Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Wilson, Billy, 1935-1994
2. Van Beers, Sonja
3. Brown, Annette
4. Garnett, Chip.
5. Irwin, Syrena
6. Swyningan, Quincella
7. Wesley, L. Edmond
8. Williams, Derek
9. Wilson, Alexis Holliday
10. Wilson, Parker
11. Rodriguez, Raymond
12. Shihab, Lorenzo
13. Bassey, Shirley
14. Cole, Natalie, 1950-2015
15. Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
16. Hopkins, Linda, 1924-2017
17. Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
18. Atwood, David.
19. Barrow-Murray, Barbara.
20. Ross, John (Musician)
21. Heitman, Clint.
22. Meade, Terri.
23. Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
24. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
25. WGBH Educational Foundation.
26. DHCA.

Description

1. 3 videodisc (NTSC) (98 min.) : si. and sd., b&w and col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Compilation of three recordings featuring performances or choreography by Billy Wilson.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Alexis Wilson.

Uniform title

1. Concerto in F (Choreographic work : Wilson)

Subject

1. Television > Blues and gone
2. Dance, Black > United States
3. Dance
4. Television > Say brother
5. Child dancers

Genre/Form

1. Dance.

Contents

1. Disc 1. [Two duets] (ca. 10 min., si., b&w) / recorded for television, probably in the Netherlands, 196-?; danced by Billy Wilson and Sonja van Beers.
2. Disc 2. Blues and gone [beginning] (c1980 ; ca. 46 min., sd., col.) / WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston, Mass.; telecast on the series Say brother (Show #1113) on January 1, 1981; director, David Atwood; producer, Barbara Barrow-Murray; concept, Billy Wilson, Chip Garnett; written and choreographed by Billy Wilson; musical direction, John Ross; recorded music performed by Shirley Bassey, Natalie Cole, Duke Ellington, and Linda Hopkins; poetry, Langston Hughes; scenic design, Clint Heitman, Ciene Moffett; costumes, Terri Meade; danced by Annette Brown, Chip Garnett, Syrena Irwin, Quincella Swyningan, L. Edmond Wesley, Derek Williams, Alexis Holliday Wilson, and Parker Wilson, with extras Leon Duval, Augustin Gutierrez Jr., Robyn Hall, Antonio D. Martin, Naima Wade Rodriguez, Raymond Rodriguez, Lorenzo Shihab, Cheryl Wilkins; music played by John Ross (piano), Hakim Jami (bass), Artie Levinowitz (saxophone), Frank Derrick III (drums).
3. Disc 3. Blues and gone [continued] (ca. 13 min.).
4. Concerto in F (ca. 29 min., sd., b&w) / recorded in rehearsal onstage, in rehearsal clothes, location not identified, ca. 1981; choreography, Billy Wilson; music, George Gershwin; danced by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-4188

Note

1. Titles on frame only for the second segment, Blues and gone.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Title

1. [Billy Wilson] [videorecording]

Imprint

1. [196-? and later]

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

System details

1. DVD.

Local note

1. Former classmark: *MGZIA 4-7670.

Local subject

1. Television. Blues and gone.
2. Television. Say brother.

Added author

1. Wilson, Billy, 1935-1994, choreographer. Conceptor. aut, dancer.
2. Van Beers, Sonja, dancer.
3. Brown, Annette, dancer.
4. Garnett, Chip. ccp, dancer.
5. Irwin, Syrena, dancer.
6. Swyningan, Quincella, dancer.
7. Wesley, L. Edmond, dancer.
8. Williams, Derek, dancer.
9. Wilson, Alexis Holliday, dancer.
10. Wilson, Parker, dancer.
11. Rodriguez, Raymond, dancer.
12. Shihab, Lorenzo, dancer.
13. Bassey, Shirley, performer.
14. Cole, Natalie, 1950-2015, performer.
15. Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Instrumentalist
16. Hopkins, Linda, 1924-2017, performer.
17. Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Author in quotations or text abstracts
18. Atwood, David. Director
19. Barrow-Murray, Barbara. Producer
20. Ross, John (Musician) Conductor. Instrumentalist
21. Heitman, Clint. Set designer
22. Meade, Terri. Costume designer
23. Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Composer
24. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
25. WGBH Educational Foundation.
26. DHCA.

Added title

1. Concerto in F (Choreographic work : Wilson)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-4188