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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 40th anniversary gala

Title: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 40th anniversary gala [videorecording]
Publication: c1999.

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Description

2 videodiscs (NTSC) (128 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform Title

Ancestral homage to Alvin Ailey (Choreographic work : Yates)
Prodigal prince (Choreographic work : Holder)

Alternative Title

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 40th anniversary opening night gala

Genre/Form

Dance.
Special event coverage and commentary.
Video.

Note

This project was made possible by a grant from the National Initiative to Preserve America's Dance (NIPAD), a program under the umbrella SAVE AS:DANCE, underwritten by The Pew Charitable Trusts and administered at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Title from container.
Title on frame: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 40th anniversary opening night gala.
Accompanied by house program.

Event (note)

Videotaped in performance at City Center, New York, on December 2, 1998 ; director, Robert Shepard ; editor, François Bernadi.

Funding (note)

Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

System Details (note)

DVD, transferred from Betacam SP cassettes.

Contents

Disc 1. Ancestral homage to Alvin Ailey (ca. 13 min.) / choreography, Reginald Yates ; music, traditional ; costumes, Cheryl Washington ; lighting, Brenda Dolan ; danced by Alvin Ailey American Dance Center Junior Division students: Erika Beckles, Janine Beckles, Aja Bess, William Brown, Beatrice Capote, Prince Credell, Jenn Fox, Lily Gold, Sumaya Jackson, Monique Massiah, Frajan Payne, Jenna Smith, Apryl Webb, Yaa Yaa Whaley, Glorianne White ; and Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble: Nelson Cabassa, Fernando Carrillo, Edmond Giles, LaTrisa Harper, Odara Jabali-Nash, Nkosi Kress, Roxanne Lyst, Cheryl Rowley, Angelica Salazar, Bradley Shelver, Andre Walker, Tina Williams ; and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Alumni Dancers: Loretta Abbott, Delores Brown Abelson, Sarita Allen, Mary Barnett, April Berry, Audrey Champion, Duane Cyrus, Doris Demendez, Merle Derby, Ronni Favors, Christine Lawson, Max Luna III, Aubrey Lynch II, Ella Thompson Moore, Michelle Murray, Milton Myers, Joan Peters, Harold Pierson, Karine Plantadit-Bageot, Lucinda Ransom, Donna Wood Sanders, Linda Spriggs, Clive Thompson, Sylvia Waters, Peter Woodin, Tina Yuan ; musicians, Gregory Ince, Iyedun Ince, Quayle Agepong, Keba Cissoko, Kevin Nathanial Hylton, Rudy Walker, Muhammed Salieu Suso, Farai Malianga, Victor See Yuen.
Remarks (ca. 23 min.) / by artistic director Judith Jamison ; Joan Weill and her fellow gala co-chairmen Sandy Weill, Simin and Herb Allison, Lizabeth and Frank Newman ; honorees Patricia and Philip Laskawy ; honorary chairman Robert De Niro.
The prodigal prince (ca. 39 min.) / choreography, music and costumes, Geoffrey Holder ; stage effects and lighting, Clifton Taylor ; assistant to the choreographer, Christian Holder ; danced by Matthew Rushing (Hector Hyppolite), Briana Reed (Erzulie Fréda Dahomey), Edward Franklin (Saint John the Baptist), Renee Robinson (the Mambo), Richard Witter (Spirit), and the Company ; vocals, Jim Papoulis. The sections of the work are: Conversation with the gods -- The feather brush -- The dream of Africa--a divine sleep -- Homecoming and inheritance -- The beginning.
Disc 2. Remarks (ca. 6 min.) / by honorary chairman Angela Bassett.
Revelations (1960) (ca. 38 min.) / choreography, Alvin Ailey ; music, traditional ; decor and costumes, Ves Harper ; costumes for "Rocka my soul" redesigned by Barbara Forbes ; lighting, Nicola Cernovitch ; conductor, Tania Léon ; chorus personnel manager, Betty Baisch ; musicians, Fred Eckler (percussion), Rogelio Teran (congas), Carline Ray (bass), Lawrence Wolf (piano). The sections of the work are: Pilgrim of sorrow: I been 'buked / arr. by Hall Johnson ; danced by the Company -- Didn't my Lord deliver Daniel / arr. by James Miller ; danced by Jeffrey Gerodias, Désirée Vlad, Lisa Johnson -- Fix me, Jesus / arr. by Hall Johnson ; danced by Linda-Denise Evans, Edward Franklin -- Take me to the water: Processional/honor, honor / adapted and arr. by Howard A. Roberts ; danced by Guillermo Asca, Linda Cáceres, Amos J. Machanic Jr., Uri Sands.
Revelations, continued. Wade in the water / adapted and arr. by Howard A. Roberts ; "Wade in the water" sequence by Ella Jenkins ; "A man went down to the river" composed by Ella Jenkins ; danced by Solange Sandy Groves, Bernard Gaddis, Renee Robinson ; guest soloist, Phoebe Snow, accompanied by Ella Mitchell -- I wanna be ready / arr. by James Miller ; danced by Dudley Williams ; guest soloist, Kenny Lattimore -- Move, members, move: Sinner man / adapted and arr. by Howard A. Roberts ; danced by Uri Sands, Richard Witter [replacing Matthew Rushing], Troy O'Neil Powell ; guest soloist, Billy Porter -- The day is past and gone / arr. by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers ; danced by the Company -- You may run on / arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers ; danced by the Company -- Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham / adapted and arr. by Howard A. Roberts ; danced by the Company.
[Introduction of alumni dancers and bows by the entire cast] (ca. 11 min.).

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-5667

OCLC

NYPY99-F551

Title

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 40th anniversary gala [videorecording]

Imprint

c1999.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

System Details

DVD, transferred from Betacam SP cassettes.

Event

Videotaped in performance at City Center, New York, on December 2, 1998 ; director, Robert Shepard ; editor, François Bernadi.

Funding

Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Local Note

Former call number: *MGZIA 4-3311.

Local Subject

Gala performances.

Added Author

Jamison, Judith, speaker.

De Niro, Robert, speaker.

Rushing, Matthew, 1973- dancer.

Reed, Briana, dancer.

Franklin, Edward, dancer.

Robinson, Renée, dancer.

Witter, Richard, dancer.

Bassett, Angela, speaker.

Gerodias, Jeffrey, dancer.

Vlad, Desire, dancer.

Johnson, Lisa, dancer.

Evans, Linda-Denise, dancer.

Asca, Guillermo, dancer.

Cáceres, Linda, dancer.

Machanic, Amos J., Jr., dancer.

Sands, Uri, dancer.

Sandy, Solange, dancer.

Gaddis, Bernard, dancer.

Snow, Phoebe, vocalist.

Williams, Dudley, 1938-2015, dancer.

Powell, Troy, dancer.

Porter, Billy, dancer.

León, Tania, conductor.

Ailey, Alvin, choreographer.

Yates, Reginald, choreographer.

Dolan, Brenda.

Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, choreographer.

Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, composer.

Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, costume designer.

Holder, Christian.

Taylor, Clifton, lighting designer.

Harper, Ves, designer, costume designer.

Forbes, Barbara, costume designer.

Cernovich, Nicola.

Shepard, Bobby, director.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Center.

Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble.

New York Public Library. Dance Collection.

National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.

DHCA.

Ailey, Alvin. Revelations.

Added Title

Ancestral homage to Alvin Ailey (Choreographic work : Yates)

Prodigal prince (Choreographic work : Holder)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-5667

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