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Banda

Title
Banda [videorecording] / [presented by] Dance Theatre of Harlem ; artistic direction by Arthur Mitchell ; choreography, music, scenery and costumes by Geoffrey Holder.
Publication
c1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014
  • Parson, Camille
  • Williams, Donald
  • Thielen, Ramon
  • Burns, Mark
  • Thomas, Kevin (Dancer)
  • Smith, Lowell, 1951-2007
  • Thornton, Clarke W.
  • Wynn, Zelda.
  • Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-
  • Shepard, Bobby.
  • Bernadi, François.
  • Dance Theatre of Harlem.
  • New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (34 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Performance preceded by views of a painting by Geoffrey Holder and a voice-over by Holder, dedicating the ballet to voudoun priest André Pierre.
Uniform Title
Banda (Choreographic work : Holder)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • This recording also appears on *MGZIA 4-3679 Dance Theatre of Harlem, but without the introductory voice-over and painting by Geoffrey Holder.
  • Recording made possible by the cooperation of Dance Theatre of Harlem, City Center, American Guild of Musical Artists (A.G.M.A.), American Federation of Musicians, Local 802, International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.), Local One, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Collection, The New York Public Library.
Credits (note)
  • Costume execution, Zelda Wynn ; lighting, Clarke W. Thornton.
Performer (note)
  • Camille Parson (mother) ; Donald Williams (Baron Samedi) ; Ramon Thielen, Mark Burns, Kevin Thomas (priests) ; Lowell Smith (man with coffin) ; Akua Parker, Kristen Clement, Rejane Duarte, Miranda Ellis, Amanda Fitzgerald, Tiffany Glenn, Amy Johnson, Tiffany Higginbotham (female mourners) ; Preston Dugger III, Jean-Aurel Maurice, Shomaree Potter, Ricky Resjian, Nathaniel Stokes, Chantler Townsend (male mourners).
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at City Center, New York, on September 29, 1999 ; video direction, Robert Shepard ; editing, François Bernadi.
Funding (note)
  • This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
  • Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3706
OCLC
NYPY00-F393
Title
Banda [videorecording] / [presented by] Dance Theatre of Harlem ; artistic direction by Arthur Mitchell ; choreography, music, scenery and costumes by Geoffrey Holder.
Imprint
c1999.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Videotaped in performance at City Center, New York, on September 29, 1999 ; video direction, Robert Shepard ; editing, François Bernadi.
Credits
Costume execution, Zelda Wynn ; lighting, Clarke W. Thornton.
Performer
Danced by Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Cast
Camille Parson (mother) ; Donald Williams (Baron Samedi) ; Ramon Thielen, Mark Burns, Kevin Thomas (priests) ; Lowell Smith (man with coffin) ; Akua Parker, Kristen Clement, Rejane Duarte, Miranda Ellis, Amanda Fitzgerald, Tiffany Glenn, Amy Johnson, Tiffany Higginbotham (female mourners) ; Preston Dugger III, Jean-Aurel Maurice, Shomaree Potter, Ricky Resjian, Nathaniel Stokes, Chantler Townsend (male mourners).
Performer
Conductor: Joseph E. Fields.
Funding
This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Added Author
Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, speaker.
Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, choreographer.
Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, designer.
Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, costume designer.
Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, composer.
Parson, Camille, dancer.
Williams, Donald, dancer.
Thielen, Ramon, dancer.
Burns, Mark, dancer.
Thomas, Kevin (Dancer)
Smith, Lowell, 1951-2007, dancer.
Thornton, Clarke W. Lighting designer
Wynn, Zelda. Costume designer
Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- Director
Shepard, Bobby. Director
Bernadi, François. Film editor
Dance Theatre of Harlem.
New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
DHCA.
Added Title
Banda (Choreographic work : Holder)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3706
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