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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Title: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater [videorecording] / artistic director, Judith Jamison.
Publication: c2006.

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Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (87 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Four modern dance works: three world premieres (Ife/My heart, Acceptance in surrender, Reminiscin') and one company premiere (Solo).

Uniform Title

Ife/My heart (Choreographic work : Brown)
Acceptance in surrender (Choreographic work : Boykin, Jackson, and Rushing)
Solo (Choreographic work : Manen)
Reminiscin' (Choreographic work : Jamison)

Genre/Form

Dance.
Video.

Note

Recording made possible by the cooperation of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, City Center, American Guild of Musical Artists (A.G.M.A.), 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 Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Credits (note)

Video production: producer, Bobby Shepard; editor, François Bernadi; cameramen, Ronald Gray, John Pinderhughes.

Event (note)

Videotaped in performance at City Center, New York City, Dec. 30, 2005; video documentation, Bobby Shepard.

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.

System Details (note)

DVD.

Contents

Ife/My heart (2005) / choreography, Ronald K. Brown ; assistant to the choreographer, Arcell Cabuag ; music, Solomon G. Illori (Prayer from The African Beat, Art Blakey & The Afro Drum Ensemble), poem written by Nikki Giovanni (My house from POEMS), James H. Bey (Tobi Ilu from The African Beat, Art Blakey & The Afro Drum Ensemble), Ballet Folklorico Cutumba (Ochun Dide), Ursula Rucker (Release), arranged & mixed by Louie Vega ; costume design, Omatayo Wunmi Olaiya ; lighting design, Brenda Gray ; dancers, Renee Robinson, Glenn Allen Sims, Jamar Roberts, Kirven J. Boyd, Asha Thomas, Matthew Rushing, Linda Celeste Sims, Amos J. Machinic, Jr., Roxanne Lyst (ca. 25 min.).
Acceptance in surrender (2005) / choreography, Hope Boykin, Abdur-Rahim Jackson, Matthew Rushing ; original composition, Philip Hamilton, (Seven steps) composed by Philip Hamilton and Peter Jones ; additional music, Roberta Flack (Mood), Donny Hathaway ; costume design, Hope Boykin, Abdur-Rahim Jackson, Matthew Rushing ; costume consultant, Jon Taylor ; lighting design, Al Crawford ; dancers, Renee Robinson, Jamar Roberts, Vernard J. Gilmore, Amos J. Machanic, Jr. (ca. 17 min.).
Solo (1997) / choreography, Hans van Manen ; staged by Mea van Dijken Venema ; music, Johann Sebastian Bach ; costume design, Keso Dekker ; lighting design, Joop Caboort ; dancers, Clifton Brown, Gleen Allen Sims, Matthew Rushing (ca. 8 min.).
Reminiscin' (2005) / choreography, Judith Jamison ; music, original soundscape and compositions by Darrin Ross, (Love me or leave me) written by Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn, performed by Sarah Vaughan, (A tisket, a tasket) written by Ella Fitzgerald and Van Alexander, performed by Ella Fitzgerald, (A case of you) written by Joni Mitchell, performed by Diana Krall, (Oh, lady, be good) written by George and Ira Gershwin, performed by Regina Carter, (Mandingo Street) written and arranged by David Passick Entertainment, performed by Richard Bona and Regina Carter, (Always) music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, performed by Roberta Flack, (Love me or leave me) written by Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn, performed by Nina Simone ; costume design, Ann Hould Ward ; lighting design, Tim Hunter ; scenic design, Michael Fagin ; assistant to the choreographer, Clifton Brown ; dancers, Renee Robinson, Dwana Adiaha Smallwood, Linda Celeste Sims, Asha Thomas, Wendy White Sasser, Hope Boykin, Matthew Rushing, Glenn Allen Sims, Vernard J. Gilmore, Clifton Brown, Kirven J. Boyd (ca. 37 min.).

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1683

OCLC

45535736
NYPY06-F95

Title

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater [videorecording] / artistic director, Judith Jamison.

Imprint

c2006.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

System Details

DVD.

Credits

Video production: producer, Bobby Shepard; editor, François Bernadi; cameramen, Ronald Gray, John Pinderhughes.

Performer

Danced by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Event

Videotaped in performance at City Center, New York City, Dec. 30, 2005; video documentation, Bobby Shepard.

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.

Local Note

House program available in *MGZB Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Added Author

Jamison, Judith, director.

Jamison, Judith, choreographer.

Brown, Ronald K., 1966- choreographer.

Manen, Hans van, 1932- choreographer.

Boykin, Hope, choreographer.

Boykin, Hope, dancer.

Boykin, Hope, costume designer.

Jackson, Abdur-Rahim, choreographer.

Jackson, Abdur-Rahim, dancer.

Jackson, Abdur-Rahim, costume designer.

Rushing, Matthew, 1973- choreographer.

Rushing, Matthew, 1973- dancer.

Rushing, Matthew, 1973- costume designer.

Robinson, Renée, dancer.

Sims, Glenn A. (Glenn Allen), dancer.

Roberts, Jamar, dancer.

Boyd, Kirven J., dancer.

Thomas, Asha, dancer.

Sims, Linda Celeste, dancer.

Machanic, Amos J., Jr., dancer.

Lyst, Roxanne, dancer.

Gilmore, Vernard J., dancer.

Brown, Clifton, dancer.

Smallwood, Dwana, dancer.

Sasser, Wendy White, dancer.

Cabuag, Arcell.

Olaiya, Wunmi, costume designer.

Gray, Brenda, lighting designer.

Blakey, Art, 1919-1990, composer.

Giovanni, Nikki.

Bey, Chief, author.

Little Louie, producer.

Hamilton, Philip, composer.

Jones, Peter, composer.

Hathaway, Donny, singer.

Crawford, Al, lighting designer.

Venema, Mea.

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750, composer.

Dekker, Keso, costume designer.

Caboort, Joop, lighting designer.

Hould-Ward, Ann, costume designer

Hunter, Tim, lighting designer.

Fagin, Michael, set designer.

Ross, Darrin, composer.

Fitzgerald, Ella, vocalist.

Vaughan, Sarah, 1924-1990, vocalist.

Krall, Diana, vocalist.

Mitchell, Joni, composer.

Carter, Regina, instrumentalist.

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937, composer.

Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983, composer.

Bona, Richard, vocalist.

Flack, Roberta, composer.

Flack, Roberta, vocalist.

Simone, Nina, 1933-2003, vocalist.

Shepard, Bobby, videographer.

Bernadi, François, editor of moving image work.

Gray, Ronald, videographer.

Pinderhughes, John, 1946- videographer.

Ballet Folklorico Cutumba.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Afro-Drum Ensemble.

New York Public Library. Dance Division.

Added Title

Ife/My heart (Choreographic work : Brown)

Acceptance in surrender (Choreographic work : Boykin, Jackson, and Rushing)

Solo (Choreographic work : Manen)

Reminiscin' (Choreographic work : Jamison)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1683

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