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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Title
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater [videorecording] / artistic director, Judith Jamison ; [presented by] New York City Center.
Publication
c2009.

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Additional Authors
  • Jamison, Judith
  • Brown, Ronald K., 1966-
  • Battle, Robert
  • Rushing, Matthew, 1973-
  • Olaiya, Wunmi
  • Taylor, Clifton
  • Simone, Nina, 1933-2003
  • Wilmore, Burke J.
  • Lewis, Eric, (Pianist)
  • Tazewell, Paul
  • Crawford, Al
  • Rosenthal, Ted, (Pianist)
  • Boyd, Kirven J.
  • Brown, Clifton
  • Deshauteurs, Rosalyn
  • Douglass, Khilea
  • Douthit, Antonio
  • Gilmore, Vernard J.
  • Jackson, Abdur-Rahim
  • Lebrun, Yannick
  • Machanic, Amos J., Jr.
  • McBride, Michael Francis
  • McLaren, Rachael
  • Mitchell, Aisha
  • Reed, Briana
  • Roberts, Jamar
  • Roberts, Samuel L.
  • Sims, Glenn A. (Glenn Allen)
  • Sims, Linda Celeste
  • Sorzano, Yusha-Marie
  • Stamatiou, Constance
  • Williams, Tina Monica
  • Willis, Marcus Jarrell
  • Shepard, Bobby
  • Weaver, Jonathan, (Videographer)
  • Lenzer, Don
  • Bernadi, François
  • New York City Center.
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
  • New York Public Library. Dance Division.
Description
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Uniform Title
  • Dancing spirit (Choreographic work : Brown)
  • In/Side (Choreographic work : Battle)
  • Among us (Private spaces: Public places) (Choreographic work : Jamison)
  • Uptown (Choreographic work : Rushing)
Genre/Form
  • Filmed dance.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Video.
  • Dance.
Note
  • Widescreen.
  • Recording made possible by the cooperation of New York City Center, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
Credits (note)
  • Video production, Bobby Shepard ; cameramen, Jonathan Weaver, Don Lenzer ; editor, François Bernadi.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at New York City Center, New York, N.Y., on Dec. 29, 2009.
Funding (note)
  • This recording is made possible by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
  • Dancing spirit (2009) (ca. 31 min.) / choreography by Ronald K. Brown ; assistants to the choreographer, Arcell Cabuag & Tiffany Quinn ; music by Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis, Radiohead, and War ; costumes by Omotayo Wunmi Olaiya ; lighting by Clifton Taylor ; danced by Renee Robinson, Linda Celeste Sims, Rosalyn Deshauteurs, Rachael McLaren, Matthew Rushing, Vernard J. Gilmore, Jamar Roberts, Kirven James Boyd, Yannick Lebrun.
  • In/Side (2008) (ca. 8 min.) / choreography by Robert Battle ; music sung by Nina Simone (Wild is the wind) ; lighting by Burke Wilmore ; danced by Samuel Lee Roberts.
  • Among us (Private spaces: Public places) (2009) (ca. 39 min.) / choreography and original artwork by Judith Jamison ; assistant to the choreographer, Clifton Brown ; original composition composed by ELEW ; costumes by Paul Tazewell ; lighting and scenic design by Al Crawford ; danced by Clifton Brown (Jin, Genie) ; Rachael McLaren, Michael Francis McBride, Rosalyn Deshauteurs, Vernard J. Gilmore (soft edges) ; Ronni Favors, Matthew Rushing (lost & found) ; Jamar Roberts, Glenn Allan Sims, Kirven James Boyd, Ronni Favors, Linda Celeste Sims, Rosalyn Deshauteurs, Rachael McLaren, Aisha Mitchell, Matthew Rushing, Clifton Brown, Vernard J. Gilmore (precedent, president) ; Clifton Brown, Matthew Rushing, Vernard J. Gilmore (afterwards) ; Linda Celeste Sims, Glenn Allen Sims (brights) ; Aisha Mitchell, Ronni Favors, Linda Celeste Sims, Rosalyn Deshauteurs, Rachael McLaren, Matthew Rushing, Vernard J. Gilmore, Glenn Allen Sims, Jamar Roberts, Kirven James Boyd, Michael Francis McBride, Clifton Brown.
  • Uptown (2009) (ca. 40 min.) / choreography by Matthew Rushing ; assistants to the choreographer, Renee Robinson & Samuel Deshauteurs ; script by Matthew Rushing & Gregor L. Gibson ; music by various artists ; original composition by Ted Rosenthal ; costume concept and design by Matthew Rushing ; costume consultants and design, Jon Taylor & Dante Baylor ; lighting and scenic design by Al Crawford ; photographs by various artists ; dramatic coaching by Hope Clarke ; swing dance consultant, Clyde Wilder ; dancers, Welcome to Harlem: Amos J. Machanic, Jr. (Victor) ; Linda Celeste Sims, Briana Reed, Constance Stamatiou, Rosalyn Deshauteurs, Tina Monica Williams, Khilea Douglass, Yusha-Marie Sorzano, Vernard J. Gilmore, Clifton Brown, Abdur-Rahim Jackson, Antonio Douthit, Kirven James Boyd, Marcus Jarrell Willis, Michael Francis McBride (The Harlemites) ; Rent party: Briana Reed (ladylife) ; Amos J. Machanic, Jr. (Victor) & the Harlemites ; Great Minds: Vernard J. Gilmore (W.E.B. DuBois) ; Constance Stamatiou (Zora Neale Hurston) ; Visual art: Marcus Jarrell Willis, Abdur-Rahim Jackson, Antonio Douthit, Clifton Brown, Kirven James Boyd ; Divas, apples & jazz: Linda Celeste Sims (Florence Mills) ; Rosalyn Deshauteurs (Josephine Baker) ; Tina Monica Williams (Ethel Waters) ; Briana Reed, Constance Stamatiou, Khilea Douglass, Yusha-Marie Sorzano, Abdur-Rahim Jackson, Antonio Douthit, Kirven James Boyd, Marcus Jarrell Willis (big apple dancers) ; Shuffle along: Linda Celeste Sims (auditioner) ; Amos J. Machanic, Jr. (director) ; Constance Stamatiou, Rosalyn Deshauteurs, Tina Monica Williams, Khilea Douglas (chorus girls) ; Antonio Douthit (janitor/partner) ; Briana Reed (wardrobe) ; Abdur-Rahim Jackson (too short) ; Marcus Jarrell Willis (too tall) ; Weary blues: Clifton Brown (Langston Hughes) ; Cotton Club: Amos J. Machanic, Jr. (Victor) & The Harlemites.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5557
OCLC
615775519
Title
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater [videorecording] / artistic director, Judith Jamison ; [presented by] New York City Center.
Imprint
c2009.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
System Details
DVD.
Event
Videotaped in performance at New York City Center, New York, N.Y., on Dec. 29, 2009.
Credits
Video production, Bobby Shepard ; cameramen, Jonathan Weaver, Don Lenzer ; editor, François Bernadi.
Performer
Danced by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Funding
This recording is made possible by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Added Author
Jamison, Judith, director.
Jamison, Judith, choreographer.
Brown, Ronald K., 1966- choreographer.
Battle, Robert, choreographer.
Rushing, Matthew, 1973- choreographer.
Rushing, Matthew, 1973- dancer.
Olaiya, Wunmi, costume designer.
Taylor, Clifton, lighting designer.
Simone, Nina, 1933-2003, singer.
Wilmore, Burke J., lighting designer.
Lewis, Eric, (Pianist), composer.
Tazewell, Paul, costume designer.
Crawford, Al, lighting designer.
Crawford, Al, set designer.
Rushing, Matthew, 1973- writer of accompanying material.
Rosenthal, Ted, (Pianist), composer.
Rushing, Matthew, 1973- costume designer.
Boyd, Kirven J., dancer.
Brown, Clifton, dancer.
Deshauteurs, Rosalyn, dancer.
Douglass, Khilea, dancer.
Douthit, Antonio, dancer.
Gilmore, Vernard J., dancer.
Jackson, Abdur-Rahim, dancer.
Lebrun, Yannick, dancer.
Machanic, Amos J., Jr., dancer.
McBride, Michael Francis, dancer.
McLaren, Rachael, dancer.
Mitchell, Aisha, dancer.
Reed, Briana, dancer.
Roberts, Jamar, dancer.
Roberts, Samuel L., dancer.
Sims, Glenn A. (Glenn Allen), dancer.
Sims, Linda Celeste, dancer.
Sorzano, Yusha-Marie, dancer.
Stamatiou, Constance, dancer.
Williams, Tina Monica, dancer.
Willis, Marcus Jarrell, dancer.
Shepard, Bobby, videographer.
Weaver, Jonathan, (Videographer), videographer.
Lenzer, Don, videographer.
Bernadi, François, editor of moving image work.
New York City Center.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
New York Public Library. Dance Division.
Added Title
Dancing spirit (Choreographic work : Brown)
In/Side (Choreographic work : Battle)
Among us (Private spaces: Public places) (Choreographic work : Jamison)
Uptown (Choreographic work : Rushing)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5557
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