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Festival of American Folklife. Iroquois dance party [and] D.J.s, callers, and singers [videorecording]
- Title
- Festival of American Folklife. Iroquois dance party [and] D.J.s, callers, and singers [videorecording]
- Publication
- 1993.
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- Additional Authors
- Logan, Linley.
- Shenandoah, Robert
- Jacobs, Sue
- Hill, Norman B.
- Jamieson, LuAnn
- Waterman-Hopper, Sherri L.
- Bonaparte, Brad
- Buck, Sadie
- Logan, Scott
- McDonald, J. Michael
- Shenandoah, Keith
- Matthews, Gail.
- Mackey, John.
- Smith, Kirby, square dance caller.
- Haworth, William.
- Buchanan, Richard.
- Love, Sam.
- Chen, Vivien.
- Lewett, Linda.
- Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies.
- Festival of American Folklife (1993 : Smithsonian Institution)
- Description
- 1 videocassette. 87 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)
- Summary
- Dance party with audience participation, and discussion/demonstration presented on the American Social Dance program of the Festival of American Folklife.
- Donor/Sponsor
- nea
- nys
- Subjects
- Note
- Videotaped in performance for the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image and the Smithsonian Institution by Sam Love of the Public Production Group, with the assistance of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and New York State Council on the Arts, at the 27th annual Festival of American Folklife on the National Mall in Washington, D. C., on July 1-5, 1993. [Video] producer: Linda Lewett. Festival presented by the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies of the Smithsonian Institution. Director, Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies: Richard Kurin. Festival director: Diana Parker. Curator, American Social Dance program: Vivien Ta-Ying Chen.
- Contents
- CONTENTS: Iroquois instruction and dance party (approx. 53 min.). Recorded on July 1, 1993. Presenter: Linley Logan. Dancers/drummers/singers: Brad Bonaparte, Sadie Buck, Norman Hill, Sue Jacobs, LuAnn Jamieson, Scott Logan, Mike McDonald, Robert Shenandoah, Keith Shenandoah, Sherri Waterman-Hopper. Instruction in various Iroquois social dances, including the moccasin dance, women's shuffle dance, standing quiver dance, round dance, fish dance, alligator dance, and pigeon dance. The presenter and group members offer a running commentary on dance movements, music, symbolism, settings, and regalia. -- D.J.s, callers and singers: Inspiring the dance: Hip-hop, Chilhowie, Iroquois (approx. 34 min.). Recorded on July 2, 1993. Presenter: Gail Matthews-De Natale. [Panelists:] disc jockey John "Super Cool" Mackey; singer Norman Hill, Jr.; square dance callers Kirby Smith, Bill Haworth, and Richard Buchanan. Representatives of three different cultures discuss the different functions of disc jockey, singer, and caller in relation to the dance. Includes an Iroquois moccasin dance song performed by Hill and Linley Logan.
- Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-1750
- OCLC
- NYPY946048003-F
- Title
- Festival of American Folklife. Iroquois dance party [and] D.J.s, callers, and singers [videorecording]
- Imprint
- 1993.
- Local Subject
- Television. Festival of American Folklife.Social dancing -- 20th century.
- Local Subject
- Music and dance.Square, round and contra dancing -- Calls.Circle dances.Fish dances -- Iroquois.Pigeon dances -- Iroquois Indians.
- Added Author
- Logan, Linley. pro, dancer.Shenandoah, Robert, dancer.Jacobs, Sue, dancer.Hill, Norman B., dancer.Jamieson, LuAnn, dancer.Waterman-Hopper, Sherri L., dancer.Bonaparte, Brad, dancer.Buck, Sadie, dancer.Logan, Scott, dancer.McDonald, J. Michael, dancer.Shenandoah, Keith, dancer.Matthews, Gail. ProducerMackey, John. CommentatorSmith, Kirby, square dance caller.Haworth, William. CommentatorBuchanan, Richard. CommentatorLove, Sam.Chen, Vivien. CuratorLewett, Linda. ProducerSmithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies.Festival of American Folklife (1993 : Smithsonian Institution)
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-1750