Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Lichtenstein, Harvey
2. Davis, Chuck, 1937-
3. Brooks, Marie, 1929-
4. Osborne, Gene.
5. Guiraud, Rose Marie
6. Thornton, Karen.
7. Dye, Patricia.
8. Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013.
9. Simmons, Bradley.
10. Grant, William H., III
11. Woolbright, Ngoma.
12. Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien.
13. Godineaux, Cheryl
14. Lemons-Sampson, Dolores
15. Sampson, Michael R.
16. Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
17. TriShades of Gold (Dance company)
18. Moving with the Spirit (Dance company)
19. Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers.
20. Djoulé Africans (Dance company)
21. Guirivoires (Dance company)
22. African-American Dance Ensemble.
23. PAKA Dance Theater Company.
24. Brooklyn Academy of Music.
25. DanceAfrica (Festival)
26. DHCA.

Description

1. 3 videodiscs (NTSC) (125 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Fourth of four programs presented in the festival DanceAfrica: Year of the child. This performance is dedicated to President Nelson Mandela.

Alternative title

1. Africa in America
2. DanceAfrica, Africa in America

Subject

1. Dance > Liberia
2. Child dancers
3. Black films and programs
4. Video
5. Dance, Black
6. Acrobatic dancing
7. Drummers (Musicians)
8. Child musicians
9. Afro-Caribbean dancing
10. Dance > Côte d'Ivoire

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.
3. Black films and programs.

Contents

1. Disc 1 (48 min.): Greeting / by Chuck Davis -- Memorial -- Libation pouring / by the Council of Elders -- Flowers from the Caribbean / choreography and costumes, Marie Brooks ; performed by Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers -- [Jole is also listed on titles, but not performed.] -- Moving / choreography, Cheryl Godineaux ; performed by TriShades of Gold.
2. Disc 2 (48 min.): Bits and pieces of South Africa [excerpt] / choreography, Dolores Lemons-Sampson ; [musical direction, Michael Sampson] ; performed by Moving with the Spirit -- [The dance work Praises is listed in the titles but not performed] -- The power and the glory of Africa / artistic direction, Gene Osborne ; performed by Djoulé Africans -- [Tribute to Nelson Mandela (slide show)] -- [Dances and drumming, including] the warrior dance and the Bassa dance / choreography and solo performance, Rose Marie Guiraud ; performed by Les Guirivoires.
3. Disc 3 (29 min.): Speech and song by Rose Marie Guiraud -- [Dance] / performed by African American Dance Ensemble, with Chuck Davis -- [Dance] / artistic direction, Karen Thornton and Patricia Dye ; performed by PAKA Dance Theater Company -- Finale.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-719

Note

1. Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.
2. Flowers from the Caribbean is a welcome dance. Moving is based on traditional African dances, as interpreted by dancers with European ballet training. The Bassa dance is inspired by an acrobatic dance of Liberian origin, via the Ivory Coast.

Access (note)

1. Permission required.

Credits (note)

1. Cameraperson, Mark Robison; artistic director, Chuck Davis; master musician, Bradley Simmons; lighting, William H. Grant III; stage manager, Ngoma Woolbright; assistant stage manager, Normadien Woolbright.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, on May 30, 1994, by Character Generators/Video.

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. Dance Africa [videorecording] : Africa in America / executive producer, Harvey Lichtenstein.

Imprint

1. 1994.

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Credits

1. Cameraperson, Mark Robison; artistic director, Chuck Davis; master musician, Bradley Simmons; lighting, William H. Grant III; stage manager, Ngoma Woolbright; assistant stage manager, Normadien Woolbright.

Restricted access

1. Permission required.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, on May 30, 1994, by Character Generators/Video.

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 9-4785.

Local subject

1. Afro-Caribbean dancing.
2. Acrobatic dancing.

Added author

1. Lichtenstein, Harvey, producer.
2. Davis, Chuck, 1937- host.
3. Davis, Chuck, 1937- director.
4. Davis, Chuck, 1937- speaker.
5. Brooks, Marie, 1929- choreographer. Costume designer
6. Osborne, Gene. Director
7. Guiraud, Rose Marie, choreographer. Performer. Speaker
8. Thornton, Karen. Director
9. Dye, Patricia. Director
10. Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013. Honoree
11. Simmons, Bradley. Musician
12. Grant, William H., III, lighting designer.
13. Woolbright, Ngoma.
14. Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien.
15. Godineaux, Cheryl, choreographer.
16. Lemons-Sampson, Dolores, choreographer.
17. Sampson, Michael R. Musician
18. Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.
19. TriShades of Gold (Dance company)
20. Moving with the Spirit (Dance company)
21. Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers.
22. Djoulé Africans (Dance company)
23. Guirivoires (Dance company)
24. African-American Dance Ensemble.
25. PAKA Dance Theater Company.
26. Brooklyn Academy of Music.
27. DanceAfrica (Festival)
28. DHCA.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-719