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30 years of DanceAfrica

Title
30 years of DanceAfrica [videorecording] / artistic director, Chuck Davis ; presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Publication
c2007.

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Additional Authors
  • Davis, Chuck, 1937-
  • Hopkins, Karen Brooks
  • Grant, William H., III.
  • Love, Noelani
  • Love, Jewel
  • Rahman-Ndiaye, Obara Wali Ahmed
  • Salaam, Abdel R.
  • Wilkie, Dorothy
  • Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
  • Bambara Drum and Dance Ensemble.
  • Forces of Nature (Dance company)
  • Kulu Mele African American Dance Ensemble.
  • Ndere Troupe.
  • BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble.
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • Character Generators/Video.
  • DanceAfrica (Festival)
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music. dnr NN-PD
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (135 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Alternative Title
  • Vision 5, a question of modesty (Choreographic work : Salaam)
  • Torch of hope (Choreographic work : Love)
  • Moment in time (Choreographic work : Love)
  • We are griots (Choreographic work : Rahman-Ndiaye)
  • Bk: Bai ndiaye (Choreographic work : Rahman-Ndiaye)
  • Bis si mi lai Jameí/Ndeup (Choreographic work : Rahman-Ndiaye)
  • Eat that thieb bou djen/jap ndab japoolen saku thieb bi (Choreographic work : Rahman-Ndiaye)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Black films and programs.
Note
  • Choreographic works include: Kulu Mele African-American Dance Ensemble in First dance: Afro-Cuban, Second dance: Afro-Cuban ; Bambara Drum and Dance Ensemble in Torch of hope, Lamba (excerpt), A moment in time ; Drumsong African Ballet Theatre in We are griots, Bk: Bai ndiaye, Bis si mi lai Jameí/Ndeup (Spirit dance of the Lebou people of Senegal), Eat that thieb bou djen/jap ndab japoolen saku thieb bi ; Ndere Troupe with BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble in Mijjaguzo, Amaggunju, Entoore, Larakaraka, Okwerengyekyerera, Finale: Runyege, Otwenge, Ekizino ; Forces of Nature Dance Theatre in Vision 5, a question of modesty.
  • "Remember! Honor! Respect! An African dance odyssey" -- DVD credits.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • Lighting designer, William H. Grant III ; videographer, Character Generators Inc. ; president and cameraperson, Mark Robison.
Performer (note)
  • Host, Chuck Davis.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House , Brooklyn, N.Y., as part of the 2007 Spring Season, on May 25, 2007 (evening).
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Source (note)
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Biography (note)
  • The Drumsong African Ballet Theatre was formerly called Sabar Ak Ru Afriq.
Contents
  • Griot (ca. 15 min.) / by Chuck Davis.
  • Kulu Mele [African-American Dance Ensemble] (ca. 13 min.) / founder and artistic director, Robert Crowder ; artistic director and choreographer, Dorothy Wilkie ; dancers, Dorothy Wilkie, Arisa Ingram, Ama Schley, Payin Schley, Angela Watson, Acacia Reed, Daniele Bourget, Tamara Thomas, Zoia Cisneros, Ali Wilkie, Eddie Smallwood ; drummers, Robert Crowder, John Wilkie, Kenneth Fauntleroy, Ishmael Jackson, Omar Harrison ; singers, Matthew Simon, Paul Lucas.
  • Memorial (ca. 8 min.).
  • Bambara [Drum and Dance Ensemble] (ca. 11 min.) / choreographer and artistic director, Noelani Love, Jewel Love ; executive directors, Joseph Barnes, Jewel Love ; musical director, Adewole Love ; music, the Djembe Orchestra ; performers, Jewel Love, Joseph Barnes, Noelani Love, Adewole Love, Joy S. Richardson, Toyia L. Ford, Michele Stafford, Talu Green, Precious T. Bonaparte, Foluso Alamide Mimy, Lamiek Melrose, Lisa Green, Aziza Zaid, Sherina Jardine, Ajamu Kedar, Karla Nicosa Moore, Kourtney Charles, Shani Graves, Persephone DaCosta, Ismael Kouyate (guest artist).
  • Drumsong [African Ballet Theatre] (ca. 14 min.) / director general, Rahman King ; artistic director, Obara Wali Ahmed Rahman Ndiaye ; performers, Dionne Monsanto, Jamila Outlar, Orisha Suares, Alicia Makeda Diop, Ofokonara Wilhelmina Taylor, Aissatou Bey Grecia, Aruwb Ambekisye, Fatouseck Rahman, Nanyamka Nkromah Bandele, Kine 'Fatou Diop, Lenore Sharpe, Darcel Jones, Danice Jones, D'Andra Jones, Koumba Rahnan Ndiaye, Zucan Bandele, Rick Williams, Jerry McCoy, Ra'mon Wali, Konate Ali Rahman, Latir Rahman, Darrell Jones Jr., Daniel Jones, Donnell Jones, Alpha Diop, Michael Walters, Claude Lateif, Eldar Rahman Ndiaye.
  • [Samuel H. Scripps scholarship fund announcement] (ca. 6 min.) / speakers: Chuck Davis and Karen Brooks Hopkins.
  • Ndere [Troupe] with BAM/Restoration [DanceAfrica Ensemble] (ca. 28 min.) / performers, Stephen Rwangyezi, Betty Akidi, Joyce Alinga, Thomas Anam, Benon Behwera, Mohamed Isabirye, Daniel Kasata, Jason Kasule, Annet Kugonza, Godfrey Muwulya, Rehema Nabangi, Aminah Namakula, Elizabeth Nyanzigye, Laurence Okello, Richard Onek, Josephine Oyella, Rhona Rwangyezi, Emmanuel Shema.
  • Forces of Nature [Dance Theatre Company] (ca. 18 min.) / artistic director and choreographer, Abdel R. Salaam ; music, Paul Winter, Michael Wimberly, Salik Keita, Arto Tuncboaychian, M'bemba Bangoura, Noirin Ni Rian, Vicki Winans, Wojciech Kilar, traditional Quranic prayer, Gregorian chants ; costume design, Abdel R. Salaam, 'Dele Husbands ; sound design, David Lawson ; technical director, Joshua Preston ; performers: Michael Melendez (the Jesuit), Daniel Soto (the Imam), Eugene Niles (the ancestor), Natia Kezevadze (the nun), Sarae Garcia (Muslim woman), Melvin Black (Egun), Denica Abdur-Razzaaq, Chenoa Brown, Catherine Foster, Fatou Gittens, Aimee Graham, Shawne' Lee, Johari Mayfield, Maia McKinney, Eleanor Scott, Natalie Simmons, Daaimah Taali B-din, Dina Wright (the village) ; musicians, Ayanda Clarke, Kofi Osei Williams, Kwesi Nkroma, Phillip Williamson, Senfaub Stoney, Yusef Payton.
  • Finale (ca. 6 min.).
  • [Chuck Davis Birthday celebration] (ca. 10 min.).
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3534
OCLC
191824081
Title
30 years of DanceAfrica [videorecording] / artistic director, Chuck Davis ; presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Imprint
c2007.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
System Details
DVD.
Credits
Lighting designer, William H. Grant III ; videographer, Character Generators Inc. ; president and cameraperson, Mark Robison.
Performer
Host, Chuck Davis.
Event
Videotaped in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House , Brooklyn, N.Y., as part of the 2007 Spring Season, on May 25, 2007 (evening).
Restricted Access
Permission required.
Biography
The Drumsong African Ballet Theatre was formerly called Sabar Ak Ru Afriq.
Added Author
Davis, Chuck, 1937- director.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- host.
Hopkins, Karen Brooks, speaker.
Grant, William H., III., lighting designer.
Love, Noelani, choreographer.
Love, Jewel, choreographer.
Rahman-Ndiaye, Obara Wali Ahmed, choreographer.
Salaam, Abdel R., choreographer.
Wilkie, Dorothy, choreographer.
Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.
Bambara Drum and Dance Ensemble.
Forces of Nature (Dance company)
Kulu Mele African American Dance Ensemble.
Ndere Troupe.
BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble.
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Character Generators/Video.
DanceAfrica (Festival)
Brooklyn Academy of Music. Donor NN-PD
Added Title
Vision 5, a question of modesty (Choreographic work : Salaam)
Torch of hope (Choreographic work : Love)
Moment in time (Choreographic work : Love)
We are griots (Choreographic work : Rahman-Ndiaye)
Bk: Bai ndiaye (Choreographic work : Rahman-Ndiaye)
Bis si mi lai Jameí/Ndeup (Choreographic work : Rahman-Ndiaye)
Eat that thieb bou djen/jap ndab japoolen saku thieb bi (Choreographic work : Rahman-Ndiaye)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3534
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