Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Bavan, Yolande
2. Chin, Connie
3. Cousar, Terri
4. Hall-Smith, Pat
5. Monsod, Trinket
6. Patrick, Pamela
7. Sheely, Viola
8. Wilson, Robin
9. White, David R.
10. Prevor, Beth
11. Taylor, Lynnette
12. Mary Beth
13. Giraud, Tiyé.
14. Vasilevski, Valeria
15. Oji, Helen
16. Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo
17. Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo.
18. Tyler, Edwina Lee
19. Berry, Gabriel
20. Emmons, Beverly
21. p'Bitek, Okot, 1931-
22. Hands On (Organization)
23. Video D Studios
24. Dance Theater Workshop

Description

1. 2 videodiscs (NTSC) (106 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Theater work based on the poems of Okot p'Bitek, a Ugandan poet, with sign interpretation for the deaf and hearing-impaired by members of Hands On: Beth Prevor (coordinator), Lynnette Taylor (interpreter), and Mary Beth Miller (interpreter director). A question-and-answer period with the cast, collaborators, and Hands On members is included in this recording.

Uniform title

1. Song of Lawino (Choreographic work : Vasilevski and Zollar)

Subject

1. Sign language
2. Deaf people -- Means of communication
3. Sign-interpreted performances

Genre/Form

1. Video.
2. Dance.

Contents

1. Disc 1: Introduction by David White, executive director of Dance Theater Workshop. -- Performance (approx. 39 min.): "Let them prepare the malakwang dish." Music: Tyler. Perf. by Hall-Smith. -- "My name blew among the payira." Music: Giraud ("The roof of my mother's house"). Perf. by Giraud on the berimbao. -- "My husband's tongue is bitter." Music: Tyler, Bavan (drone), and Giraud ("Why" chant). Mudras: Bavan. Perf. by the company. -- "The woman with whom I share my husband." Perf. by the company. -- "I do not know the dances of white people." Choreography: adapted from Hall-Smith. Music: song arranged by Tyler and Giraud; percussion by Tyler and Patrick. Perf. by Giraud (song), Hall-Smith (dance solo), Bavan (sax solo), Cousar (woman in tub), and the company. -- Second part of question-and-answer period (approx. 5 min.). For the first part, see cassette 2. -- Disc 2: Performance (approx. 37 min.): "The mother stone has a hollow stomach." Music: Giraud. Perf. by Giraud (HindeHu [flute]) and Wilson. -- "From the mouth of which river?" Music: Giraud ("She dug the clay," "None of her pots cracked," and "I swallow the questions") and Tyler (percussion). Perf. by Patrick (storyteller), Giraud ("She dug the clay" and "None of her pots cracked"), Bavan ("I swallow the questions"), Tyler (percussion), and the company. -- Percussion solo. Composed and performed by Tyler. -- "The buffalos of poverty knock the people down." Music: Tyler (percussion). Perf. by Sheely (woman with babies), Bavan and Monsod (women in tub), Bavan (Tala scat improvisation), and the company. -- First part of question-and-answer period (approx. 25 min.).

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-2645

Credits (note)

1. Direction: Valeria Vasilevski and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. Choreography: Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. Music: Edwina Lee Tyler and Tiye Giraud. Text: Okot p'Bitek (Song of Lawino), adapted by Valeria Vasilevski. Scenery: Helen Oji. Costumes: Gabriel Berry. Lighting: Beverly Emmons.

Event (note)

1. Sign-interpreted performance. Videotaped in performance by Video D Studios at the Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on Jan. 31, 1988. Produced by Reduta Deux Ltd. Presented by Dance Theater Workshop's Economy Tires Theater.

Funding (note)

1. 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)

1. DVD.

Local note

1. Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-3693.

Title

1. Song of Lawino [videorecording].

Imprint

1. 1988.

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Event

1. Sign-interpreted performance. Videotaped in performance by Video D Studios at the Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on Jan. 31, 1988. Produced by Reduta Deux Ltd. Presented by Dance Theater Workshop's Economy Tires Theater.

Credits

1. Direction: Valeria Vasilevski and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. Choreography: Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. Music: Edwina Lee Tyler and Tiye Giraud. Text: Okot p'Bitek (Song of Lawino), adapted by Valeria Vasilevski. Scenery: Helen Oji. Costumes: Gabriel Berry. Lighting: Beverly Emmons.

Performer

1. Developed and performed by Yolande Bavan, Connie Chin, Terri Cousar, Tiye Giraud, Pat Hall-Smith, Trinket Monsod, Pamela Patrick, Viola Sheely, Edwina Lee Tyler, and Robin Wilson.

Funding

1. 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

1. DVD.

Local subject

1. Sign-interpreted performances.

Added author

1. Bavan, Yolande, dancer.
2. Chin, Connie, dancer.
3. Cousar, Terri, dancer.
4. Hall-Smith, Pat, choreographer.
5. Hall-Smith, Pat, dancer.
6. Monsod, Trinket, dancer.
7. Patrick, Pamela. Performer
8. Sheely, Viola, dancer.
9. Wilson, Robin, dancer.
10. White, David R. Speaker
11. Prevor, Beth.
12. Taylor, Lynnette.
13. Mary Beth.
14. Giraud, Tiyé. Arranger
15. Giraud, Tiyé. Composer
16. Giraud, Tiyé. Performer
17. Vasilevski, Valeria. Director
18. Vasilevski, Valeria. Adapter
19. Oji, Helen. Designer
20. Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo, choreographer.
21. Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo. Director
22. Tyler, Edwina Lee. Composer
23. Tyler, Edwina Lee. Arranger
24. Tyler, Edwina Lee. Performer
25. Berry, Gabriel, costume designer.
26. Emmons, Beverly, lighting designer.
27. p'Bitek, Okot, 1931- Author
28. Hands On (Organization)
29. Video D Studios.
30. Dance Theater Workshop.

Added title

1. Song of Lawino (Choreographic work : Vasilevski and Zollar)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-2645