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Survivors [and] Witness

Title
Survivors [and] Witness [videorecording] / choreography, Alvin Ailey.
Publication
1986.

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Additional Authors
  • Williams, Dudley, 1938-2015
  • Mesh, Sharrell
  • Armstrong, Adrienne
  • Huggins, Christopher L.
  • Sewer, Desire
  • Thomas, Nasha
  • Whiturs, Dereque
  • Banks, Marilyn
  • Ailey, Alvin
  • Roach, Max, 1924-2007.
  • Norman, Jessye
  • Grekin, Douglas.
  • James, Toni Leslie
  • Hunter, Tim
  • Venn, Patrick.
  • Lund, Kirsten.
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (32 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Uniform Title
  • Survivors (Choreographic work : Ailey)
  • Witness (Choreographic work : Ailey)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at City Center, New York, in Dec. 1986.
Funding (note)
  • This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
Survivors (ca. 23 min.) / music, Max Roach ("Survivors" and "Triptych") ; scenery, Douglas Grekin ; costumes, Toni Leslie James ; lighting, Timothy Hunter ; danced by Dudley Williams and Sharrell Mesh, with Adrienne Armstrong, Christopher Huggins, Desire Sewer, Nasha Thomas, and Dereque Whiturs -- Witness (ca. 9 min.) / music, Traditional ; sung by Jessye Norman [and others] ; scenery, Douglas Grekin and Patrick Venn ; costumes, Kirsten Lund Nielsen ; lighting, Timothy Hunter ; danced by Marilyn Banks.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-812
OCLC
NYPY896038328-F
Title
Survivors [and] Witness [videorecording] / choreography, Alvin Ailey.
Imprint
1986.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Performer
Performed by members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Event
Videotaped in performance at City Center, New York, in Dec. 1986.
Funding
This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System Details
DVD.
Local Note
Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-1488.
Added Author
Williams, Dudley, 1938-2015, dancer.
Mesh, Sharrell, dancer.
Armstrong, Adrienne, dancer.
Huggins, Christopher L., dancer.
Sewer, Desire, dancer.
Thomas, Nasha, dancer.
Whiturs, Dereque, dancer.
Banks, Marilyn, dancer.
Ailey, Alvin, choreographer.
Roach, Max, 1924-2007. Composer
Norman, Jessye, singer.
Grekin, Douglas. Designer
James, Toni Leslie, costume designer.
Hunter, Tim, lighting designer.
Venn, Patrick. Designer
Lund, Kirsten. Costume designer
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Added Title
Survivors (Choreographic work : Ailey)
Witness (Choreographic work : Ailey)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-812
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