Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Miller, Bebe
2. Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo
3. Brown, David A.
4. Huggins, Christopher L.
5. Brown, Ronald K., 1966-
6. Guruleva, Natasha.
7. Grant, William H., III.
8. Wimberly, Michael.
9. Lowell, Jackson.
10. Reich, Steve, 1936-
11. Olaiya, Wunmi.
12. Philadelphia Dance Company.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (128 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Wide shots of four dance works (My science, Hand singing song, Labess II, and Enemy behind the gates), probably recorded in dress rehearsal onstage; followed by close shots, recorded in performance, of Hand singing song (excerpts), Labess II (excerpts), and Enemy behind the gates (complete); and a wide shot of Exotica, recorded in performance. For credits, see contents list.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Ellen Jacobs Associates.

Uniform title

1. My science (Choreographic work: Miller)
2. Hand singing songs (Choreographic work : Zollar)
3. Labess II (Choreographic work : Brown)
4. Enemy behind the gates (Choreographic work : Huggins)
5. Lessons (Choreographic work : Brown)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. My science (ca. 14 min.) / choreography, Bebe Miller; music, La voix bulgare, Led Zeppelin; costumes, Natasha Guruleva; lighting, William H. Grant III. Originally presented as part of Messages from the heart, a four-part piece by women choreographers. Followed by a 4-min. gap.
2. Hand singing songs (ca. 18 min.) / choreography, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, assisted by Allyson Triplett; music, Michael Wimberly; costumes, Jackson Lowell; lighting, William H. Grant III. Originally presented as part of Messages from the heart, a four-part piece by women choreographers.
3. Labess II (ca. 15 min.) / choreography, David Brown; music, Zap Mama; lighting, William H. Grant III. Originally presented as part of On the shoulders of our ancestors. Followed by a 4-min. gap.
4. Enemy behind the gates (ca. 13 min.) / choreography, Christopher Huggins, assisted by Kayoko Amemiya; music, Steve Reich; costumes, Christopher Huggins; lighting, William H. Grant III.
5. Hand singing songs (excerpts) (ca. 15 min.) / see credits above. Close shot, recorded in performance.
6. Labess II (ca. 11 min.) / see credits above. Close shot, recorded in performance.
7. Enemy behind the gates (ca. 13 min.) / see credits above. Close shot, recorded in performance.
8. Exotica (ca. 20 min.) / choreography, Ronald K. Brown; music, Wunmi Olaiya and others. Originally presented as part of the evening-length work Lessons.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-8006

Note

1. Title, location, and date from original container; additional data from Philadanco website (www.philadanco.org).

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in dress rehearsal (?) onstage and in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., in May 2002.

Title

1. Philadanco [videorecording] / artistic director, Joan Myers Brown.

Imprint

1. 2002.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Performer

1. Danced by Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco).

Event

1. Videotaped in dress rehearsal (?) onstage and in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., in May 2002.

Added author

1. Miller, Bebe, choreographer.
2. Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo, choreographer.
3. Brown, David A., choreographer.
4. Huggins, Christopher L., choreographer.
5. Huggins, Christopher L. Costume designer
6. Brown, Ronald K., 1966- choreographer.
7. Guruleva, Natasha. Costume designer
8. Grant, William H., III. Lighting designer
9. Wimberly, Michael. Composer
10. Lowell, Jackson. Costume designer
11. Reich, Steve, 1936- Composer
12. Olaiya, Wunmi. Composer
13. Philadelphia Dance Company.

Added title

1. My science (Choreographic work: Miller)
2. Hand singing songs (Choreographic work : Zollar)
3. Labess II (Choreographic work : Brown)
4. Enemy behind the gates (Choreographic work : Huggins)
5. Lessons (Choreographic work : Brown)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-8006