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Salute to Dancers for Life

Title
Salute to Dancers for Life [videorecording] / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; directed by Joan Tosoni ; produced by Veronica Tennant.
Publication
Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, c1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Tennant, Veronica
  • Carver, Brent
  • Highway, Tomson
  • Douglas, William
  • Armstrong, Trish
  • Prebianca, Lisa
  • MacArthur, Dee-Dee
  • Trudelle, Monique
  • Boardman, Andrea
  • Reid, Derek A.
  • Wilds, Robin
  • Desrosiers, Robert
  • Gillis, Margie
  • Hart, Evelyn, 1956-
  • Harrington, Rex
  • Lecavalier, Louise
  • Weikert, Donald
  • Kain, Karen
  • Conn, Robert
  • Beckon, Stephen
  • Grundy, Pamela
  • Kastrau, Eddie
  • Michaud, Gerald
  • Nann, Andrea
  • Tosoni, Joan
  • Chiasson, Paul
  • Densham, Gil
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
  • Duato, Nacho
  • Bissainthe, Toto
  • Lang, John
  • O'Connor, Sinéad
  • Kylian, Jiri, 1947-
  • Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918
  • Lock, Edouard
  • Zappa, Frank
  • Petit, Roland, 1924-2011
  • Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875
  • Grossman, Danny
  • Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  • Dancers for Life (Benefit performance)
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (51 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Telecast of a benefit performance presented onstage by Dancers for Life, and screened by CBC Television as a special presentation in tribute to World AIDS Day. In addition to the stage performance, the telecast includes brief commentaries by Robert Desrosiers, Margie Gillis, Rex Harrington, Evelyn Hart, Karen Kain, and Andrea Boardman.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Veronica Tennant/Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Uniform Title
  • Nuages (Choreographic work : Kylián)
  • Infante (Choreographic work : Lock)
  • Carmen (Choreographic work : Petit)
Subject
  • AIDS benefits
  • Benefit performances
  • Dancers > Canada
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Production design, Paul Chiasson ; lighting, Gilray Densham.
Event (note)
  • Telecast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on December 1, 1994.
Contents
  • Close brush with dance / choreography, Pamela Grundy ; music, Duke Ellington ; danced by Trish Armstrong, Lisa Prebianca, Dee-Dee MacArthur, Monique Trudelle.
  • Rassemblement / choreography, Nacho Duato ; music, Toto Bissainthe ; danced by Andrea Boardman and Derek Reid of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens.
  • Double man / choreography, Robert Desrosiers ; music, John Lang, Ron Allen ; danced by Robin Wilds and Robert Desrosiers of Desrosiers Dance Theatre.
  • Torn roots, broken branches / choreography and performance, Margie Gillis ; music, Sinead O'Connor.
  • Nuages / choreography, Jiří Kylián ; music, Claude Debussy ; danced by Evelyn Hart (Royal Winnipeg Ballet) and Rex Harrington (National Ballet of Canada).
  • Infante / choreography, Edouard Lock ; music, Frank Zappa ; danced by Louise Lecavalier and Donald Weikert of La La La Human Steps.
  • Carmen: pas de deux / choreography, Roland Petit ; music, Georges Bizet ; danced by Karen Kain and Robert Conn of the National Ballet of Canada.
  • Nobody's business / choreography, Danny Grossman ; music, Jelly Roll Morton ; danced by Stephan Beckon, Pamela Grundy, Eddie Kastrau, Dee-Dee MacArthur, Gerald Michaud, and Andrea Nann of the Danny Grossman Dance Company.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3209
OCLC
NYPY98-F3253
Title
Salute to Dancers for Life [videorecording] / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; directed by Joan Tosoni ; produced by Veronica Tennant.
Imprint
Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, c1994.
Country of Producing Entity
Canada.
Performer
Hosts (in order of appearance): Veronica Tennant, Brent Carver, Tomson Highway, William Douglas.
Credits
Production design, Paul Chiasson ; lighting, Gilray Densham.
Event
Telecast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on December 1, 1994.
Added Author
Tennant, Veronica, producer, host.
Carver, Brent, host.
Highway, Tomson, host.
Douglas, William, host.
Armstrong, Trish, dancer.
Prebianca, Lisa, dancer.
MacArthur, Dee-Dee, dancer.
Trudelle, Monique, dancer.
Boardman, Andrea, dancer.
Reid, Derek A., dancer.
Wilds, Robin, dancer.
Desrosiers, Robert, choreographer, dancer.
Gillis, Margie, choreographer, dancer.
Hart, Evelyn, 1956- dancer.
Harrington, Rex, dancer.
Lecavalier, Louise, dancer.
Weikert, Donald, dancer.
Kain, Karen, dancer.
Conn, Robert, dancer.
Beckon, Stephen, dancer.
Grundy, Pamela, choreographer, dancer.
Kastrau, Eddie, dancer.
Michaud, Gerald, dancer.
Nann, Andrea, dancer.
Tosoni, Joan, director.
Chiasson, Paul, designer.
Densham, Gil, lighting designer.
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974, composer.
Duato, Nacho, choreographer.
Bissainthe, Toto, composer.
Lang, John, composer.
O'Connor, Sinéad, composer.
Kylian, Jiri, 1947- choreographer.
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918, composer.
Lock, Edouard, choreographer.
Zappa, Frank, composer.
Petit, Roland, 1924-2011, choreographer.
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875, composer.
Grossman, Danny, choreographer.
Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941, composer.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Dancers for Life (Benefit performance)
DHCA.
Added Title
Nuages (Choreographic work : Kylián)
Infante (Choreographic work : Lock)
Carmen (Choreographic work : Petit)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3209
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