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Dance Africa '97, 20th anniversary celebration the African diaspora

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Dance Africa '97, 20th anniversary celebration [videorecording] : the African diaspora / artistic direction by Chuck Davis.
Publication
1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Davis, Chuck, 1937-
  • Salaam, Abdel R.
  • Melillo, Joseph V.
  • Reinhart, Charles.
  • Stover, Daryl.
  • Mimy, Kamu.
  • Pruitt, Bess.
  • Robinson, Jonathan.
  • Konte, Assane
  • Grant, William H., III
  • Chuck Davis Dance Company.
  • N'Tore Dancers.
  • African-American Dance Ensemble.
  • Forces of Nature (Dance company)
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • DanceAfrica (Festival)
  • DHCA.
Description
3 videodiscs (NTSC) (153 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Alternative Title
  • African diaspora
  • DanceAfrica '97, 20th anniversary celebration
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Black films and programs.
  • Video.
Note
  • Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • Accompanied by house program.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • Lighting, William H. Grant III.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, on May 25, 1997 (3PM), by Nick of Time Productions of White Plains, N.Y.
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 (ca. 61 min.): [Welcome] / by Chuck Davis -- Memorial -- Processional -- Honoring the Council of Elders -- Women's dance / performed by the Chuck Davis Dance Company -- [Poetry and dancing] / tribute to Pearl Primus and Percival Borde ; includes poetry written by Daryl Stover, recited by Kamu Mimy ; dancing by members of the N'tore Society, founded by Chuck Davis and preserved by Jonathan Robinson -- Stiltdance masquerade / performed by the Chakaba [dance company?] ; includes a masked figure on stilts (the chakaba), two other masked figures, and ensemble.
  • Disc 2 (ca. 30 min.): Stiltdance masquerade, continued -- Lenjen celebration / choreography, Assane Konte ; performed by the African American Dance Ensemble ; based on the dance style Lenjen [also called Lenjengo] of the Mandinka people of Gambia, West Africa.
  • Disc 3 (ca. 62 min.): Legacy I: La cabeza negra de piedra (The black head of stone) / performed by Forces of Nature ; first part of the Ancestral earths trilogy, depicting various contacts between Africans and Native Americans ; dance-drama about Tehark, an African man who defended the Olmec people in battle -- Chuck Davis tribute / speaker, Abdel R. Salaam ; includes the presentation of a plaque to Davis by representatives of the Council of Elders ; presentation of an award from Brooklyn Academy of Music, represented by Joseph Melillo ; a speech by Charles Reinhart, representing the American Dance Festival ; a speech by Bess Pruitt, Davis's first manager ; and an acceptance speech by Davis. Tape ends before the conclusion of the program.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-772
OCLC
NYPY98-F2832
Title
Dance Africa '97, 20th anniversary celebration [videorecording] : the African diaspora / artistic direction by Chuck Davis.
Imprint
1997.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Performer
Griot: Chuck Davis.
Credits
Lighting, William H. Grant III.
Event
Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, on May 25, 1997 (3PM), by Nick of Time Productions of White Plains, N.Y.
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 9-4508.
Local Subject
Stick dances.
Stilt dances.
Mask dances.
Added Author
Davis, Chuck, 1937- host.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- speaker.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- honoree.
Salaam, Abdel R. Speaker
Melillo, Joseph V. Speaker
Reinhart, Charles. Speaker
Stover, Daryl. Author in quotations or text abstracts
Mimy, Kamu. Speaker
Pruitt, Bess. Speaker
Robinson, Jonathan.
Konte, Assane, choreographer.
Grant, William H., III, lighting designer.
Chuck Davis Dance Company.
N'Tore Dancers.
African-American Dance Ensemble.
Forces of Nature (Dance company)
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
DanceAfrica (Festival)
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-772
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