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Rome & Jewels

Title
  1. Rome & Jewels [videorecording] / [presented by] Rennie Harris PureMovement ; choreography and direction by Rennie Harris ; musical production mixed, edited, written and arranged by Darrin Ross.
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  1. 1999.

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Additional authors
  1. Mason, Rodney
  2. Grimes, Sabela
  3. Evans, Clyde
  4. McCullough, Anthony
  5. Chmiel, Aleksa
  6. Mhoon, Princess
  7. Wood, Ron
  8. Albright, Brandon
  9. Urich, Julie
  10. Colter, James
  11. Webb, Forrest (Dancer)
  12. Faure, Laura
  13. Harris, Rennie, 1964-
  14. Ross, Darrin
  15. Flowers, Roma
  16. Jones, Arville
  17. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  18. Rennie Harris PureMovement (Dance company)
  19. Bates Dance Festival
  20. Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)
  21. DHCA.
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (85 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
  1. Preview of an evening-length work described in a program note as "an amalgam of Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story with the aesthetic of contemporary hip hop culture." In this adaptation, the character Jewels [Juliet] does not appear as a physical presence. Projected premiere: Philadelphia, June 2000.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of Laura Faure, Bates Dance Festival.
Uniform title
  1. Rome & Jewels (Choreographic work : Harris)
Alternative title
  1. Rennie Harris PureMovement
Subject
  1. Video
  2. Dance
  3. Hip-hop
  4. Dance, Black > United States
  5. Drama and dance
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Video.
Call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-3833
Note
  1. Title from accompanying house program.
  2. Title on original container: Rennie Harris PureMovement.
Credits (note)
  1. DJ cuts, Anwar the Star ; text, William Shakespeare, Sabela Grimes, Rodney Mason, Arville "Ozzie" Jones, Rennie Harris, Quadiy'R ; dramaturg and additional blocking, Arville "Ozzie" Jones ; lighting, Roma Flowers.
Performer (note)
  1. The Montegues (a.k.a. "Monster Q's"): Rodney Mason (Rome), Sabela Delvin Grimes (Ben V.), Clyde Evans Jr. (Mercutio), with Anthony "Alphy" McCullough, Aleksa Chmiel, Princess Mhoon (family) ; The Capulets (a.k.a. "Caps"): Ron Wood (Tibault), Brandon Albright (Iz-Action), Julie Urich (Lady Jules1), with James Colter, Raphael Williams [Raphael Xavier in brief biography], Forrest Webb (family).
  2. Introduced by Laura Faure.
Event (note)
  1. Videotaped in performance at the Schaeffer Theater, Bates College, Lewiston, Me., as part of the Bates Dance Festival, on August 6, 1999.
Title
  1. Rome & Jewels [videorecording] / [presented by] Rennie Harris PureMovement ; choreography and direction by Rennie Harris ; musical production mixed, edited, written and arranged by Darrin Ross.
Imprint
  1. 1999.
Country of producing entity
  1. U.S.
Event
  1. Videotaped in performance at the Schaeffer Theater, Bates College, Lewiston, Me., as part of the Bates Dance Festival, on August 6, 1999.
Credits
  1. DJ cuts, Anwar the Star ; text, William Shakespeare, Sabela Grimes, Rodney Mason, Arville "Ozzie" Jones, Rennie Harris, Quadiy'R ; dramaturg and additional blocking, Arville "Ozzie" Jones ; lighting, Roma Flowers.
Performer
  1. Performed by Rennie Harris PureMovement.
Cast
  1. The Montegues (a.k.a. "Monster Q's"): Rodney Mason (Rome), Sabela Delvin Grimes (Ben V.), Clyde Evans Jr. (Mercutio), with Anthony "Alphy" McCullough, Aleksa Chmiel, Princess Mhoon (family) ; The Capulets (a.k.a. "Caps"): Ron Wood (Tibault), Brandon Albright (Iz-Action), Julie Urich (Lady Jules1), with James Colter, Raphael Williams [Raphael Xavier in brief biography], Forrest Webb (family).
Performer
  1. Violinist, Alexandra Cutler-Fetkewice.
  2. Introduced by Laura Faure.
Local subject
  1. Drama and dance.
Added author
  1. Mason, Rodney, dancer.
  2. Grimes, Sabela, dancer.
  3. Evans, Clyde, dancer.
  4. McCullough, Anthony, dancer.
  5. Chmiel, Aleksa, dancer.
  6. Mhoon, Princess, dancer.
  7. Wood, Ron, dancer.
  8. Albright, Brandon, dancer.
  9. Urich, Julie, dancer.
  10. Colter, James, dancer.
  11. Webb, Forrest (Dancer)
  12. Faure, Laura. Speaker
  13. Harris, Rennie, 1964- choreographer. Director
  14. Ross, Darrin. Musician
  15. Flowers, Roma.
  16. Jones, Arville. Adapter
  17. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet.
  18. Rennie Harris PureMovement (Dance company)
  19. Bates Dance Festival.
  20. Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)
  21. DHCA.
Added title
  1. Rome & Jewels (Choreographic work : Harris)
Research call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-3833
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