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Title

The Harlem nutcracker [videorecording] / choreography, direction, and libretto by Donald Byrd ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, arranged by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and David Berger.

Publication

c1996.

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Details

Additional Authors

• McCoy, Eleanor
• Solomons, Gus, Jr., 1938-2023
• Blake, Michael
• Savage, Karen
• Evans, Lakey
• Morrison, Aldawna
• Jésus, Ferdinand de
• Rossini, Laura
• Pouffer, Benoit-Swan
• Callaway, Terry
• Stapleton, Leonora
• Lofsnes, Martin
• Crocker, Deborah
• Jackson, Clay
• Parkinson, Elizabeth (Dancer)
• Trice, Nathan
• Brooks, Brian, 1974-
• Guiland, Stephanie
• Sweets, Hannah
• Boseman, Kevin
• Golden, Michele
• Dodgion, Jerry.
• Easley, Bill.
• Richardson, Jerome.
• Temperley, Joe.
• Wess, Frank, 1922-2013
• Bernstein, Steven trumpet player
• Harrell, Tom.
• Kisor, Ryan.
• Milliken, Bob.
• Baron, Art.
• Goodman, Wayne.
• Woodman, Britt.
• Hanna, Roland.
• Washington, Kenny.
• Washington, Peter (Bassist)
• Williams, Oliver.
• Berger, David, 1949-
• Byrd, Donald, 1949-
• Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
• Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
• Strayhorn, Billy
• Sheffer, Isaiah.
• Sicangco, Eduardo
• Berry, Gabriel
• Rosenberg, David H.
• Rice, Doug.
• Heinze-Barrecca, Mona.
• Jiggetts, Shelby.
• Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
• Donald Byrd/The Group.
• Lafayette Inspirational Ensemble.
• Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
• Character Generators/Video.
• DHCA.

Description

2 videodiscs (NTSC) (113 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Modern adaptation of The nutcracker, set in an African-American community.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Uniform Title

• Harlem nutcracker (Choreographic work : Byrd)
• Nutcracker (Choreographic work)

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music and 651, an Arts Center.
• Accompanied by house program.

Access (note)

• Permission required.

Credits (note)

• Cameraperson, Mark Robison; lyrics, Isaiah Sheffer; scenery, Eduardo Sicangco; costumes, Gabriel Berry; lighting, David H. Rosenberg; sound design, Doug Rice; music director, David Berger; dramaturgs, Mona Heinze-Barrecca, Shelby Jiggetts.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House on Dec. 13, 1996, as part of the Next Wave Festival, by Character Generators Inc.

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 (53 min.): Act I, scene 1, Empty house blues ; scene 2, Clara dances with her two children, children's dance, Spanish dance, memory of romance / danced by Eleanor McCoy (Clara) ; Gus Solomons Jr. (ghost of her husband) ; Michael Blake (Clara's son) ; Karen Savage (his wife) ; Lakey Evans (Clara's daughter) ; Aldawna Morrison (her husband) ; Ferdinand de Jesus, Laura Rossini, and Benoit-Swan Pouffer (Hispanic neighbors) ; Terry Callaway and Leonora Stapleton (homeys) ; Naomi Adams, Chiriqui Cooper, Ian J. DaSilva, Stephesha David, Atiya Dorsey, Ashanti Faltine, Kareem Lloyd, Nya Raphael, Tracy Wright, Daniella Wylie (children) ; scene 3, Glimpse of Death, memory of the nutcracker, Death and his maidens, battle / danced by McCoy and Solomons with Martin Lofsnes (Death) ; Terry Callaway, Deborah Crocker, Ferdinand de Jesus, Lakey Evans, Clay Jackson, Elizabeth Parkinson, Karen Savage, Nathan Trice (dogs and maidens) ; Michael Blake, Brian Brooks, Stephanie Guiland, Aldawna Morrison, Benoit-Swan Pouffer, Laura Rossini, Leonora Stapleton, Hannah Sweets (ghouls) ; scene 4, Walking through snow, snow dance / danced by McCoy and Solomons with Michael Blake, Kevin Boseman, Terry Callaway, Deborah Crocker, Michele Golden, Stephanie Guiland, Aldawna Morrison, Elizabeth Parkinson, Benoit-Swan Pouffer, Laura Rossini, Karen Savage, Leonora Stapleton, Hannah Sweets, Nathan Trice ; scene 5, Outside Club Sweets / danced by McCoy and Solomons with Clay Jackson (car driver) ; Brian Brooks, Terry Callaway, Nathan Trice (the doormen).
• Disc 2 (61 min.): Act II, scene 1, Inside Club Sweets / danced by McCoy and Solomons with Brian Brooks, Ferdinand de Jesus, Lakey Evans, Stephanie Guiland, Elizabeth Parkinson, Karen Savage, Leonora Stapleton, Hannah Sweets, Nathan Trice (Sweets for the Sweets) ; Deborah Crocker (cigarette girl) ; Kevin Boseman (waiter) -- The magic show / danced by Michael Blake (master of ceremonies/magician) with Michele Golden and Stephanie Guiland -- Toot toot tootie toot / danced by Aldawna Morrison with Evans, Lofsnes, Parkinson, Pouffer, Rossini, Boseman, Savage, Callaway, Stapleton, Brooks -- Peanut brittle brigade / danced by Nathan Trice and Laura Rossini with Guiland, de Jesus, Savage, Boseman, Stapleton, Morrison, Sweets, Callaway -- Sugar rum cherry / danced by Elizabeth Parkinson, Michael Blake, Ferdinand de Jesus -- Volga vouty / danced by Guiland, Trice, Savage, Callaway, Stapleton, Brooks, Sweets, Jackson -- Chinoiserie / danced by Elizabeth Parkinson and Aldawna Morrison -- Waltz of the floreodores / danced by Laura Rossini (dewdrop) with Crocker, Pouffer, Evans, Brooks, Guiland, de Jesus, Savage, Boseman -- Arabesque cookie / danced by Laura Rossini and Clay Jackson with Michael Blake, Martin Lofsnes, Aldawna Morrison, Nathan Trice (body builders) ; Elizabeth Parkinson and Leonora Stapleton (harem) ; and Crocker, Evans, Golden, Guiland, Savage, Sweets ; scene 2, Passing through time ; scene 3, Christmas morning / danced by McCoy, Solomons, Lofsnes (Death), and others.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-753

OCLC

NYPY97-F254

Title

The Harlem nutcracker [videorecording] / choreography, direction, and libretto by Donald Byrd ; music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, arranged by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and David Berger.

Imprint

c1996.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Credits

Cameraperson, Mark Robison; lyrics, Isaiah Sheffer; scenery, Eduardo Sicangco; costumes, Gabriel Berry; lighting, David H. Rosenberg; sound design, Doug Rice; music director, David Berger; dramaturgs, Mona Heinze-Barrecca, Shelby Jiggetts.

Performer

Danced by Donald Byrd/The Group: Michael Blake, Deborah Crocker, Stephanie Guiland, Clay Jackson, Martin Lofsnes, Aldawna Morrison, Benoit-Swan Pouffer, Laura Rossini, Leonora Stapleton.

Guest artists: Eleanor McCoy, Gus Solomons Jr., Kevin Boseman, Brian Brooks, Terry Callaway, Ferdinand de Jesus, Lakey Evans, Michele Golden, Elizabeth Parkinson, Karen Savage, Hannah Sweets, Nathan Trice.

Conductor: David Berger.

Musicians: Jerry Dodgion, Bill Easley, Jerome Richardson, Joe Temperley, Frank Wess (woodwinds) ; Steven Bernstein, Tom Harrell, Ryan Kisor, Bob Millikan (trumpets) ; Art Baron, Wayne Goodman, Britt Woodman (trombone) ; Sir Roland Hanna (piano) ; Kenny Washington (drums) ; Peter Washington (bass).

Singers: Lafayette Inspirational Ensemble, directed by Oliver Williams.

Event

Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House on Dec. 13, 1996, as part of the Next Wave Festival, by Character Generators Inc.

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 9-5443.

Local Subject

Child dancers.

Added Author

McCoy, Eleanor, dancer.

Solomons, Gus, Jr., 1938-2023 dancer.

Blake, Michael, dancer.

Savage, Karen, dancer.

Evans, Lakey, dancer.

Morrison, Aldawna, dancer.

Jésus, Ferdinand de, dancer.

Rossini, Laura, dancer.

Pouffer, Benoit-Swan, dancer.

Callaway, Terry, dancer.

Stapleton, Leonora, dancer.

Lofsnes, Martin, dancer.

Crocker, Deborah, dancer.

Jackson, Clay, dancer.

Parkinson, Elizabeth (Dancer)

Trice, Nathan, dancer.

Brooks, Brian, 1974- dancer.

Guiland, Stephanie, dancer.

Sweets, Hannah, dancer.

Boseman, Kevin, dancer.

Golden, Michele, dancer.

Dodgion, Jerry. Instrumentalist

Easley, Bill. Instrumentalist

Richardson, Jerome. Instrumentalist

Temperley, Joe. Instrumentalist

Wess, Frank, 1922-2013, instrumentalist.

Bernstein, Steven trumpet player Instrumentalist

Harrell, Tom. Instrumentalist

Kisor, Ryan. Instrumentalist

Milliken, Bob. Instrumentalist

Baron, Art. Instrumentalist

Goodman, Wayne. Instrumentalist

Woodman, Britt. Instrumentalist

Hanna, Roland. Instrumentalist

Washington, Kenny. Instrumentalist

Washington, Peter (Bassist)

Williams, Oliver. dir

Berger, David, 1949- conductor.

Byrd, Donald, 1949- choreographer.

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Shchelkunchik

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974, composer.

Strayhorn, Billy, composer.

Sheffer, Isaiah. Lyricist

Sicangco, Eduardo, set designer.

Berry, Gabriel, costume designer.

Rosenberg, David H. Lighting designer

Rice, Doug.

Heinze-Barrecca, Mona.

Jiggetts, Shelby.

Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.

Donald Byrd/The Group.

Lafayette Inspirational Ensemble.

Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.

Character Generators/Video.

DHCA.

Added Title

Harlem nutcracker (Choreographic work : Byrd)

Nutcracker (Choreographic work)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-753