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Dancing in the light
- Title
- Dancing in the light [videorecording] / produced by Jodee Nimerichter ; directed and written by Madison Davis Lacy ; a production of the American Dance Festival, in association with Thirteen/WNET New York.
- Publication
- West Long Branch, N.J. : Kultur, c2007.
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 videodisc (55 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- A selection of six dance compositions by African American choreographers, introduced and contextualized by Taye Diggs.
- Series Statement
- Dance in America
- Uniform Title
- Awassa astrige (Choreographic work : Dafora)
- Jazz "hot" (Choreographic work : Dunham)
- Strange fruit (Choreographic work : Primus)
- Southern landscape (Choreographic work : Beatty)
- Rainbow 'round my shoulder (Choreographic work : McKayle)
- D-man in the waters (Choreographic work : Jones). Section 1.
- Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
- Alternative Title
- American Dance Festival's Dancing in the light : six dances by African-American choreographers
- Six dances by African-American choreographers
- Subject
- Note
- Originally produced as an episode of the television program Great performances : Dance in America in 2007.
- Credits (note)
- Executive producer, Charles L. Reinhart ; edited by Girish Bhargava ; camera, Ed Fussell, Ronnie Smith, Tom Hurwitz ; lighting designer, Alan Adelman ; script coordinator, Daisy Pommer.
- Event (note)
- Dances recorded in performance at the 2001 American Dance Festival.
- System Details (note)
- DVD, NTSC; Dolby digital.
- Language (note)
- In English.
- Contents
- Awassa astrige-Ostrich / Asadata Dafora (5 min.) -- Barrelhouse blues (excerpt) / Katherine Dunham (6 min.) -- Strange fruit / Pearl Primus (3 min.) -- Mourner's bench / Talley Beatty (6 min.) -- Rainbow 'round my shoulder / Donald McKayle (18 min.) -- D-Man in the waters, section 1 / Bill T. Jones (15 min.) -- [Closing credits] (2 min.).
- Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-3730
- ISBN
- 9780769785202
- 0769785204
- LCCN
- 032031425194
- OCLC
- 145525240
- Title
- Dancing in the light [videorecording] / produced by Jodee Nimerichter ; directed and written by Madison Davis Lacy ; a production of the American Dance Festival, in association with Thirteen/WNET New York.
- Imprint
- West Long Branch, N.J. : Kultur, c2007.
- Edition
- Widescreen format.
- Series
- Dance in America
- System Details
- DVD, NTSC; Dolby digital.
- Performer
- Host, Taye Diggs ; dancers & musicians vary for each selection.
- Credits
- Executive producer, Charles L. Reinhart ; edited by Girish Bhargava ; camera, Ed Fussell, Ronnie Smith, Tom Hurwitz ; lighting designer, Alan Adelman ; script coordinator, Daisy Pommer.
- Event
- Dances recorded in performance at the 2001 American Dance Festival.
- Language
- In English.
- Added Author
- Nimerichter, Jodee.Lacy, Madison Davis.Diggs, Taye.Dafora, Asadata, 1890-1965.Dunham, Katherine.Primus, Pearl.Beatty, Talley.McKayle, Donald, 1930-2018.Jones, Bill T.American Dance Festival.WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)Kultur International Films.
- Added Title
- Awassa astrige (Choreographic work : Dafora)Jazz "hot" (Choreographic work : Dunham)Strange fruit (Choreographic work : Primus)Southern landscape (Choreographic work : Beatty)Rainbow 'round my shoulder (Choreographic work : McKayle)D-man in the waters (Choreographic work : Jones). Section 1.Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
- Other Standard Identifier
- 032031425194
- Publisher No.
- D4251 Kultur
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-3730