The Harlem nutcracker
- 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.
- Published by
- c1996.
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- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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