Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Davis, Chuck, 1937-
2. Ishangi, Kwame.
3. Simmons, Bradley.
4. King-Malik, Sadiq Renee.
5. White, Lynette.
6. Frederick, Ayanna
7. Salaam, Abdel R.
8. Konte, Assane
9. Brown, Myra
10. Even, Tirtza.
11. Grant, William H., III
12. DanceAfrica Djembe Orchestra.
13. Calabash Dance Company.
14. Forces of Nature (Dance company)
15. International African Islamic Ballet.
16. Kankouran West African Dance Company.
17. Brooklyn Academy of Music.
18. DanceAfrica (Festival)

Description

1. 3 videodiscs (NTSC) (157 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Alternative title

1. Griot's corner
2. DanceAfrica, the griot's corner

Subject

1. Stilt dances
2. Video
3. Drum dances
4. Dance
5. Child dancers

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. Disc 1 (54 min.): Greeting by Chuck Davis -- The memorial / "What is life?" by Sister Sadiq Renee King-Malik [and spoken offstage by Davis] ; singer, Lynette White -- The council of elders. -- Celebration / choreography, Ayanna Frederick and Myra Brown ; performed by Calabash Dance Theatre.
2. Disc 2 (41 min.): Appel de tam tam / performed by DanceAfrica Djembe Orchestra and chakaba [stilt dancer] -- Cult of the wolves / choreography, Abdel R. Salaam ; performed by Forces of Nature.
3. Disc 3 (62 min.): The light show / performed by International African Islamic Ballet -- [Shekere (gourd instrument) demonstration and performance] -- Diamono (Roots) / choreography, Assane Konte ; performed by Kankouran West African Dance Company -- [Finale] / performed by all the companies.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-709

Note

1. Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Access (note)

1. Permission required.

Credits (note)

1. Artistic direction, Chuck Davis; musical direction, Bradley Simmons; lighting, William H. Grant III.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance by Tirtza Even of Character Generators/Video at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House on May 29, 1993 (8 p.m.).

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.

Title

1. Dance Africa : the griot's corner [videorecording].

Imprint

1. 1993.

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Credits

1. Artistic direction, Chuck Davis; musical direction, Bradley Simmons; lighting, William H. Grant III.

Performer

1. Griot [narrator/oral historian], Baba [Kwame] Ishangi; DanceAfrica Djembe Orchestra; directed by Bradley Simmons.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance by Tirtza Even of Character Generators/Video at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House on May 29, 1993 (8 p.m.).

Restricted access

1. Permission required.

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 note

1. Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-3996.

Local subject

1. Stilt dances.
2. Drum dances.

Added author

1. Davis, Chuck, 1937- director.
2. Davis, Chuck, 1937- speaker.
3. Ishangi, Kwame. Narrator
4. Simmons, Bradley. Conductor
5. King-Malik, Sadiq Renee. Author of dialog
6. White, Lynette. sin
7. Frederick, Ayanna, choreographer.
8. Salaam, Abdel R., choreographer.
9. Konte, Assane, choreographer.
10. Brown, Myra, choreographer.
11. Even, Tirtza. Videographer
12. Grant, William H., III, lighting designer.
13. DanceAfrica Djembe Orchestra.
14. Calabash Dance Company.
15. Forces of Nature (Dance company)
16. International African Islamic Ballet.
17. Kankouran West African Dance Company.
18. Brooklyn Academy of Music.
19. DanceAfrica (Festival)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-709