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Additional authors

1. Jamison, Judith.
2. Faison, George, 1945-
3. Rodriguez, David D.
4. Blunden, Jeraldyne.
5. Brown, Joan Myers.
6. Robinson, Cleo Parker.
7. Washington, Lula.
8. Washington, Lula
9. Williams, Ann.
10. Parsons, David, 1959 October 29-
11. Martínez, Jaime.
12. Koeppen, Elizabeth.
13. Nascimento, Mílton, 1942-
14. Loquasto, Santo
15. Binkley, Howell
16. Dale, Bob (Composer)
17. Marsh, Tony.
18. Brown, Ronald K., 1966-
19. Olaiya, Wunmi.
20. Rice, Keith.
21. Rhoden, Dwight
22. Scott, Antonio Carlos.
23. Reich, Steve, 1936-
24. Woods, Collier.
25. Redding, Otis, 1941-1967.
26. Giannini, Christina.
27. Guruleva, Natasha.
28. Grant, William H., III.
29. Shepard, Bobby.
30. Dallas Black Dance Theatre.
31. Lula Washington Dance Theatre.
32. Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble.
33. Dayton Contemporary Dance Company.
34. Philadelphia Dance Company.
35. New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
36. DHCA.

Description

1. 3 videodiscs (NTSC) (127 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Performance in honor of five African American women who are founders and/or artistic directors of notable dance companies: Jeraldyne Blunden of Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Joan Myers Brown of Philadelphia Dance Company/Philadanco, Cleo Parker Robinson of the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Lula Washington of Lula Washington Dance Theatre, and Ann M. Williams of Dallas Black Dance Theatre.

Uniform title

1. Nascimento (Choreographic work : Parsons)
2. Check this out! (Choreographic work : Washington)
3. Ebony magazine: to a village (Choreographic work : Brown)
4. Time piece (Choreographic work : Rhoden)
5. Suite Otis (Choreographic work : Faison)

Subject

1. African American dance
2. Video
3. Williams. Ann
4. Brown, Joan Myers
5. African Americans in the performing arts
6. Washington, Lula
7. Robinson, Cleo Parker
8. Blunden, Jeraldyne
9. Dance

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. Disc 1. Opening remarks (ca. 8 min.) / by Judith Jamison and George Faison.
2. Nascimento (ca. 21 min.) / choreography, David Parsons, staged by Jaime Martinez and Elizabeth Koeppen ; music, Mílton Nascimento ; costumes, Santo Loquasto ; lighting, Howell Binkley ; danced by Dallas Black Dance Theatre: Erin Printy, Katherine Biggs, Bernard Jackson, Chantel Marrow, Armando Silva, Allen Gartrell, DeMarcus Williams, Melissa M. Young.
3. Check this out! (ca. 15 min.) / choreography and costumes, Lula Washington ; original score created and performed by Bob Dale ; lighting and technical direction, Tony Marsh ; taped speech, Congresswoman Maxine Waters at the first A.M.E. Church shortly after the 1992 rebellion in Los Angeles ; rap concept and words, Lula Washington with the original dancers Atalya Bates, Maisha Brown, Tamica Washington, Ken Morris, Traviel Martino, Adrian Young ; speaker, Tamica Washington ; danced by Lula Washington Dance Theatre: Kim Borgaro, Katisha Brooks, Bernard Brown, Eugene Coates, Shameika Hines, Ken Morris, Mike Nakauchi, Nabachwa Ssensalo, Tamica Washington.
4. Disc 2. Ebony magazine: to a village (ca. 24 min.) / choreography, Ronald K. Brown ; original score and costumes, Wunmi Olaiya ; lighting, Keith Rice ; background vocals, Caron Wheeler ; danced by the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble: Randy Brooks, Mark Broomfield, Stephanie Carden, Brigette Dunn, Cedric E. Flynt, Marceline Freeman, Daniel Marshall, Jeffrey Patterson, Susan Richardson, Lisa Thomas, Nejla Yatkin.
5. [Speech] (ca. 6 min.) / by George Faison.
6. Time piece [excerpts] (ca. 25 min.) / choreography and costumes, Dwight Rhoden ; music, Antonio Carlos Scott and Steve Reich ; costume execution, Maurita Elam ; lighting, Collier Woods ; lighting design execution, Brent Woods ; danced by Dayton Contemporary Dance Company: Monnette Bariel, Maria Berman, Shana Bloodsaw, Ferdinand de Jésus, Gina Gardner, Terence Green, G.D. Harris, DeShona Pepper, Greer Reed, Angela Reid, Jerome Stigler, Sheri Williams.
7. Disc 3. Suite Otis (ca. 23 min.) / choreography, George Faison ; music, Otis Redding ; costumes, A. Christina Giannini and Natasha Guruleva ; lighting: William H. Grant, III ; danced by Philadelphia Dance Company/Philadanco: Kim Y. Bears, Hope L. Boykin, Brandon Ellis, Morris Edward Gaines, Curtis C. Glover, William N. Grinton, Gabriele Tesfa Guma, Kevin Thomas Malone, W. Pennington Miller II, Karen More, Desiree Lynn Piña, Allyson Triplett, Tracy Vogt, Candace A. Whitaker.
8. [Closing speech] (ca. 5 min.) / by David D. Rodriguez, executive director of Aaron Davis Hall ; includes introduction of the five honorees.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-3001

Note

1. Accompanied by house program.
2. Recording made possible by the cooperation of the artists of Dance women/Living legends, Aaron Davis Hall, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library.

Performer (note)

1. Hosts: Judith Jamison, George Faison.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at Aaron Davis Hall, City College, New York, on November 15, 1997 (8:00PM) ; director/camera operator, Robert Shepard ; camera operator, Ronald Gray.

Funding (note)

1. Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Title

1. Dance women/Living legends [videorecording] : a celebration of five African American women, their dance companies and their impact on American dance / presented by Aaron Davis Hall's Masters Series ; co-presented with 651, an arts center at the BAM Majestic Theater, Brooklyn, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark.

Imprint

1. c1997.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

System details

1. DVD.

Performer

1. Hosts: Judith Jamison, George Faison.
2. Danced by Dallas Black Dance Theatre ; artistic director, Ann Williams.
3. Danced by Lula Washington Dance Theatre ; artistic director, Lula Washington.
4. Danced by the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble ; artistic director, Lula Washington.
5. Danced by Dayton Contemporary Dance Company ; artistic director, Jeraldyne Blunden.
6. Danced by Philadelphia Dance Company/Philadanco ; artistic director, Joan Myers Brown.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at Aaron Davis Hall, City College, New York, on November 15, 1997 (8:00PM) ; director/camera operator, Robert Shepard ; camera operator, Ronald Gray.

Funding

1. Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Local note

1. Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-5394.

Added author

1. Jamison, Judith. Host
2. Faison, George, 1945- host.
3. Faison, George, 1945- speaker.
4. Faison, George, 1945- choreographer.
5. Rodriguez, David D. Speaker
6. Blunden, Jeraldyne. Honoree
7. Brown, Joan Myers. Honoree
8. Robinson, Cleo Parker. Honoree
9. Washington, Lula. Honoree
10. Washington, Lula, choreographer.
11. Washington, Lula. Costume designer
12. Williams, Ann. Honoree
13. Parsons, David, 1959 October 29- choreographer.
14. Martínez, Jaime. Restager
15. Koeppen, Elizabeth. Restager
16. Nascimento, Mílton, 1942- Composer
17. Loquasto, Santo, costume designer.
18. Binkley, Howell, lighting designer.
19. Dale, Bob (Composer)
20. Marsh, Tony. Lighting designer
21. Brown, Ronald K., 1966- choreographer.
22. Olaiya, Wunmi. Composer. Costume designer
23. Rice, Keith. Lighting designer
24. Rhoden, Dwight, choreographer. Costume designer
25. Scott, Antonio Carlos. Composer
26. Reich, Steve, 1936- Composer
27. Woods, Collier. Lighting designer
28. Redding, Otis, 1941-1967. Composer
29. Giannini, Christina. Costume designer
30. Guruleva, Natasha. Costume designer
31. Grant, William H., III. Lighting designer
32. Shepard, Bobby. Videographer
33. Dallas Black Dance Theatre.
34. Lula Washington Dance Theatre.
35. Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble.
36. Dayton Contemporary Dance Company.
37. Philadelphia Dance Company.
38. New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
39. DHCA.

Added title

1. Nascimento (Choreographic work : Parsons)
2. Check this out! (Choreographic work : Washington)
3. Ebony magazine: to a village (Choreographic work : Brown)
4. Time piece (Choreographic work : Rhoden)
5. Suite Otis (Choreographic work : Faison)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-3001