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Phoenix rising

Title
Phoenix rising [videorecording] / [presented by] Dance Theatre of Harlem ; choreography by Arthur Mitchell and Billy Wilson ; music by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson.
Publication
1987.

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Additional Authors
  • Phifer-Moore, Cassandra
  • Bogan, Sharon
  • Marshall, Nicolette
  • De Jager, Felicity
  • Ward, Theara
  • Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-
  • Wilson, Billy, 1935-1994
  • Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor.
  • Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014
  • Sullivan, Paul.
  • Dunner, Leslie Byron.
  • Dance Theatre of Harlem.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (62 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Three performances (each ca. 20 min. long) of a dance work billed as a work-in-progress. The first performance on this tape was recorded at the world premiere.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Alexis Wilson.
Uniform Title
Phoenix rising (Choreographic work : Mitchell and Wilson)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Black films and programs.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title provided by donor.
Credits (note)
  • Scenery and costumes, Geoffrey Holder; lighting, Paul Sullivan.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at Aaron Davis Hall, City College of New York, New York, on March 24 and 25 (matinee and evening), 1987.
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.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1539
OCLC
NYPY96-F332
Title
Phoenix rising [videorecording] / [presented by] Dance Theatre of Harlem ; choreography by Arthur Mitchell and Billy Wilson ; music by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson.
Imprint
1987.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Credits
Scenery and costumes, Geoffrey Holder; lighting, Paul Sullivan.
Performer
Danced by Dance Theatre of Harlem: Cassandra Phifer, Sharon Bogan, Nicolette Marshall, Felicity De Jager, Theara Ward, and others. The casts may differ in the three performances recorded on this tape.
Conductor, Dr. Leslie Dunner.
Event
Videotaped in performance at Aaron Davis Hall, City College of New York, New York, on March 24 and 25 (matinee and evening), 1987.
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 9-5098.
Added Author
Phifer-Moore, Cassandra, dancer.
Bogan, Sharon, dancer.
Marshall, Nicolette, dancer.
De Jager, Felicity, dancer.
Ward, Theara, dancer.
Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- choreographer.
Wilson, Billy, 1935-1994, choreographer.
Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor. Composer
Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, set designer.
Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, costume designer.
Sullivan, Paul. Lighting designer
Dunner, Leslie Byron. Conductor
Dance Theatre of Harlem.
DHCA.
Added Title
Phoenix rising (Choreographic work : Mitchell and Wilson)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-1539
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