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Dance Africa return to greatness

Title
Dance Africa [videorecording] : return to greatness / executive producer, Harvey Lichtenstein.
Publication
1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Lichtenstein, Harvey
  • Davis, Chuck, 1937-
  • Brooks, Marie, 1929-
  • Guiraud, Rose Marie
  • Simmons, Bradley.
  • Grant, William H., III
  • Woolbright, Ngoma.
  • Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien.
  • Godineaux, Cheryl
  • Foster, Damon
  • Kennedy, Anthony
  • Morales, Khadyjah
  • Koumbassa, Youssouf
  • Even, Tirtza.
  • TriShades of Gold (Dance company)
  • Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers.
  • Guirivoires (Dance company)
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • DanceAfrica (Festival)
  • DHCA.
Description
4 videodiscs (NTSC) (128 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Second of four programs presented in the festival DanceAfrica: Year of the child.
Alternative Title
  • Return to greatness
  • DanceAfrica, return to greatness
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Black films and programs.
Note
  • Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • 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)
  • Videotaped in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, on May 28, 1994 (8PM), by Character Generators/Video.
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 (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.
  • Disc 2 (34 min.): Evolution / choreography, Cheryl Godineaux, assisted by Damon Foster, Anthony Kennedy, and Khadyjah Morales ; performed by TriShades of Gold.
  • 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.
  • Disc 4 (8 min.): Finale.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-715
OCLC
NYPY95-F431
Title
Dance Africa [videorecording] : return to greatness / executive producer, Harvey Lichtenstein.
Imprint
1994.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Credits
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
Videotaped in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, on May 28, 1994 (8PM), by Character Generators/Video.
Restricted Access
Permission required.
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 9-4777.
Local Subject
Afro-Caribbean dancing.
Local Subject
Dance -- Africa -- Mandingo.
Local Subject
Acrobatic dancing.
Added Author
Lichtenstein, Harvey, producer.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- host.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- director.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- speaker.
Brooks, Marie, 1929- choreographer. Costume designer
Guiraud, Rose Marie, choreographer, dancer.
Simmons, Bradley. Musician
Grant, William H., III, lighting designer.
Woolbright, Ngoma.
Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien.
Godineaux, Cheryl, choreographer.
Foster, Damon, choreographer.
Kennedy, Anthony, choreographer.
Morales, Khadyjah, choreographer.
Koumbassa, Youssouf, choreographer. Composer
Even, Tirtza. Videographer
TriShades of Gold (Dance company)
Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers.
Guirivoires (Dance company)
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
DanceAfrica (Festival)
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-715
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