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African American choreographers panel discussion

Title
African American choreographers [videorecording] : panel discussion / moderator, Zita Allen ; series producer, Alan Pally ; presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Publication
c2009.

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Additional Authors
  • Pally, Alan J.
  • Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-
  • Garland, Rober
  • Johnson, Louis, 1930-
  • Saunders, Keith A., 1953-
  • Van Heerden, Augustus
  • Ward, Penny
  • Dance Theatre of Harlem.
  • Penny Ward/Video.
  • New York Public Library. Dance Division.
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (88 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Panel discusses the role Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) played in their lives, compares European companies to DTH, differences for young African-American dancers now compared to the past, experiences when coming to DTH, discussion of Louis Johnson's Forces of rhythm, racism within ballet companies, the span of repertory and training needed to perform with DTH, what DTH does for audiences by touring and performing lecture demonstrations, why DTH is still an important company, and concludes with a question and answer session.
Subject
  • Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-
  • Garland, Robert
  • Saunders, Keith A., 1953-
  • Johnson, Louis, 1930-
  • Van Heerden, Augustus
  • Dance Theatre of Harlem
  • Forces of rhythm (Choreographic work : Johnson)
  • Racism
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Recording made possible by the cooperation of the Dance Theatre of Harlem ; Public Programs, The New York Public Library ; and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
  • This program is presented in conjunction with the New York Public Library's exhibition entitled, 40 years of firsts; Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Credits (note)
  • Videographer, Penny Ward (Penny Ward/Video).
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y.,on May 7, 2009.
Funding (note)
  • The assistance of the National Endowment for the Arts is gratefully acknowledged.
  • The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the assistance of The Jerome Robbins Foundation.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, transferred from DVCam cassette.
Contents
[Introduction] (ca. 4 min.) / by Alan Pally -- Panel discussion (ca. 76 min.) -- [Conclusion] (6 min.) / by Arthur Mitchell.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5504
OCLC
606852685
Title
African American choreographers [videorecording] : panel discussion / moderator, Zita Allen ; series producer, Alan Pally ; presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Imprint
c2009.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
System Details
DVD, transferred from DVCam cassette.
Event
Videotaped at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y.,on May 7, 2009.
Performer
Panelist: Robert Garland, Louis Johnson, Keith Saunders, Augustus Van Heerden.
Moderator, Zita Allen.
Credits
Videographer, Penny Ward (Penny Ward/Video).
Funding
The assistance of the National Endowment for the Arts is gratefully acknowledged.
The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the assistance of The Jerome Robbins Foundation.
Added Author
Pally, Alan J., speaker.
Pally, Alan J., producer.
Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- speaker.
Garland, Rober, speaker.
Johnson, Louis, 1930- speaker.
Saunders, Keith A., 1953- speaker.
Van Heerden, Augustus, speaker.
Ward, Penny, videographer.
Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Penny Ward/Video.
New York Public Library. Dance Division.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5504
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