
• Bates Dance Festival faculty gala: videotaped in performance at Schaeffer Theater, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, on Aug. 10, 1990.

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 (98 min.): Solo moves with Sukanya. Kuchipudi : Suprabhatam (ca. 7 min.) : a prayer to the god Venkateshwara, followed by a dance of temple ritual and a dance in praise of God -- Chamundeshwarishabdam (ca. 15 min.) : dance-drama about the goddess Durga and the buffalo-headed demon Mahishasura -- Jatiswaram (ca. 8 min.) : a rhythmic pure dance -- Bhama kalapam (ca. 10 min.) : dance about Satyabhama, a favorite of the god Krishna -- Mandoodarishabdam (ca. 9 min.) : story of the frog princess -- Orissi, Ganesh sloka and Ganesh nata (ca. 6 min.) : prayer to the elephant-headed god Ganesh, followed by a dance in praise of his beauty -- Nindati chandana and Natangi (ca. 10 min.) : love song from Jayadeva's Gita Govinda, expressing the complexities of divine and human love through the god Krishna's love for Radha, followed by a rhythmic finale.
• Disc 1 (cont.). Bates Dance Festival faculty gala (ca. 10 min.): Spirit in the dark. Section 1, Yield not to temptation / choreography and performance, Danny Buraczeski ; music, from black and white urban hymnody, sung by Delores Barrett, Randy Newman, and Rosetta Tharpe ; costumes, Danny Buraczeski ; lighting, James Casey -- Spirit in the dark. Section 2, Job's song / choreography and performance, Danny Buraczeski ; music, from black and white urban hymnody, sung by Delores Barrett, Randy Newman, and Rosetta Tharpe ; costumes, Danny Buraczeski ; lighting, James Casey -- Spirit in the dark. Section 3, Daniel in the lion's den / choreography and performance, Danny Buraczeski ; music, from black and white urban hymnody, sung by Delores Barrett, Randy Newman, and Rosetta Tharpe ; costumes, Danny Buraczeski ; lighting, James Casey -- Tango (ca. 6 min.) / choreography, Mark Taylor ; music, Joe Padilla ; lighting, James Casey ; performed by Christine Philion -- Surfacing (ca. 16 min.) / choreography and performance, Terese Freedman and Jim Coleman ; music, Yas-Kaz ; lighting, James Casey.
• Disc 2 (63 min.): And the rhythm created wings (ca. 18 min.) / choreography and performance, Brenda Bufalino ; music, Blackbird, a cappella, improvisation ; music performed by Richard Bull ; lighting, James Casey -- Rain (ca. 11 min.) / choreography and performance, Bebe Miller ; music, Heitor Villa-Lobos ; additional music, Hearn Gadbois ; visual design, Bebe Miller ; costumes, Muriel Stockdale ; lighting, Ken Tabachnick ; voices, Jay Bolotin and Rich Franko ; cello, Robert Een -- Allies (ca. 33 min.) / choreography, Bebe Miller ; music, Fred Frith ; costumes, Muriel Stockdale ; lighting, Ken Tabachnick ; performed by Bebe Miller and Company: Elizabeth Caron, Nikki Castro, Renee Lemieux, Bebe Miller, Scott Smith, Earnie Stevenson, and Jeremy Weichsel ; musicians, George Cartwright (alto sax) and Tom Cora (cello).

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1892

OCLC

NYPY95-F497

Title

Solo moves with Sukanya ; [and] [Bates Dance Festival faculty gala] [videorecording].

Imprint

1990.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Performer

Solo moves with Sukanya: dances in the Kuchipudi and Orissi styles of India, introduced and performed by Sukanya.

Event

Solo moves with Sukanya: videotaped in performance at Olin Recital Hall, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, on Aug. 7, 1990, as part of the Bates Dance Festival.

Bates Dance Festival faculty gala: videotaped in performance at Schaeffer Theater, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, on Aug. 10, 1990.

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: *MGZIA 4-2037.

Local Subject

Bhama Kalapam.

Added Author

Rahman, Sukanya, dancer.

Buraczeski, Danny, choreographer. cst, dancer.

Philion, Christine, dancer.

Freedman, Terese, choreographer, dancer.

Coleman, Jim, choreographer, dancer.

Bufalino, Brenda, choreographer.

Bufalino, Brenda, dancer.

Miller, Bebe, choreographer, dancer.

Caron, Elizabeth, dancer.

Castro, Nikki, dancer.

Lemieux, Renee, dancer.

Smith, Scott, dancer.

Stevenson, Earnie, dancer.

Weichsel, Jeremy, dancer.

Newman, Randy. voc

Barrett, Delores. voc

Tharpe, Rosetta, -1973. voc

Bull, Richard. Musician

Bolotin, Jay, 1949- voc

Franko, Rich. voc

Een, Robert. Instrumentalist

Cartwright, George. Instrumentalist

Cora, Tom. Instrumentalist

Taylor, Mark, choreographer.

Casey, James.

Yas-Kaz. Composer

Villa-Lobos, Heitor. Composer

Gadbois, Hearn. Composer

Padilla, Joe. Composer

Stockdale, Muriel. Costume designer

Tabachnick, Ken. Lighting designer

Frith, Fred. Composer

Bebe Miller Company.

Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)

Bates Dance Festival.

DHCA.

Added Title

Rain (Choreographic work : Miller)

Allies (Choreographic work : Miller)

Bates Dance Festival faculty gala.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1892