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Blueshift

Title
Blueshift [videorecording] / [presented by] the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ; choreography by Talley Beatty.
Publication
1983.

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Additional Authors
  • Wood, Donna, 1954-
  • McDaniel, Keith
  • De Loatch, Gary
  • Banks, Marilyn
  • Beatty, Talley
  • Bearden, Romare, 1911-1988.
  • White, Maurice, 1941-
  • Hancock, Herbie, 1940-
  • Washington, Grover.
  • Robie, John.
  • Hendryx, Nona
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
  • Earth, Wind & Fire (Musical group)
Description
2 videocassettes (VHS, NTSC) (32 min.) : sd., b&w; 1/2 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Uniform Title
Blueshift (Choreographic work : Beatty)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Dance rehearsals.
Note
  • Title, location and date from original container.
Credits (note)
  • Music, Maurice White ("Kalimba tree," sung by Earth, Wind and Fire), Herbie Hancock ("Auto drive"), Grover Washington, Jr. ("Mr. Magic"), John Robie ("One more shot"), J. Simmons ("Maracas Beach"), Fonda Rae ("Heobah"), Nona Hendryx ("Who's watching the watcher?"); scenery, Romare Bearden.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in rehearsal onstage with scenery, in rehearsal clothes, at City Center, New York, N.Y., on December 15, 1983.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6704
OCLC
NYPY896038518-F
Title
Blueshift [videorecording] / [presented by] the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ; choreography by Talley Beatty.
Imprint
1983.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Videotaped in rehearsal onstage with scenery, in rehearsal clothes, at City Center, New York, N.Y., on December 15, 1983.
Credits
Music, Maurice White ("Kalimba tree," sung by Earth, Wind and Fire), Herbie Hancock ("Auto drive"), Grover Washington, Jr. ("Mr. Magic"), John Robie ("One more shot"), J. Simmons ("Maracas Beach"), Fonda Rae ("Heobah"), Nona Hendryx ("Who's watching the watcher?"); scenery, Romare Bearden.
Performer
Danced by members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Donna Wood, Keith McDaniel, Gary De Loatch, and Marilyn Banks, with Sharrell Mesh, Deborah Manning, Marey Griffith, Ralph Glenmore, Gregory Stewart, Norman Kauahi, April Berry, Patricia Dingle, Kevin Brown, Rodney Nugent, Debora Chase, Neisha Folkes, Charles Epps, Carl Bailey, and others (?). According to label on original container, Patricia Dingle does not appear in this recording.
Local Subject
Television. Blueshift.
Added Author
Wood, Donna, 1954- dancer.
McDaniel, Keith, dancer.
De Loatch, Gary, dancer.
Banks, Marilyn, dancer.
Beatty, Talley, choreographer.
Bearden, Romare, 1911-1988. Designer
White, Maurice, 1941- Composer
Hancock, Herbie, 1940- composer.
Washington, Grover. Composer
Robie, John. Composer
Hendryx, Nona, composer.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Earth, Wind & Fire (Musical group)
Added Title
Blueshift (Choreographic work : Beatty)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6704
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