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Festival of American Folklife. African-American hand dancing party [and] Bolivian dances [videorecording]

Title
Festival of American Folklife. African-American hand dancing party [and] Bolivian dances [videorecording]
Publication
1993.

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Additional Authors
  • Céspedes, Gilka Wara.
  • Mojica, Maria Teresa
  • Meneses, Jhonny V.
  • Sejas, Rosemary L.
  • Castellon, Marco A.
  • Alanes, Juan Leonardo
  • Castellon, Paola
  • Quinteros, Angel F.
  • Quinteros, Lillian
  • Fuentes, Luis H.
  • Soria, Daniela
  • Jarrad, Magaly E.
  • Friedland, Lee Ellen.
  • Frye, Robert.
  • Green, Leroy
  • Jefferson, Cynthia
  • Shelton, Luvenia
  • Barber, Florence K.
  • Shelton, Cynthia
  • Bradford, Lawrence
  • Ware, Lee
  • Cheeks, Kenny
  • Robinson, Addie
  • Watkins, Howard
  • 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. 89 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Unedited footage of a two-camera shoot of a dance party with instruction and audience participation; excerpts of a Bolivian dance demonstration with audience participation; and candid footage of the festival site. More complete footage of the Bolivian dance demonstration, recorded by camera one, appears on: *MGZIA 4-1756.
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: African-American hand dancing party (approx. 27 min.). Recorded on July 3, 1993, by camera one. Presenter: LeeEllen Friedland. Disc jockey: Robert "Captain Fly" Frye. Dancers: Leroy Green, Cynthia Jefferson, Luvenia Shelton, Florence [Kat] Barber, Cynthia Shelton, Lawrence Bradford, Lee Ware, Kenny Cheeks, Addie Robinson, Howard Watkins. Demonstration of and instruction in basic hand dancing movements.-- Bolivian dances (approx. 35 min.). Recorded on July 3, 1993, by camera two. Presenter: Gilka Wara Céspedes. Dancers: Angel and Lillian Quinteros, Juan Leonardo Alanes, Rosemary Sejas, Jhonny Meneses, Marco and Paola Castellon, Maria Teresa Mojica, Luis Fuentes, Magaly Jarrad, Daniela Soria. Musicians: Generacion Luz: Charlie Barrionuevo, Mauricio Barrionuevo, Raul Monterrosa, Juan Carlos Cueto, Lelis Cueto, Julio Robles. Dances performed include the taquirari, cueca, caporales, morenada, devil dance [diablada], and huayño. -- Exteriors of [the National] Mall/site of festival (approx. 5 min.). Candid footage of festival attendees. -- African-American hand dancing party (approx. 22 min.). Recorded on July 3, 1993, by camera two. See credits above.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1761
OCLC
NYPY946049613-F
Title
Festival of American Folklife. African-American hand dancing party [and] Bolivian dances [videorecording]
Imprint
1993.
Local Subject
Television. Festival of American Folklife.
Social dancing -- 20th century.
Local Subject
Devil dance.
Hand dancing, African-American.
Added Author
Céspedes, Gilka Wara. Producer
Mojica, Maria Teresa, dancer.
Meneses, Jhonny V., dancer.
Sejas, Rosemary L., dancer.
Castellon, Marco A., dancer.
Alanes, Juan Leonardo, dancer.
Castellon, Paola, dancer.
Quinteros, Angel F., dancer.
Quinteros, Lillian, dancer.
Fuentes, Luis H., dancer.
Soria, Daniela, dancer.
Jarrad, Magaly E., dancer.
Friedland, Lee Ellen. Producer
Frye, Robert. Performer
Green, Leroy, dancer.
Jefferson, Cynthia, dancer.
Shelton, Luvenia, dancer.
Barber, Florence K., dancer.
Shelton, Cynthia, dancer.
Bradford, Lawrence, dancer.
Ware, Lee, dancer.
Cheeks, Kenny, dancer.
Robinson, Addie, dancer.
Watkins, Howard, dancer.
Love, Sam.
Chen, Vivien. Curator
Lewett, Linda. Producer
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies.
Festival of American Folklife (1993 : Smithsonian Institution)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1761
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