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theRevisitation

Title
theRevisitation / artistic director & choreographer, Reggie Wilson ; performed by Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group.
Publication
2012.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Lemon, Ralph
  • Wilson, Reggie
  • Aleong, Rhetta
  • Harding, Lawrence Abayomi Wilfred
  • Hamilton, Paul (Dancer)
  • Schon, Anna
  • Brown, Dwayne
  • Low, Malcolm (Dancer)
  • Mensah, Clement (Dancer)
  • Epperson
  • Shelby, Nel
  • New York Live Arts.
  • New York Public Library. Dance Division, presenter.
  • Fist and Heel Performance Group, performer.
  • Ngqoko Xhosa Traditional Music Ensemble.
Description
2 streaming video files (137 min.) : sound, color.
Series Statement
Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image original documentation
Uniform Title
  • Hard Heads Make Soft Tales (a Sweetie) (Choreographic work : Wilson)
  • duet (Choreographic work : Wilson)
  • Introduction (Choreographic work : Wilson)
  • Big BRICK: a man's piece (Choreographic work : Wilson)
  • Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image original documentation.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Filmed dance.
  • Filmed performances.
Note
  • Widescreen.
  • Reel 1 (85 min.). Hard Heads Make Soft Tales (a Sweetie), the duet, INTRODUCTION, Big BRICK ; Reel 2 (52 min.). Post-Show Talk with Ralph Lemon.
  • The recording of this work was made possible by the cooperation of Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group, New York Live Arts, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Video documentation by Nel Shelby, Nel Shelby Productions.
Funding (note)
  • This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
  • The assistance of the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts is gratefully acknowledged.
  • The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the assistance of The Jerome Robbins Foundation.
Contents
  • Reel 1. Hard Heads Make Soft Tales (a Sweetie) (24 min.) / music, Traditional, arranged by Reggie Wilson ; performed by Rhetta Aleong, Lawrence Harding, Reggie Wilson.
  • the duet (2012 source work from 1989-2009) (19 min.) / music, The Ngqoko Women's Ensemble ; performed by Paul Hamilton and Anna Schön.
  • INTRODUCTION (1996) (21 min.) / performed by Reggie Wilson.
  • Big BRICK: a man's piece (2002) (22 min.) / vocals performed by Rhetta Aleong, Lawrence A. W. Harding, Reggie Wilson ; arranged by Reggie Wilson ; costumes by Epperson ; dance performed by Dwayne Brown, Paul Hamilton, Malcolm Low, Clement Mensah.
  • Reel 2. Post-Show Talk with Ralph Lemon (52 min.) / moderator, Ralph Lemon ; participants, Reggie Wilson/ Fist and Heel Performance Group.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 3373
OCLC
  • 898358583
  • 898358583
Title
theRevisitation / artistic director & choreographer, Reggie Wilson ; performed by Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group.
Production
2012.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Series
Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image original documentation
Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image original documentation.
Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Event
Videotaped in performance at New York Live Arts, New York, N.Y. on 2012 March 16.
Performer
Danced by Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group.
Credits
Video documentation by Nel Shelby, Nel Shelby Productions.
Summary
Reggie Wilson discusses process of recreating the works for this concert, theRevisitation; creating text, sound, and movements; Wilson's dance background; his relationship to rhythm and how it guides the dancers through movements; Wilson's knee injury and how it changed his path from being a dancer with Ohad Naharin to being a choreographer; difference between trance and possession, and its relationship to Wilson being raised as a Spiritual Baptist; the purpose of revisiting a work; the interaction with the audience and with each other on stage; and one of Wilson's favorite moments in this concert during the duet piece.
Funding
This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
The assistance of the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts is gratefully acknowledged.
The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the assistance of The Jerome Robbins Foundation.
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Added Author
Lemon, Ralph, moderator.
Wilson, Reggie, speaker.
Wilson, Reggie, artistic director.
Wilson, Reggie, choreographer.
Wilson, Reggie, performer.
Wilson, Reggie, arranger of music.
Aleong, Rhetta, performer.
Harding, Lawrence Abayomi Wilfred, performer.
Hamilton, Paul (Dancer), performer.
Schon, Anna, performer.
Brown, Dwayne, performer.
Low, Malcolm (Dancer), performer.
Mensah, Clement (Dancer), performer.
Epperson, costume designer.
Shelby, Nel, videographer.
New York Live Arts.
New York Public Library. Dance Division, presenter.
Fist and Heel Performance Group, performer.
Ngqoko Xhosa Traditional Music Ensemble.
Added Title
Container of (work): Hard Heads Make Soft Tales (a Sweetie) (Choreographic work : Wilson)
Container of (work): duet (Choreographic work : Wilson)
Container of (work): Introduction (Choreographic work : Wilson)
Container of (work): Big BRICK: a man's piece (Choreographic work : Wilson)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 3373
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