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Event of the Year 2003 : Never Doubt Imagination.

Title: Event of the Year 2003 : Never Doubt Imagination.
Publication: 2003.

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Description

1 streaming video file (69 min) : sound, color.

Uniform Title

Grandpa's funeral (Choreographic work)
When the saints go marching in (Choreographic work : Weinstein)
On the pulse of the morning (Choreographic work : Straus)
Shall we dance (Choreographic work : C. d'Amboise)
Sam I am (Choreographic work : Straus)
Free rides of the planets (Choreographic work : d'Amboise)
Country mouse, town mouse (Choreographic work : Harris)
Fabulous feet (Choreographic work : Avalon)
Hidden/found (Choreographic work : Straus)
Namaste (Choreographic work : Klinger and Lunn)
It's freedom (Choreographic work : Renha)

Alternative Title

National Dance Institute Moving Image Archive.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Dance.
Music.
Video.
Filmed dance.
Filmed performances.

Access (note)

Patrons can access streaming video online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Credits (note)

Conceived and directed by Tracy Straus; executive producer, Maria Di Dia, Maria Productions, Inc.; inspired by literature from Aesop, Maya Angelou, Confucius, E.L. Doctorow, Duke Ellington, Oscar Hammerstein, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Lorick, Dr. Seuss and NDI's SWAT and Celebration Teams; music by David Amram, Kevin Bowers, Aaron Copeland, Emma Cotton, Tan Dun, Duke Ellington, Jerome Korman, Henry D. Kreiger, Richard Rodgers, Billy Strayhorn; choreography by Christopher d'Amboise, Jacques d'Amboise, Robyn Avalon, Thecla Harris, Lori Klinger, Kitty Lunn, Rita Renha, Tracy Straus, Ellen Weinstein; composer and conductor, J. Korman; music director, David Marck; production manager, Sam Ellis; production coordinator, Rosemary Carey; stage manager, Don Myers; scenic design, Lauren Helpern; lighting designer, Kathy Kaufmann; costumes designed by Karen Lee Hart; video production, Scott Burbank, Aztec Video Production, LLC.

System Details (note)

Streaming video.

Source (note)

Jacques D'Amboise

Contents

Opening (2 min.)
Grandpa's Funeral - New Orleans (2 min.): Celebration Team featuring Jamal Wyse; music, St. James Infirmary, Battle Hymn of the Republic.
When the Saints Go Marching In (3 min.): Celebration Team; music and lyrics by Emma Cotton; arranged by Jerome Korman; choreography by Ellen Weinstein.
On the Pulse of Morning (6 min.): Celebration Team; poem by Maya Angelou; music, Deep River, Down the Riverside; choreography, Tracy Straus.
Shall We Dance (7 min.): Celebration Team; music by Richard Rodgers as arranged by Neal Kirkwood; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, choreography, Christopher d'Amboise.
Sam I Am (4 min.): SWAT Team; music by Kevin Bowers as arranged by Jerome Korman; poem, Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss; conceived by Robyn Avalon and Tracy Straus, choreography by Tracy Straus.
Free Rides of the Planets (5 min.): Celebration Team; music by David Amram; poem by E.L. Doctorow; choreography, Jacques d'Amboise.
Country Mouse, Town Mouse (10 min.): SWAT Team; inspired by Aesop's Fable; music by Aaron Copeland; choreography by Thecla Harris.
Fabulous Feet (6 min.): Celebration Team; lyrics by Robert Lorick; music by Henry D. Kreiger; choreography by Robyn Avalon.
Hidden/Found (5 min.): Alumni dancers, Bailey Arnold, Darian Brown, Bianca Johnson, Max Maisonrouge, Andrew McKay, Neptune Pringle III, Ansoni Romo, Talia Seidel, Syretta Williams, Grace Wong; music from the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" written by Tan Dun; choreography, Tracy Straus.
Namaste (4 min.): PS 199 dancers; music, "Blue Pepper" from "Far East Suite" (1964) by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn; choreography by Lori Klinger and Kitty Lunn.
It's Freedom (6 min.): Celebration Team; music, Duke Ellington; choreography, Rita Renha.
Finale: Never Doubt Imagination (6 min.): Entire cast; music and lyrics, NDI SWAT and Celebration Teams with Jerome Korman; choreography, Tracy Straus.
Credits (3 min.)

Call Number

*MGZIDF 4297

OCLC

933564140

Title

Event of the Year 2003 : Never Doubt Imagination.

Production

2003.

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

video

computer

Type of Carrier

online resource

Performer

Starring NDI's SWAT & Celebration Teams, Alumni dancers, First Team w/ special guest appearance from our P.S. 199 dancers; Event of the Year 2003 Orchestra: Jerome Korman, conductor and keyboards; Paul Levant, guitar; Tim Harrison, piano and keyboards; Grisha Alexiev, drums; Tom Hubbard, bass; Diana Herold, percussion; Jack Bashkov, reeds; James Zollar, trumpet; Stanley Hopkins, Liz Larsen, singers.

Credits

Conceived and directed by Tracy Straus; executive producer, Maria Di Dia, Maria Productions, Inc.; inspired by literature from Aesop, Maya Angelou, Confucius, E.L. Doctorow, Duke Ellington, Oscar Hammerstein, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Lorick, Dr. Seuss and NDI's SWAT and Celebration Teams; music by David Amram, Kevin Bowers, Aaron Copeland, Emma Cotton, Tan Dun, Duke Ellington, Jerome Korman, Henry D. Kreiger, Richard Rodgers, Billy Strayhorn; choreography by Christopher d'Amboise, Jacques d'Amboise, Robyn Avalon, Thecla Harris, Lori Klinger, Kitty Lunn, Rita Renha, Tracy Straus, Ellen Weinstein; composer and conductor, J. Korman; music director, David Marck; production manager, Sam Ellis; production coordinator, Rosemary Carey; stage manager, Don Myers; scenic design, Lauren Helpern; lighting designer, Kathy Kaufmann; costumes designed by Karen Lee Hart; video production, Scott Burbank, Aztec Video Production, LLC.

Event

Recorded 2003 New York City.

System Details

Streaming video.

Original Version

Original format: 1 videocassette (VHS) ; 1/2 in.

Restricted Access

Patrons can access streaming video online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Source

Gift; Jacques D'Amboise, 2012.

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Added Author

Straus, Tracy, director.

Straus, Tracy, choreographer.

Aesop, author.

Angelou, Maya, author.

Confucius, author.

Doctorow, E. L., 1931-2015, author.

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974, author.

Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, lyricist.

Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936, author.

Lorick, Robert, author.

Geisel, Theodor Seuss, 1904-1991, author.

Amram, David, composer.

Bowers, Kevin, composer.

Copeland, Aaron, composer.

Cotton, Emma, composer.

Tan, Dun, 1957- composer.

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974, composer.

Korman, Jerome, composer.

Korman, Jerome, arranger of music.

Korman, Jerome, conductor.

Kreiger, Henry D., composer.

Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979, composer.

Strayhorn, Billy, composer.

D'Amboise, Christopher, choreographer.

D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-2021, choreographer.

Avalon, Robyn, choreographer.

Harris, Thecla, choreographer.

Klinger, Lori, choreographer.

Lunn, Kitty, choreographer.

Renha, Rita, choreographer.

Weinstein, Ellen, choreographer.

Myers, Don, stage manager.

Helpern, Lauren, set designer.

Kaufmann, Kathy, lighting designer.

Hart, Karen Lee, costume designer.

Burbank, Scott, videographer.

Wyse, Jamal, dancer.

Arnold, Bailey, dancer.

Brown, Darian, dancer.

Johnson, Bianca, dancer.

Pringle, Neptune III, dancer.

Romo, Ansoni, dancer.

Seidel, Talia, dancer.

Williams, Syretta, dancer.

Wong, Grace, dancer.

Maisonrouge, Max, dancer.

McKay, Andrew, dancer.

Korman, Jerome, musician.

Levant, Paul, guitarist.

Harrison, Tim, pianist.

Alexiev, Grisha, drummer.

Hubbard, Tom, bassist.

Harold, Diana, percussionist.

Bashkov, Jack, musician.

Zollar, James, musician.

Hopkins, Stanley, vocalist.

Larsen, Liz, 1959- vocalist.

National Dance Institute (U.S.), author.

National Dance Institute (U.S.), dancer.

D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-2021, donor.

Added Title

Container of (work) Grandpa's funeral (Choreographic work)

Container of (work) When the saints go marching in (Choreographic work : Weinstein)

Container of (work) On the pulse of the morning (Choreographic work : Straus)

Container of (work) Shall we dance (Choreographic work : C. d'Amboise)

Container of (work) Sam I am (Choreographic work : Straus)

Container of (work) Free rides of the planets (Choreographic work : d'Amboise)

Container of (work) Country mouse, town mouse (Choreographic work : Harris)

Container of (work) Fabulous feet (Choreographic work : Avalon)

Container of (work) Hidden/found (Choreographic work : Straus)

Container of (work) Namaste (Choreographic work : Klinger and Lunn)

Container of (work) It's freedom (Choreographic work : Renha)

National Dance Institute Moving Image Archive.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDF 4297

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