Bones and ash [electronic resource] : a Gilda story / [presented by the] Urban Bush Women ; based on the novel The Gilda stories by Jewelle Gomez ; conceived, directed, and choreographed by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar in collaboration with playwright Jewelle Gomez ; composer, lyricist, and musical director, Toshi Reagon ; co-director, dramaturg, and acting coach, Steven Kent.
2 streaming video files (U-matic, NTSC) (145 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
Uniform title
Bones and ash (Choreographic work : Zollar)
Genre/Form
Dance.
Video.
Black films and programs.
Contents
Reel 1 (ca. 74 min.). Act I -- Reel 2 (ca. 71 min.). Act II.
Call number
*MGZIDF 2399
Note
Accompanied by house program.
Recording made possible by the cooperation of the Urban Bush Women, the Joyce Theater, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library.
Access (note)
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
Sound score, Michael Keck ; percussion score, Kwame Azalius Ross ; set and projection design, Douglas D. Smith ; costumes, Stefani Mar ; original lighting design, Kristabelle Munson ; lighting, Roma Flowers ; vocal coach, Bill Young.
Performer (note)
Performed by the Urban Bush Women. Cast: Act I: Christine King (Girl) ; Michelle Dorant, Dionne Kamara, Amara Tabor-Smith (Irissas) ; Pat L. Hall (Gilda) ; Emerald Trinket Monsod (Bird) ; Treva Offutt (Theodora) ; Kwame Azalius Ross (Fox) ; Irene Datcher (featured vocalist, High Priestess of the True Death Society). Act II: Christine King (Girl) ; Michelle Dorant, Dionne Kamara, Amara Tabor-Smith (Irissas) ; Natalie Carter (Savannah) ; Carl Hancock Rux (Skip) ; Stephanie McKay (Toya) ; Kwame Azalius Ross (Fox) ; Treva Offutt (Theodora). Some cast members double as characters in the bordello, on the road, and in the beauty parlor.
Event (note)
Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, on November 15, 1996 ; video directed and edited by Johannes Holub ; camera, Jenny Holub and Penny Ward.
Funding (note)
Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Title
Bones and ash [electronic resource] : a Gilda story / [presented by the] Urban Bush Women ; based on the novel The Gilda stories by Jewelle Gomez ; conceived, directed, and choreographed by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar in collaboration with playwright Jewelle Gomez ; composer, lyricist, and musical director, Toshi Reagon ; co-director, dramaturg, and acting coach, Steven Kent.
Imprint
1996.
Country of producing entity
U.S.
Event
Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, on November 15, 1996 ; video directed and edited by Johannes Holub ; camera, Jenny Holub and Penny Ward.
Credits
Sound score, Michael Keck ; percussion score, Kwame Azalius Ross ; set and projection design, Douglas D. Smith ; costumes, Stefani Mar ; original lighting design, Kristabelle Munson ; lighting, Roma Flowers ; vocal coach, Bill Young.
Performer
Performed by the Urban Bush Women. Cast: Act I: Christine King (Girl) ; Michelle Dorant, Dionne Kamara, Amara Tabor-Smith (Irissas) ; Pat L. Hall (Gilda) ; Emerald Trinket Monsod (Bird) ; Treva Offutt (Theodora) ; Kwame Azalius Ross (Fox) ; Irene Datcher (featured vocalist, High Priestess of the True Death Society). Act II: Christine King (Girl) ; Michelle Dorant, Dionne Kamara, Amara Tabor-Smith (Irissas) ; Natalie Carter (Savannah) ; Carl Hancock Rux (Skip) ; Stephanie McKay (Toya) ; Kwame Azalius Ross (Fox) ; Treva Offutt (Theodora). Some cast members double as characters in the bordello, on the road, and in the beauty parlor.
Funding
Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Restricted access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.