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DanceAfrica '99 hear the movement, see the rhythm

Title
DanceAfrica '99 [videorecording] : hear the movement, see the rhythm / presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music ; artistic direction by Chuck Davis.
Publication
c1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Gilreath, Nena
  • Davis, Chuck, 1937-
  • Lucas, Waverly
  • Konya, Joseph
  • Grant, William H., III
  • Woolbright, Ngoma.
  • Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien.
  • Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
  • DanceAfrica (Festival)
  • Ishangi African Dancers.
  • Ballethnic Dance Company.
  • Mizizi (Dance company)
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.
  • Character Generators/Video.
  • DHCA.
Description
4 videocassettes (194 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Uniform Title
Sanctity (Choreographic work : Lucas)
Subject
  • Dance > Kenya
  • Drummers (Musicians)
  • Dance, Black > New York (State) > New York
  • Child dancers
  • Dance, Black > United States
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Accompanied by house program.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • Stage manager, N'Goma Woolbright ; assistant stage manager, Normadien Woolbright ; production stage manager, Kimberly M. Palma ; lighting, William H. Grant III.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at BAM Opera House, Brooklyn, New York, on May 30, 1999, by Character Generators Inc. ; cameraperson, Mark Robison.
Contents
  • Cassette 1 (ca. 54 min.). Griot -- Drum call -- Gathering / performed by BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble -- Rites of passage / performed by Ishangi African Dancers. Masquerade from the Mende people of West Africa, followed by dances by young women after their initiation rites -- [Speech] / by Chuck Davis -- Sanctity (world premiere) / choreography, Waverly Lucas ; original music, Gerard L. Reid, Ron Patterson ; costumes, Ballethnic costume shop ; performed by Ballethnic.
  • Cassette 2 (ca. 62 min.). Sanctity (continued) -- Rhythmic riches / performed by the BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble -- Umoja wenye lengo (Unity of purpose) / performed by Mizizi. The dance numbers, which are introduced orally, differ from those listed in the program. The final dance on this tape, Sukuti, includes audience participation.
  • Cassette 3 (ca. 17 min.). Umoja wenye lengo (continued) -- Bows, finale / with announcements by Chuck Davis.
  • Cassette 4 (ca. 61 min.). Continuation of DanceAfrica celebration outside Brooklyn Academy of Music. Includes additional performances and dancing by audience members, and a speech and closing prayer by Baba Kwame Ishangi.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3660
OCLC
NYPY99-F1369
Title
DanceAfrica '99 [videorecording] : hear the movement, see the rhythm / presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music ; artistic direction by Chuck Davis.
Imprint
c1999.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Videotaped in performance at BAM Opera House, Brooklyn, New York, on May 30, 1999, by Character Generators Inc. ; cameraperson, Mark Robison.
Credits
Stage manager, N'Goma Woolbright ; assistant stage manager, Normadien Woolbright ; production stage manager, Kimberly M. Palma ; lighting, William H. Grant III.
Performer
Performed by BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble, a youth group sponsored by the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.
Performed by Ishangi African Dancers: Baba Kwame Ishangi, Akua N. Ishangi, Arisa Ishangi, Asantewa Ishangi, Shenequa Ishangi, Kwabena Ishangi, Kiana Ishangi, Adwoa Kumasi, Adwoa Opanyin, Adwoa Zakee.
Performed by Ballethnic: founders/artistic directors, Waverly Lucas, Nena Gilreath ; dancers, Nena Gilreath, Amy Harold, Waverly Lucas, Heather Malone (apprentice), Crystal Peterson, Jose Rivera, Roscoe Sales, Salinee Vanichanan.
Performed by Mizizi: Joseph Konya, Jenipher Konya, Komora Wayu, Henry Matoke, Charles Okongo, Odhiambo Murunga, David Wachia, Barissa Dhidha, Sapron Lesorogol, Silvia Masimbo, Esther Wanjiku, Patricia Ochanda, Beatrice Ogada, Bakari Pepe, Ruth Agotsa, Johnson Muleka.
Restricted Access
Permission required.
Local Subject
Mask dances.
Initiation dances.
Local Subject
Dancers, Teen-age.
Open air performances -- United States.
Added Author
Gilreath, Nena, dancer.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- director.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- speaker.
Lucas, Waverly, choreographer, dancer.
Konya, Joseph, dancer.
Grant, William H., III, lighting designer.
Woolbright, Ngoma.
Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien.
Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.
DanceAfrica (Festival)
Ishangi African Dancers.
Ballethnic Dance Company.
Mizizi (Dance company)
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.
Character Generators/Video.
DHCA.
Added Title
Sanctity (Choreographic work : Lucas)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3660
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