Research Catalog

Title

The aboutness of Dance Theatre of Harlem [videorecording] : the 25th anniversary, a conversational gathering.

Publication

1994.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Pally, Alan J.
• Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-
• Schoelwer, Ed.
• Abarca, Lydia.
• Brooks, Marie, 1929-
• De Rose, Charles.
• Hinkson, Mary.
• León, Tania.
• Tishelman, Edward.
• Deans, Joselli Audain.
• Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013.
• Johnson, Virginia, 1950-
• Phifer-Moore, Cassandra.
• Saunders, Keith A., 1953-
• Williams, Donald.
• Pierangeli, Christina Cottman.
• Brown, Karen, 1955-
• Garland, Robert (Dancer)
• Williams, Sharon.
• LaMarche, David.
• Walker-Collins, Donna.
• Smith, Lowell, 1951-2007
• Jefferson, Charmaine.
• Nichols, Madeleine M.
• Ward, Penny
• D'Amato, Michael.
• Bill Quinn Productions. dir

Description

3 videodiscs (NTSC) (180 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Symposium on Dance Theatre of Harlem's twenty-five years of existence, featuring reminiscences and anecdotes by past and present dancers, teachers, and artistic and administrative staff members. The program also includes tributes to wardrobe mistress Zelda Wynn and former company manager Richard Gonsalves.

Donor/Sponsor

• nea
• nys

Alternative Title

• 25th anniversary, a conversational gathering
• Twenty-fifth anniversary, a conversational gathering
• Conversational gathering

Subjects

• Video
• Shook, Karel
• Dance Theatre of Harlem
• Giselle (Choreographic work : Franklin after Petipa, M)
• Forces of rhythm (Choreographic work : Johnson)
• Gonsalves, Richard
• Dance
• Fall River legend (Choreographic work : De Mille)
• Wynn, Zelda

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Event (note)

• Videotaped for the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image by Penny Ward/Video at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, on Feb. 15, 1994, with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. Producer of Public Programs for New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: Alan Pally.

Funding (note)

• 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)

• DVD.

Contents

• Disc 1 (58 min.): Welcome by Madeleine M. Nichols, curator of the Dance Collection, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and Ed Schoelwer, project coordinator and librarian/archivist for Dance Theatre of Harlem -- Introductory remarks by Arthur Mitchell, artistic director of Dance Theatre of Harlem -- Videotape: Dance Theatre of Harlem: 25th anniversary / produced by Bill Quinn Productions, 1993 ; director, Michael D'Amato ; voice-over, Lowell Smith -- Panel: The beginning years, 1969-1974 / moderator, Ed Schoelwer ; panelists, Lydia Abarca, Marie Brooks, Charles De Rose, Mary Hinkson, Tania Leon, and Edward Tishelman. Recollections of the early years of the company and the school, including the contributions of teacher Karel Shook.
• Disc 2 (61 min.): Panel: The middle years, 1975-1987 / moderator, Christina Cottman Pierangeli ; panelists, Joselli Deans, Frederic Franklin, Virginia Johnson, Cassandra Phifer-Moore, Keith Saunders, and Donald Williams. Topics include the eclectic repertory of the company, with discussions of Franklin's Creole Giselle, Louis Johnson's Forces of rhythm, and Agnes de Mille's Fall River legend, among other works.
• Disc 3 (61 min.): Panel: The current years, 1988-present / moderator, Lowell Smith ; panelists, Karen Brown, Robert Garland, Sharon Williams, David LaMarche, and Donna Walker-Collins. Charmaine Jefferson, executive director of Dance Theatre of Harlem, speaks from the audience during the question-and-answer session. Topics include the company's achievements as a black classical ballet company, its outreach programs, and its recent tour to South Africa.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1534

OCLC

NYPY946070531-F

Title

The aboutness of Dance Theatre of Harlem [videorecording] : the 25th anniversary, a conversational gathering.

Imprint

1994.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Event

Videotaped for the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image by Penny Ward/Video at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, on Feb. 15, 1994, with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. Producer of Public Programs for New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: Alan Pally.

Funding

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

DVD.

Local Note

Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-4147.

Added Author

Pally, Alan J.

Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- Speaker

Schoelwer, Ed. Moderator

Abarca, Lydia. Commentator

Brooks, Marie, 1929- Commentator

De Rose, Charles. Commentator

Hinkson, Mary. Commentator

León, Tania. Commentator

Tishelman, Edward. Commentator

Deans, Joselli Audain. Commentator

Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013. Commentator

Johnson, Virginia, 1950- Commentator

Phifer-Moore, Cassandra. Commentator

Saunders, Keith A., 1953- Commentator

Williams, Donald. Commentator

Pierangeli, Christina Cottman. Moderator

Brown, Karen, 1955- Commentator

Garland, Robert (Dancer) Commentator

Williams, Sharon. Commentator

LaMarche, David. Commentator

Walker-Collins, Donna. Commentator

Smith, Lowell, 1951-2007, moderator.

Jefferson, Charmaine. Commentator

Nichols, Madeleine M. Speaker

Ward, Penny, videographer.

D'Amato, Michael. Director

Bill Quinn Productions. dir

Note

Twenty-fifth anniversary, a conversational gathering

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1534