Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Luna, Max
2. Banks, Marilyn
3. Berry, April
4. Williams, Dudley, 1938-2015
5. Mesh, Sharrell
6. Meek, Leonard
7. Salomons, Ruthlyn
8. Nugent, Rodney
9. De Loatch, Gary
10. Chavis, Raquelle
11. Richardson, Desmond
12. Chase, Debora
13. Dunham, Katherine
14. James, Toni Leslie
15. Pratt, John.
16. Barcelo, Randy
17. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
18. Simon and Goodman Picture Company.
19. New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
20. DHCA.

Description

1. 3 videocassettes (U-matic, NTSC) (111 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Reconstructions of works by Katherine Dunham from the 1930's through the 1960's.

Uniform title

1. Ag'ya (Choreographic work : Dunham)
2. Cakewalk (Choreographic work : Dunham)
3. Choros (Choreographic work : Dunham)
4. Indios (Choreographic work : Dunham)
5. Fieldhands (Choreographic work : Dunham)
6. Plantation dances (Choreographic work : Dunham)
7. Spirituals (Choreographic work : Dunham)
8. Afrique (Choreographic work : Dunham)
9. Nañigo (Choreographic work : Dunham)
10. Shango (Choreographic work : Dunham)
11. Flaming youth 1927 (Choreographic work : Dunham)
12. Barrelhouse blues (Choreographic work : Dunham)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. Cassette 1. Afro-Caribbean suite: Overture, Adagio, Progressions (An exposition of the fundamentals of Dunham technique), Afrique (1950), Choros (1943), Nanigo (1938), Los Indios (1941), Shango (1945) -- Cassette 2. L'ag'ya (1937) -- Cassette 3. Americana suite: Fieldhands (1938), Plantation dances (1938), Square dance, Juba, Spirituals (1938), Flaming youth (1942), Barrelhouse (1938), and Cakewalk (1940).

Call number

1. *MGZIC 9-1553

Credits (note)

1. Set, Randy Barcelo after original designs by John Pratt ; costumes, Toni Leslie James after original designs by John Pratt ; lighting, Tim Hunter.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in rehearsal for the camera at City Center Theater, New York, N.Y., on December 2, 1987, by Simon & Goodman Picture Company for the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Collection, The New York Public Library.

Funding (note)

1. Recorded with the assistance of a grant from New York State Council on the Arts.

Title

1. The magic of Katherine Dunham [videorecording] / choreographed, staged and directed by Katherine Dunham.

Imprint

1. 1987.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Event

1. Videotaped in rehearsal for the camera at City Center Theater, New York, N.Y., on December 2, 1987, by Simon & Goodman Picture Company for the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Collection, The New York Public Library.

Credits

1. Set, Randy Barcelo after original designs by John Pratt ; costumes, Toni Leslie James after original designs by John Pratt ; lighting, Tim Hunter.

Performer

1. Performed by members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater featuring: Leonard Meek, Max Luna, Ruthlyn Salomons, Marilyn Banks, April Berry, Rodney Nugent, Gary DeLoatch, Dudley Williams, Raquelle Chavis, Desire Sewer, Desmond Richardson, Christopher Huggins, Sharrell Mesh, and Debora Chase.

Funding

1. Recorded with the assistance of a grant from New York State Council on the Arts.

Local subject

1. Television. The magic of Katherine Dunham.
2. Modern dance -- Technique -- Dunham.

Added author

1. Luna, Max, dancer.
2. Banks, Marilyn, dancer.
3. Berry, April, dancer.
4. Williams, Dudley, 1938-2015, dancer.
5. Mesh, Sharrell, dancer.
6. Meek, Leonard, dancer.
7. Salomons, Ruthlyn, dancer.
8. Nugent, Rodney, dancer.
9. De Loatch, Gary, dancer.
10. Chavis, Raquelle, dancer.
11. Richardson, Desmond, dancer.
12. Chase, Debora, dancer.
13. Dunham, Katherine, choreographer.
14. James, Toni Leslie, costume designer.
15. Pratt, John. Designer. Costume designer
16. Barcelo, Randy, set designer.
17. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
18. Simon and Goodman Picture Company.
19. New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
20. DHCA.

Added title

1. Ag'ya (Choreographic work : Dunham)
2. Cakewalk (Choreographic work : Dunham)
3. Choros (Choreographic work : Dunham)
4. Indios (Choreographic work : Dunham)
5. Fieldhands (Choreographic work : Dunham)
6. Plantation dances (Choreographic work : Dunham)
7. Spirituals (Choreographic work : Dunham)
8. Afrique (Choreographic work : Dunham)
9. Nañigo (Choreographic work : Dunham)
10. Shango (Choreographic work : Dunham)
11. Flaming youth 1927 (Choreographic work : Dunham)
12. Barrelhouse blues (Choreographic work : Dunham)

Research call number

1. *MGZIC 9-1553