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Dance women/Living legends a celebration of five African American women, their dance companies and their impact on American dance

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Dance women/Living legends [videorecording] : a celebration of five African American women, their dance companies and their impact on American dance / presented by Aaron Davis Hall's Masters Series ; co-presented with 651, an arts center at the BAM Majestic Theater, Brooklyn, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark.
Publication
c1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Jamison, Judith.
  • Faison, George, 1945-
  • Rodriguez, David D.
  • Blunden, Jeraldyne.
  • Brown, Joan Myers.
  • Robinson, Cleo Parker.
  • Washington, Lula.
  • Washington, Lula
  • Williams, Ann.
  • Parsons, David, 1959 October 29-
  • Martínez, Jaime.
  • Koeppen, Elizabeth.
  • Nascimento, Mílton, 1942-
  • Loquasto, Santo
  • Binkley, Howell
  • Dale, Bob (Composer)
  • Marsh, Tony.
  • Brown, Ronald K., 1966-
  • Olaiya, Wunmi.
  • Rice, Keith.
  • Rhoden, Dwight
  • Scott, Antonio Carlos.
  • Reich, Steve, 1936-
  • Woods, Collier.
  • Redding, Otis, 1941-1967.
  • Giannini, Christina.
  • Guruleva, Natasha.
  • Grant, William H., III.
  • Shepard, Bobby.
  • Dallas Black Dance Theatre.
  • Lula Washington Dance Theatre.
  • Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble.
  • Dayton Contemporary Dance Company.
  • Philadelphia Dance Company.
  • New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
  • DHCA.
Description
3 videodiscs (NTSC) (127 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Performance in honor of five African American women who are founders and/or artistic directors of notable dance companies: Jeraldyne Blunden of Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Joan Myers Brown of Philadelphia Dance Company/Philadanco, Cleo Parker Robinson of the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Lula Washington of Lula Washington Dance Theatre, and Ann M. Williams of Dallas Black Dance Theatre.
Uniform Title
  • Nascimento (Choreographic work : Parsons)
  • Check this out! (Choreographic work : Washington)
  • Ebony magazine: to a village (Choreographic work : Brown)
  • Time piece (Choreographic work : Rhoden)
  • Suite Otis (Choreographic work : Faison)
Subject
  • Blunden, Jeraldyne
  • Brown, Joan Myers
  • Robinson, Cleo Parker
  • Washington, Lula
  • Williams. Ann
  • African American dance
  • African Americans in the performing arts
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Accompanied by house program.
  • Recording made possible by the cooperation of the artists of Dance women/Living legends, Aaron Davis Hall, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library.
Performer (note)
  • Hosts: Judith Jamison, George Faison.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at Aaron Davis Hall, City College, New York, on November 15, 1997 (8:00PM) ; director/camera operator, Robert Shepard ; camera operator, Ronald Gray.
Funding (note)
  • Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
  • Disc 1. Opening remarks (ca. 8 min.) / by Judith Jamison and George Faison.
  • Nascimento (ca. 21 min.) / choreography, David Parsons, staged by Jaime Martinez and Elizabeth Koeppen ; music, Mílton Nascimento ; costumes, Santo Loquasto ; lighting, Howell Binkley ; danced by Dallas Black Dance Theatre: Erin Printy, Katherine Biggs, Bernard Jackson, Chantel Marrow, Armando Silva, Allen Gartrell, DeMarcus Williams, Melissa M. Young.
  • Check this out! (ca. 15 min.) / choreography and costumes, Lula Washington ; original score created and performed by Bob Dale ; lighting and technical direction, Tony Marsh ; taped speech, Congresswoman Maxine Waters at the first A.M.E. Church shortly after the 1992 rebellion in Los Angeles ; rap concept and words, Lula Washington with the original dancers Atalya Bates, Maisha Brown, Tamica Washington, Ken Morris, Traviel Martino, Adrian Young ; speaker, Tamica Washington ; danced by Lula Washington Dance Theatre: Kim Borgaro, Katisha Brooks, Bernard Brown, Eugene Coates, Shameika Hines, Ken Morris, Mike Nakauchi, Nabachwa Ssensalo, Tamica Washington.
  • Disc 2. Ebony magazine: to a village (ca. 24 min.) / choreography, Ronald K. Brown ; original score and costumes, Wunmi Olaiya ; lighting, Keith Rice ; background vocals, Caron Wheeler ; danced by the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble: Randy Brooks, Mark Broomfield, Stephanie Carden, Brigette Dunn, Cedric E. Flynt, Marceline Freeman, Daniel Marshall, Jeffrey Patterson, Susan Richardson, Lisa Thomas, Nejla Yatkin.
  • [Speech] (ca. 6 min.) / by George Faison.
  • Time piece [excerpts] (ca. 25 min.) / choreography and costumes, Dwight Rhoden ; music, Antonio Carlos Scott and Steve Reich ; costume execution, Maurita Elam ; lighting, Collier Woods ; lighting design execution, Brent Woods ; danced by Dayton Contemporary Dance Company: Monnette Bariel, Maria Berman, Shana Bloodsaw, Ferdinand de Jésus, Gina Gardner, Terence Green, G.D. Harris, DeShona Pepper, Greer Reed, Angela Reid, Jerome Stigler, Sheri Williams.
  • Disc 3. Suite Otis (ca. 23 min.) / choreography, George Faison ; music, Otis Redding ; costumes, A. Christina Giannini and Natasha Guruleva ; lighting: William H. Grant, III ; danced by Philadelphia Dance Company/Philadanco: Kim Y. Bears, Hope L. Boykin, Brandon Ellis, Morris Edward Gaines, Curtis C. Glover, William N. Grinton, Gabriele Tesfa Guma, Kevin Thomas Malone, W. Pennington Miller II, Karen More, Desiree Lynn Piña, Allyson Triplett, Tracy Vogt, Candace A. Whitaker.
  • [Closing speech] (ca. 5 min.) / by David D. Rodriguez, executive director of Aaron Davis Hall ; includes introduction of the five honorees.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3001
OCLC
NYPY98-F2582
Title
Dance women/Living legends [videorecording] : a celebration of five African American women, their dance companies and their impact on American dance / presented by Aaron Davis Hall's Masters Series ; co-presented with 651, an arts center at the BAM Majestic Theater, Brooklyn, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark.
Imprint
c1997.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
System Details
DVD.
Performer
Hosts: Judith Jamison, George Faison.
Danced by Dallas Black Dance Theatre ; artistic director, Ann Williams.
Danced by Lula Washington Dance Theatre ; artistic director, Lula Washington.
Danced by the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble ; artistic director, Lula Washington.
Danced by Dayton Contemporary Dance Company ; artistic director, Jeraldyne Blunden.
Danced by Philadelphia Dance Company/Philadanco ; artistic director, Joan Myers Brown.
Event
Videotaped in performance at Aaron Davis Hall, City College, New York, on November 15, 1997 (8:00PM) ; director/camera operator, Robert Shepard ; camera operator, Ronald Gray.
Funding
Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Local Note
Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-5394.
Added Author
Jamison, Judith. Host
Faison, George, 1945- host.
Faison, George, 1945- speaker.
Faison, George, 1945- choreographer.
Rodriguez, David D. Speaker
Blunden, Jeraldyne. Honoree
Brown, Joan Myers. Honoree
Robinson, Cleo Parker. Honoree
Washington, Lula. Honoree
Washington, Lula, choreographer.
Washington, Lula. Costume designer
Williams, Ann. Honoree
Parsons, David, 1959 October 29- choreographer.
Martínez, Jaime. Restager
Koeppen, Elizabeth. Restager
Nascimento, Mílton, 1942- Composer
Loquasto, Santo, costume designer.
Binkley, Howell, lighting designer.
Dale, Bob (Composer)
Marsh, Tony. Lighting designer
Brown, Ronald K., 1966- choreographer.
Olaiya, Wunmi. Composer. Costume designer
Rice, Keith. Lighting designer
Rhoden, Dwight, choreographer. Costume designer
Scott, Antonio Carlos. Composer
Reich, Steve, 1936- Composer
Woods, Collier. Lighting designer
Redding, Otis, 1941-1967. Composer
Giannini, Christina. Costume designer
Guruleva, Natasha. Costume designer
Grant, William H., III. Lighting designer
Shepard, Bobby. Videographer
Dallas Black Dance Theatre.
Lula Washington Dance Theatre.
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble.
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company.
Philadelphia Dance Company.
New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
DHCA.
Added Title
Nascimento (Choreographic work : Parsons)
Check this out! (Choreographic work : Washington)
Ebony magazine: to a village (Choreographic work : Brown)
Time piece (Choreographic work : Rhoden)
Suite Otis (Choreographic work : Faison)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3001
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