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Dirt road Morticia Supreme's revue

Title
Dirt road [videorecording] : Morticia Supreme's revue / presented by Dance Theater Workshop and Performance Space 122 ; choreography by Ronald K. Brown.
Publication
c1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Sunbeam, Harmonica.
  • Redding-Jones, Renee
  • Ford, Niles
  • Oliver, Cynthia
  • Brown, Ronald K., 1966-
  • Mosley, Earl
  • Allen, Tamara.
  • Hemphill, Essex.
  • Woods, Donald W.
  • Hundley, Candace.
  • Sarmiento, Jaime Patricio.
  • Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
  • Dance Theater Workshop.
  • Performance Space 122.
  • Character Generators/Video.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (73 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
"A dance story about a black family on an intergenerational journey 'going home.'"
Donor/Sponsor
  • Gift of Ronald K. Brown.
  • Gift of Dance Theater Workshop, additional copy.
Uniform Title
Dirt road (Choreographic work : Brown)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Black films and programs.
Note
  • Accompanied by data sheet and publicity postcard.
Credits (note)
  • Music compilation of various artists, including Aretha Franklin, Sylvester, and Billie Holliday ; text, Essex Hemphill ("When my brother fell," "Heavy breathing"), Donald W. Woods ("Waiting"), Ronald K. Brown ("A lost brother and sister," "Morticia's text") ; set, Candace Hundley ; costumes, Jaime Patricio Sarmiento.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Harmonica Sunbeam as Morticia Supreme.
  • Renee Redding-Jones (mother), Niles Ford (father), Cynthia Oliver (sister sister), Ronald K. Brown (Jr.), Earl Mosley (Buddy).
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at Dance Theater Workshop's Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on October 29, 1994, by Character Generators inc. ; cameraperson, Mark Robison.
Contents
Cocktail party with singer -- Car wash -- Overture -- When my brother fell/The rescue -- Introduction of characters -- My brother -- Jr. -- Aspire -- Father and mother -- Waiting -- Strange fruit/The car trip home -- Mighty real/Church -- Heaven home.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2361
OCLC
NYPY97-F105
Title
Dirt road [videorecording] : Morticia Supreme's revue / presented by Dance Theater Workshop and Performance Space 122 ; choreography by Ronald K. Brown.
Imprint
c1994.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Videotaped in performance at Dance Theater Workshop's Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on October 29, 1994, by Character Generators inc. ; cameraperson, Mark Robison.
Credits
Music compilation of various artists, including Aretha Franklin, Sylvester, and Billie Holliday ; text, Essex Hemphill ("When my brother fell," "Heavy breathing"), Donald W. Woods ("Waiting"), Ronald K. Brown ("A lost brother and sister," "Morticia's text") ; set, Candace Hundley ; costumes, Jaime Patricio Sarmiento.
Performer
Host: Harmonica Sunbeam as Morticia Supreme.
Cast
Renee Redding-Jones (mother), Niles Ford (father), Cynthia Oliver (sister sister), Ronald K. Brown (Jr.), Earl Mosley (Buddy).
Performer
Vocalist: Tamara Allen.
Added Author
Sunbeam, Harmonica. Host
Redding-Jones, Renee, dancer.
Ford, Niles, dancer.
Oliver, Cynthia, dancer.
Brown, Ronald K., 1966- choreographer.
Brown, Ronald K., 1966- dancer.
Mosley, Earl, dancer.
Allen, Tamara. voc
Hemphill, Essex. Author in quotations or text abstracts
Woods, Donald W. Author in quotations or text abstracts
Hundley, Candace. Set designer
Sarmiento, Jaime Patricio. Costume designer
Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.
Dance Theater Workshop.
Performance Space 122.
Character Generators/Video.
DHCA.
Added Title
Dirt road (Choreographic work : Brown)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2361
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