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Survivors [and] Witness

Title
  1. Survivors [and] Witness [videorecording] / choreography, Alvin Ailey.
Published by
  1. 1986.

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Additional authors
  1. Williams, Dudley, 1938-2015
  2. Mesh, Sharrell
  3. Armstrong, Adrienne
  4. Huggins, Christopher L.
  5. Sewer, Desire
  6. Thomas, Nasha
  7. Whiturs, Dereque
  8. Banks, Marilyn
  9. Ailey, Alvin
  10. Roach, Max, 1924-2007.
  11. Norman, Jessye
  12. Grekin, Douglas.
  13. James, Toni Leslie
  14. Hunter, Tim
  15. Venn, Patrick.
  16. Lund, Kirsten.
  17. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Description
  1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (32 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Uniform title
  1. Survivors (Choreographic work : Ailey)
  2. Witness (Choreographic work : Ailey)
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Video.
Contents
  1. Survivors (ca. 23 min.) / music, Max Roach ("Survivors" and "Triptych") ; scenery, Douglas Grekin ; costumes, Toni Leslie James ; lighting, Timothy Hunter ; danced by Dudley Williams and Sharrell Mesh, with Adrienne Armstrong, Christopher Huggins, Desire Sewer, Nasha Thomas, and Dereque Whiturs -- Witness (ca. 9 min.) / music, Traditional ; sung by Jessye Norman [and others] ; scenery, Douglas Grekin and Patrick Venn ; costumes, Kirsten Lund Nielsen ; lighting, Timothy Hunter ; danced by Marilyn Banks.
Call number
  1. *MGZIDVD 5-812
Event (note)
  1. Videotaped in performance at City Center, New York, in Dec. 1986.
Funding (note)
  1. This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System details (note)
  1. DVD.
Title
  1. Survivors [and] Witness [videorecording] / choreography, Alvin Ailey.
Imprint
  1. 1986.
Country of producing entity
  1. United States.
Performer
  1. Performed by members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Event
  1. Videotaped in performance at City Center, New York, in Dec. 1986.
Funding
  1. This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System details
  1. DVD.
Local note
  1. Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-1488.
Added author
  1. Williams, Dudley, 1938-2015, dancer.
  2. Mesh, Sharrell, dancer.
  3. Armstrong, Adrienne, dancer.
  4. Huggins, Christopher L., dancer.
  5. Sewer, Desire, dancer.
  6. Thomas, Nasha, dancer.
  7. Whiturs, Dereque, dancer.
  8. Banks, Marilyn, dancer.
  9. Ailey, Alvin, choreographer.
  10. Roach, Max, 1924-2007. Composer
  11. Norman, Jessye, singer.
  12. Grekin, Douglas. Designer
  13. James, Toni Leslie, costume designer.
  14. Hunter, Tim, lighting designer.
  15. Venn, Patrick. Designer
  16. Lund, Kirsten. Costume designer
  17. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Added title
  1. Survivors (Choreographic work : Ailey)
  2. Witness (Choreographic work : Ailey)
Research call number
  1. *MGZIDVD 5-812
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