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[Leni Wylliams in Martin]

Title
[Leni Wylliams in Martin] [videorecording] / KCET/Los Angeles ; directed by Gordon Parks ; produced by Grace Blake ; choreography by Rael Lamb ; music and libretto by Gordon Parks.
Publication
Los Angeles, Calif. : KCET, c1990.

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Additional Authors
  • Wylliams, Leni, 1961-1996
  • Jones, John, 1937-
  • Rohan, Sheila
  • Martin, Kevin
  • Williams, Rodni
  • Taylor, Endalyn
  • King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
  • Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006.
  • Lamb, Rael
  • Burbridge, Edward.
  • Johnson, Bernard.
  • Blake, Grace.
  • KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (11 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Excerpts from Martin, a ballet commemorating key events in the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Ray Steehler.
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Black films and programs.
  • Video.
Note
  • Accompanied by letter from Ray Steehler, supplying cast.
Credits (note)
  • Assistant choreographer, Leni Wylliams ; production design, Edward Burbridge ; costumes, Bernard Johnson ; executive producer, Gordon Parks.
Performer (note)
  • John Jones (Martin), Sheila Rohan (Rosa Parks), James E. Murphy (assassin), and others (see below).
Contents
  • [Opening scene].
  • Act III, Letter from Birmingham jail / danced by Sheila Rohan, partnered by Leni Wylliams and Kevin Martin, with Tracey Rounds, Cynthia Yvette Lee, Helaine Worrell, and Endalyn Taylor ; cellist, Kermit Moore.
  • Act V, Mourning place / danced by Sheila Rohan, partnered by Leni Wylliams, Eugene Niles, Todd Hunter, Rodni Williams, and Jerrie Hall.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3365
OCLC
NYPY99-F506
Title
[Leni Wylliams in Martin] [videorecording] / KCET/Los Angeles ; directed by Gordon Parks ; produced by Grace Blake ; choreography by Rael Lamb ; music and libretto by Gordon Parks.
Imprint
Los Angeles, Calif. : KCET, c1990.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Credits
Assistant choreographer, Leni Wylliams ; production design, Edward Burbridge ; costumes, Bernard Johnson ; executive producer, Gordon Parks.
Cast
John Jones (Martin), Sheila Rohan (Rosa Parks), James E. Murphy (assassin), and others (see below).
Performer
Music played by the Munich Symphony, conducted by Henry Brant.
Local Subject
Television. Martin.
Added Author
Wylliams, Leni, 1961-1996, choreographer, dancer.
Jones, John, 1937- dancer.
Rohan, Sheila, dancer.
Martin, Kevin, dancer.
Williams, Rodni, dancer.
Taylor, Endalyn, dancer.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006. Producer. Director. Composer. Librettist
Lamb, Rael, choreographer.
Burbridge, Edward. Set designer
Johnson, Bernard. Costume designer
Blake, Grace. Producer
KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3365
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