Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Lichtenstein, Harvey
2. Davis, Chuck, 1937-
3. Brooks, Marie, 1929-
4. Guiraud, Rose Marie
5. Simmons, Bradley
6. Grant, William H., III
7. Woolbright, Ngoma
8. Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien
9. Godineaux, Cheryl
10. Foster, Damon
11. Kennedy, Anthony
12. Morales, Khadyjah
13. Koumbassa, Youssouf
14. Even, Tirtza
15. TriShades of Gold (Dance company)
16. Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers
17. Guirivoires (Dance company)
18. Brooklyn Academy of Music
19. DanceAfrica (Festival)
20. DHCA.

Description

1. 4 videodiscs (NTSC) (128 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Second of four programs presented in the festival DanceAfrica: Year of the child.

Alternative title

1. Return to greatness
2. DanceAfrica, return to greatness

Subject

1. Jazz dance
2. Tap dancing
3. Drummers (Musicians)
4. Dance, Black
5. Dance -- Guinea
6. Dance -- Côte d'Ivoire
7. Dance -- Liberia
8. Child dancers
9. Afro-Caribbean dancing
10. Dance -- Africa -- Mandingo
11. Acrobatic dancing

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.
3. Black films and programs.

Contents

1. Disc 1 (45 min.): Greeting / by Chuck Davis -- Memorial -- Libation pouring / by the Council of Elders -- Flowers from the Caribbean / choreography and costumes, Marie Brooks ; performed by Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers -- Jole / choreography and music, Youssouf Koumbassa ; costumes, Marie Brooks ; performed by Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers.
2. Disc 2 (34 min.): Evolution / choreography, Cheryl Godineaux, assisted by Damon Foster, Anthony Kennedy, and Khadyjah Morales ; performed by TriShades of Gold.
3. Disc 3: (42 min.): [Dances and drumming, including] The Sennin Ballo dance, the Dótê Hêrêfé dance, the Bassa dance, and the Poliet dance / choreography and solo performance, Rose Marie Guiraud ; performed by Les Guirivoires.
4. Disc 4 (8 min.): Finale.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-715

Note

1. Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.
2. Flowers from the Caribbean is a welcome dance. Jole is a celebration dance illustrating a variety of dances from Guinea. SEvolution is a dance work tracing the historical evoution of dance from its African beginnings through tap, ballet, jazz, modern, and hip-hop.
3. Sennin Ballo and Dótê Hêrêfé dances inspired by the Malinké [Mandingo] ethnic group, northern Ivory Coast. Bassa dance inspired by an acrobatic dance of Liberian origin, via the Ivory Coast.

Access (note)

1. Permission required.

Credits (note)

1. Cameraperson, Tirtza Even; artistic director, Chuck Davis; master musician, Bradley Simmons; lighting, William H. Grant III; stage manager, Ngoma Woolbright; assistant stage manager, Normadien Woolbright.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, on May 28, 1994 (8PM), by Character Generators/Video.

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 9-4777.

Title

1. Dance Africa [videorecording] : return to greatness / executive producer, Harvey Lichtenstein.

Imprint

1. 1994.

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Credits

1. Cameraperson, Tirtza Even; artistic director, Chuck Davis; master musician, Bradley Simmons; lighting, William H. Grant III; stage manager, Ngoma Woolbright; assistant stage manager, Normadien Woolbright.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, on May 28, 1994 (8PM), by Character Generators/Video.

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 subject

1. Afro-Caribbean dancing.

Local subject

1. Dance -- Africa -- Mandingo.

Local subject

1. Acrobatic dancing.

Added author

1. Lichtenstein, Harvey, producer.
2. Davis, Chuck, 1937- host.
3. Davis, Chuck, 1937- director.
4. Davis, Chuck, 1937- speaker.
5. Brooks, Marie, 1929- choreographer. Costume designer
6. Guiraud, Rose Marie, choreographer, dancer.
7. Simmons, Bradley. Musician
8. Grant, William H., III, lighting designer.
9. Woolbright, Ngoma.
10. Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien.
11. Godineaux, Cheryl, choreographer.
12. Foster, Damon, choreographer.
13. Kennedy, Anthony, choreographer.
14. Morales, Khadyjah, choreographer.
15. Koumbassa, Youssouf, choreographer. Composer
16. Even, Tirtza. Videographer
17. TriShades of Gold (Dance company)
18. Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers.
19. Guirivoires (Dance company)
20. Brooklyn Academy of Music.
21. DanceAfrica (Festival)
22. DHCA.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-715