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Harlem is--dance celebrating the living legacy of dance in Harlem

Title
Harlem is--dance [videorecording] : celebrating the living legacy of dance in Harlem / produced by Community Works and New Heritage Theater Group ; executive producers, Barbara Horowitz and Voza Rivers.
Publication
c2004.

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Additional Authors
  • Williams, Ruth.
  • Husbands, Olabamidele A.
  • Brooks, Marie, 1929-
  • Clark, Kenneth Bancroft, 1914-2005
  • Clark, Mamie Phipps.
  • Horowitz, Barbara.
  • Rivers, Voza.
  • Shepard, Bobby.
  • Bernadi, François.
  • Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers.
  • Community Works.
  • New Heritage Theater Group.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (84 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Performance presented as part of Harlem is--, a public art and education program of Community Works. This performance pays tribute to three exemplary teachers of dance: Ruth Williams, Dele Husbands, and Marie Brooks. Presentations are made to each teacher, and their students appear in modern, jazz, African, and Afro-Caribbean dance numbers. The Council of the City of New York also presents a proclamation in honor of Kenneth B. Clark and Mamie P. Clark. An 8 min. promotional video precedes the full performance (ca. 76 min.).
Subject
  • Dance teachers > New York (State) > New York > Harlem
  • Dance schools > New York (State) > New York > Harlem
  • African American dancers > New York (State) > New York
  • Child dancers
  • Dance, Black > New York (State) > New York
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Barbara Horowitz.
  • Honorees: Ruth Williams, Dele Husbands, Marie Brooks.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at Aaron Davis Hall, New York, N.Y., on May 16, 2004; video production: director of photography, Bobby Shepard; editing, François Bernadi.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7577
OCLC
NYPY04-F255
Title
Harlem is--dance [videorecording] : celebrating the living legacy of dance in Harlem / produced by Community Works and New Heritage Theater Group ; executive producers, Barbara Horowitz and Voza Rivers.
Imprint
c2004.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Videotaped in performance at Aaron Davis Hall, New York, N.Y., on May 16, 2004; video production: director of photography, Bobby Shepard; editing, François Bernadi.
Performer
Host: Barbara Horowitz.
Honorees: Ruth Williams, Dele Husbands, Marie Brooks.
Performers: students of the Ruth Williams Dance Studio; P.S. 315 dance students under the direction of Dele Husbands; Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dance Theater.
Added Author
Williams, Ruth. Honoree
Husbands, Olabamidele A. Honoree. Speaker
Brooks, Marie, 1929- Honoree. Speaker
Clark, Kenneth Bancroft, 1914-2005, honoree.
Clark, Mamie Phipps. Honoree
Horowitz, Barbara. Host. Producer
Rivers, Voza. Producer
Shepard, Bobby.
Bernadi, François. Film editor
Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers.
Community Works.
New Heritage Theater Group.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-7577
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