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DanceAfrica 2004 a dancer's path: ancient traditions, modern trends

Title
DanceAfrica 2004 [videorecording] : a dancer's path: ancient traditions, modern trends / Brooklyn Academy of Music ; artistic director, Chuck Davis.
Publication
c2004.

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Additional Authors
  • Davis, Chuck, 1937-
  • Tetteh, Nii Tetteh.
  • Grant, William H., III
  • Woolbright, Ngoma.
  • Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien.
  • Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
  • Bambara Drum and Dance Ensemble.
  • Ezibu Muntu African Dance Company.
  • Kusun Ensemble.
  • BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble.
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • Character Generators/Video.
  • DanceAfrica (Festival)
Description
2 videodiscs (146 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Performance of African music and dance. Stilt dancer Shaka Zulu performs throughout the program. A list of the DanceAfrica 2004 Council of Elders appears at the end of Disc 2.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • Lighting, William H. Grant III ; stage manager, N'Goma Woolbright ; assistant stage manager, Normadien Woolbright ; production stage manager, Michael Stewart.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 30, 2004; video documentation, Character Generators Inc.; camera, Mark Robison.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
  • Disc 1 (ca. 78 min.). Processional -- Jalibah / welcome by Chuck Davis -- [Memorial].
  • [Performance by] Nii Tettey Tetteh and the Kusun Ensemble / dancers, Francis "Adjetey" Ostiwuo Adjei, Denis "Amarh" Tokuanin Mansah, Adwoa "Sista" Nyarkoh, Debora Patterson, Rita Taiwiah; musicians, Emmanuel A. Anang, Robert "Obuobi" Ashong, Samuel "Otu" Kodjo, Adotey Richter, Nii Tettey Tetteh, Glover Nelson Yao [i.e. Nelson Glover Yao?]; administrators, Adotei Bruice, Melody S. Cochran, Gabriel Odolai Quaye. Performance includes: Tigale -- Bawa -- Fume fume -- Nbende. Nii Tettey Tetteh, the leader and founder of the group, is a musician, educator, and composer from southern Ghana. With the group he has developed a new style of music called Nokoko.
  • [Performance by] Bambara Drum and Dance Ensemble / dancers and musicians, Dennis Bailey, Joseph Barnes, Daaimah Taalib-Din, Jean-Marie Faye, Toyia Ford, Aisha Hawkins, Kim Holmes, Ajamu Kedar, Taliba Khabir, Adewole Love, Noelani Love, Billy Greene Foluso Mimy, Kamu Mimy, Hanan Hameem Luke Quaranta, Denica Abdur-Razaaq, Joy Richardson, Rasheda Walford, Aziza Zaid; music director, Adewole Love; artistic director, Noelani Love. Performance includes: Music of African descent (excerpt) -- Torch of hope (excerpt) -- A moment in time -- The unbroken spirit.
  • Disc 2 (ca. 68 min.). Tribute to Hajja Mama Rahkiah Abdurahman / includes proclamations from the City of New York Office of the Mayor, Councilman Charles Baron, and the Lions Club of New York City; as well as a dance in a specially created costume by stilt dancer Shaka Zulu; the dance Sweets for Mama Rahkiah, choreographed by Karen Thornton-Daniels and performed by child dancers of the BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble; and a speech by Mama Rahkiah.
  • Atsiagbekor / performed by the BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble and the Kusun Ensemble.
  • [Performance by] Ezibu Muntu African Dance Company / dancers, Yolanda Branch, Bianca Clark, Tanya Davis, Shebony Forbes, Bernell Holmes, Renee Knight, Tammy McCain, Jarrell Morris, Babadunjo Olagunke, Zena Perthone, LaShaunda Spain, Mayah Walker-Taylor, Faye Walker, Wendy Warren; musicians, Roderick Davis, Paul Harris, Jabari Jefferson, Zakiyah Jefferson, Abdou Mohammed, Ernest Shaw Jr.; founder, Tanya Dennis; artistic directors, Faye Walker, Babadunjo Olagunke. Performance includes: Econne-conne -- Lengen.
  • Finale.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-101
OCLC
NYPY05-F10027
Title
DanceAfrica 2004 [videorecording] : a dancer's path: ancient traditions, modern trends / Brooklyn Academy of Music ; artistic director, Chuck Davis.
Imprint
c2004.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
System Details
DVD.
Credits
Lighting, William H. Grant III ; stage manager, N'Goma Woolbright ; assistant stage manager, Normadien Woolbright ; production stage manager, Michael Stewart.
Performer
Performers: Bambara Drum and Dance Ensemble (New York City), Ezibu Muntu African Dance Company (Virginia), Nii Tettey Tetteh and the Kusun Ensemble (Ghana), Shaka Zulu (Louisiana), BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble (Brooklyn, N.Y.).
[Master of ceremonies:] Chuck Davis.
Event
Videotaped in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 30, 2004; video documentation, Character Generators Inc.; camera, Mark Robison.
Restricted Access
Permission required.
Added Author
Davis, Chuck, 1937- director.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- host.
Tetteh, Nii Tetteh. Musician
Grant, William H., III, lighting designer.
Woolbright, Ngoma. Production personnel
Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien. Production personnel
Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.
Bambara Drum and Dance Ensemble.
Ezibu Muntu African Dance Company.
Kusun Ensemble.
BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble.
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Character Generators/Video.
DanceAfrica (Festival)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-101
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