Research Catalog

theRevisitation

Title
  1. theRevisitation / artistic director & choreographer, Reggie Wilson ; performed by Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group.
Published by
  1. 2012.

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Details

Additional authors
  1. Lemon, Ralph
  2. Wilson, Reggie
  3. Aleong, Rhetta
  4. Harding, Lawrence Abayomi Wilfred
  5. Hamilton, Paul (Dancer)
  6. Schon, Anna
  7. Brown, Dwayne
  8. Low, Malcolm (Dancer)
  9. Mensah, Clement (Dancer)
  10. Epperson
  11. Shelby, Nel
  12. New York Live Arts
  13. New York Public Library. Dance Division, presenter
  14. Fist and Heel Performance Group, performer
  15. Ngqoko Xhosa Traditional Music Ensemble
Description
  1. 2 streaming video files (137 min.) : sound, color.
Summary
  1. 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.
Series statement
  1. Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image original documentation
Uniform title
  1. Hard Heads Make Soft Tales (a Sweetie) (Choreographic work : Wilson)
  2. duet (Choreographic work : Wilson)
  3. Introduction (Choreographic work : Wilson)
  4. Big BRICK: a man's piece (Choreographic work : Wilson)
  5. Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image original documentation.
Subject
  1. Wilson, Reggie -- Interviews
  2. Fist and Heel Performance Group
  3. Dance -- Religious aspects
  4. Trance
  5. Spirit possession
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Video.
  3. Filmed dance.
  4. Filmed performances.
Contents
  1. 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.
  2. the duet (2012 source work from 1989-2009) (19 min.) / music, The Ngqoko Women's Ensemble ; performed by Paul Hamilton and Anna Schön.
  3. INTRODUCTION (1996) (21 min.) / performed by Reggie Wilson.
  4. 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.
  5. Reel 2. Post-Show Talk with Ralph Lemon (52 min.) / moderator, Ralph Lemon ; participants, Reggie Wilson/ Fist and Heel Performance Group.
Call number
  1. *MGZIDF 3373
Language
  1. English
Note
  1. Widescreen.
  2. 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.
  3. 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)
  1. Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  1. Video documentation by Nel Shelby, Nel Shelby Productions.
Funding (note)
  1. 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.
  2. The assistance of the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts is gratefully acknowledged.
  3. The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the assistance of The Jerome Robbins Foundation.
Title
  1. theRevisitation / artistic director & choreographer, Reggie Wilson ; performed by Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group.
Production
  1. 2012.
Country of producing entity
  1. U.S.
Type of content
  1. two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
  1. computer
Type of carrier
  1. online resource
Series
  1. Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image original documentation
  2. Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image original documentation.
Access
  1. Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Event
  1. Videotaped in performance at New York Live Arts, New York, N.Y. on 2012 March 16.
Performer
  1. Danced by Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group.
Credits
  1. Video documentation by Nel Shelby, Nel Shelby Productions.
Funding
  1. 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.
  2. The assistance of the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts is gratefully acknowledged.
  3. The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the assistance of The Jerome Robbins Foundation.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Added author
  1. Lemon, Ralph, moderator.
  2. Wilson, Reggie, speaker.
  3. Wilson, Reggie, artistic director.
  4. Wilson, Reggie, choreographer.
  5. Wilson, Reggie, performer.
  6. Wilson, Reggie, arranger of music.
  7. Aleong, Rhetta, performer.
  8. Harding, Lawrence Abayomi Wilfred, performer.
  9. Hamilton, Paul (Dancer), performer.
  10. Schon, Anna, performer.
  11. Brown, Dwayne, performer.
  12. Low, Malcolm (Dancer), performer.
  13. Mensah, Clement (Dancer), performer.
  14. Epperson, costume designer.
  15. Shelby, Nel, videographer.
  16. New York Live Arts.
  17. New York Public Library. Dance Division, presenter.
  18. Fist and Heel Performance Group, performer.
  19. Ngqoko Xhosa Traditional Music Ensemble.
Added title
  1. Container of (work): Hard Heads Make Soft Tales (a Sweetie) (Choreographic work : Wilson)
  2. Container of (work): duet (Choreographic work : Wilson)
  3. Container of (work): Introduction (Choreographic work : Wilson)
  4. Container of (work): Big BRICK: a man's piece (Choreographic work : Wilson)
Research call number
  1. *MGZIDF 3373
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