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Title

Alvin Ailey: Memories and visions [videorecording] / presented by Phoenix Films, Inc. ; produced by Ellis Haizlip and Alonzo Brown, Jr. for WNET/13 as part of the PBS series Soul ; directed by Stan Lathan ; choreography by Alvin Ailey.

Publication

New York, N.Y. : WNET/13, 1974 ; St. Louis, Mo. : distributed by Phoenix Films & Video.

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Additional Authors

• Ray, Carline.
• Mitchell, Ella.
• Jamison, Judith
• Thompson, Clive, 1935-
• Williams, Dudley, 1938-2015
• Yarborough, Sara
• Yuan, Tina
• Parks, John
• Barnes, Thea
• Chaya, Masazumi
• Dove, Ulysses
• Jones, Melvin
• Kajiwara, Mari
• Kent, Linda
• Love, Edward
• Mercado, Hector
• Mueller, Christa
• Oka, Michihiko
• Pearl, Kenneth
• Rotardier, Kelvin
• Sapiro, Dana
• Spurlock, Estelle
• Waters, Sylvia
• Watson, Elbert Lee
• Wood, Donna, 1954-
• Woodin, Peter
• Sellers, John, 1924-
• Tarack, Gerald.
• Gordon, Honi.
• Grayson, Milt.
• Hathaway, Donny.
• Bibb, Leon.
• Ailey, Alvin
• Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958.
• Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981.
• Griffin, Chuck.
• Russell, Leon.
• Sciortino, Patrice.
• Roberts, Howard A., 1924-2011.
• Lathan, Stan
• Haizlip, Ellis B., 1932-
• Venza, Jac.
• Wightman, Robert.
• Ailey, Alvin.
• Howard Roberts Chorale.
• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
• Voices of East Harlem.
• Phoenix/BFA Films & Video.
• WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Description

1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (59 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

Excerpts from dances by Alvin Ailey. He is shown on camera and in voice-overs introducing the dances and discussing his work. Also shown is Mary Lou Williams briefly discussing with Ailey, at the beginning of Mary Lou's mass, the background for her music.

Uniform Title

• Blues suite (Choreographic work : Ailey)
• Lark ascending (Choreographic work : Ailey)
• Mary Lou's mass (Choreographic work : Ailey)
• Cry (Choreographic work : Ailey)
• Song for you (Choreographic work : Ailey)
• Hidden rites (Choreographic work : Ailey)

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Running time given as 54 min. on wrapper.

Contents

• Blues suite [excerpts] / music arranged and sung by Brother John Sellers.
• The lark ascending [excerpts] / music, Ralph Vaughan Williams ; solo danced by Sara Yarborough ; duet danced by Yarborough and Clive Thompson ; violin solo, Gerald Tarack.
• Mary Lou's Mass [excerpts] / music, Mary Lou Williams ; musical soloists, Mary Lou Williams (piano), Carline Ray, Honi Gordon, Milton Grayson, the Howard Roberts Chorale.
• Cry [excerpt] / music, Chuck Griffin ("Right on, be free") ; danced by Judith Jamison ; sung by the Voices of East Harlem.
• A song for you / words and music, Leon Russell ; danced by Dudley Williams ; sung by Donny Hathaway.
• Hidden rites [excerpts] / music, Patrice Sciortino (Les cyclopes) ; duets danced by Judith Jamison and John Parks, Tina Yuan and Clive Thompson.
• Revelations [excerpts] / music arranged by Howard A. Roberts ; musical soloists, Brother John Sellers, Ella Mitchell, Leon Bibb, Howard Roberts Chorale.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-5293

ISBN

0791922383

OCLC

• 45133657
• NYPY867030884-F

Title

Alvin Ailey: Memories and visions [videorecording] / presented by Phoenix Films, Inc. ; produced by Ellis Haizlip and Alonzo Brown, Jr. for WNET/13 as part of the PBS series Soul ; directed by Stan Lathan ; choreography by Alvin Ailey.

Imprint

New York, N.Y. : WNET/13, 1974 ; St. Louis, Mo. : distributed by Phoenix Films & Video.

Performer

Performed by members of the Alvin Ailey City Center Dance Theater: Nerissa Barnes, Masazumi Chaya, Ulysses Dove, Melvin Jones, Judith Jamison, Mari Kajiwara, Linda Kent, Edward Love, Hector Mercado, Christa Mueller, Michihiko Oka, John Parks, Kenneth Pearl, Kelvin Rotardier, Dana Sapiro, Estelle Spurlock, Clive Thompson, Sylvia Waters, Elbert Watson, Dudley Williams, Donna Wood, Peter Woodin, Sara Yarborough, and Tina Yuan.

Local Subject

Television. Alvin Ailey: Memories and visions.

Television. Blues suite.

Television. The lark ascending.

Television. Mary Lou's mass.

Television. Cry.

Television. A song for you.

Television. Hidden rites.

Television. Revelations.

Television. Soul.

Added Author

Ray, Carline. Musician

Mitchell, Ella. Musician

Jamison, Judith, dancer.

Thompson, Clive, 1935- dancer.

Williams, Dudley, 1938-2015, dancer.

Yarborough, Sara, dancer.

Yuan, Tina, dancer.

Parks, John, dancer.

Barnes, Thea, dancer.

Chaya, Masazumi, dancer.

Dove, Ulysses, dancer.

Jones, Melvin, dancer.

Kajiwara, Mari, dancer.

Kent, Linda, dancer.

Love, Edward, dancer.

Mercado, Hector, dancer.

Mueller, Christa, dancer.

Oka, Michihiko, dancer.

Pearl, Kenneth, dancer.

Rotardier, Kelvin, dancer.

Sapiro, Dana, dancer.

Spurlock, Estelle, dancer.

Waters, Sylvia, dancer.

Watson, Elbert Lee, dancer.

Wood, Donna, 1954- dancer.

Woodin, Peter, dancer.

Sellers, John, 1924- Composer. Singer

Tarack, Gerald. Instrumentalist

Gordon, Honi. Musician

Grayson, Milt. Musician

Hathaway, Donny. Singer

Bibb, Leon. Musician

Ailey, Alvin, choreographer.

Sellers, John, 1924- Arranger. Singer

Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. Composer

Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981. Composer. Musician

Griffin, Chuck. Composer

Russell, Leon. Composer

Sciortino, Patrice. Composer

Roberts, Howard A., 1924-2011. Arranger

Lathan, Stan, film director.

Haizlip, Ellis B., 1932- Producer

Venza, Jac.

Wightman, Robert. Set designer

Howard Roberts Chorale.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Voices of East Harlem.

Phoenix/BFA Films & Video.

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Ailey, Alvin. Revelations

Added Title

Blues suite (Choreographic work : Ailey)

Lark ascending (Choreographic work : Ailey)

Mary Lou's mass (Choreographic work : Ailey)

Cry (Choreographic work : Ailey)

Song for you (Choreographic work : Ailey)

Hidden rites (Choreographic work : Ailey)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-5293