Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Davis, Chuck, 1937-
2. Salaam, Abdel R.
3. Melillo, Joseph V.
4. Reinhart, Charles.
5. Stover, Daryl.
6. Mimy, Kamu.
7. Pruitt, Bess.
8. Robinson, Jonathan.
9. Konte, Assane
10. Grant, William H., III
11. Chuck Davis Dance Company.
12. N'Tore Dancers.
13. African-American Dance Ensemble.
14. Forces of Nature (Dance company)
15. Brooklyn Academy of Music.
16. DanceAfrica (Festival)
17. DHCA.

Description

1. 3 videodiscs (NTSC) (153 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Alternative title

1. African diaspora
2. DanceAfrica '97, 20th anniversary celebration

Subject

1. Lenjengo (Dance)
2. Dance, Black
3. Child dancers
4. Dance > Gambia
5. Mask dances
6. Video
7. Dance > Africa, West
8. Drummers (Musicians)
9. Stilt dances
10. Black films and programs
11. Stick dances
12. Primus, Pearl
13. Borde, Percival

Genre/Form

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

Contents

1. Disc 1 (ca. 61 min.): [Welcome] / by Chuck Davis -- Memorial -- Processional -- Honoring the Council of Elders -- Women's dance / performed by the Chuck Davis Dance Company -- [Poetry and dancing] / tribute to Pearl Primus and Percival Borde ; includes poetry written by Daryl Stover, recited by Kamu Mimy ; dancing by members of the N'tore Society, founded by Chuck Davis and preserved by Jonathan Robinson -- Stiltdance masquerade / performed by the Chakaba [dance company?] ; includes a masked figure on stilts (the chakaba), two other masked figures, and ensemble.
2. Disc 2 (ca. 30 min.): Stiltdance masquerade, continued -- Lenjen celebration / choreography, Assane Konte ; performed by the African American Dance Ensemble ; based on the dance style Lenjen [also called Lenjengo] of the Mandinka people of Gambia, West Africa.
3. Disc 3 (ca. 62 min.): Legacy I: La cabeza negra de piedra (The black head of stone) / performed by Forces of Nature ; first part of the Ancestral earths trilogy, depicting various contacts between Africans and Native Americans ; dance-drama about Tehark, an African man who defended the Olmec people in battle -- Chuck Davis tribute / speaker, Abdel R. Salaam ; includes the presentation of a plaque to Davis by representatives of the Council of Elders ; presentation of an award from Brooklyn Academy of Music, represented by Joseph Melillo ; a speech by Charles Reinhart, representing the American Dance Festival ; a speech by Bess Pruitt, Davis's first manager ; and an acceptance speech by Davis. Tape ends before the conclusion of the program.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-772

Note

1. Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.
2. Accompanied by house program.

Access (note)

1. Permission required.

Credits (note)

1. Lighting, William H. Grant III.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, on May 25, 1997 (3PM), by Nick of Time Productions of White Plains, N.Y.

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 '97, 20th anniversary celebration [videorecording] : the African diaspora / artistic direction by Chuck Davis.

Imprint

1. 1997.

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Performer

1. Griot: Chuck Davis.

Credits

1. Lighting, William H. Grant III.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, on May 25, 1997 (3PM), by Nick of Time Productions of White Plains, N.Y.

Restricted access

1. Permission required.

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 9-4508.

Local subject

1. Stick dances.
2. Stilt dances.
3. Mask dances.

Added author

1. Davis, Chuck, 1937- host.
2. Davis, Chuck, 1937- speaker.
3. Davis, Chuck, 1937- honoree.
4. Salaam, Abdel R. Speaker
5. Melillo, Joseph V. Speaker
6. Reinhart, Charles. Speaker
7. Stover, Daryl. Author in quotations or text abstracts
8. Mimy, Kamu. Speaker
9. Pruitt, Bess. Speaker
10. Robinson, Jonathan.
11. Konte, Assane, choreographer.
12. Grant, William H., III, lighting designer.
13. Chuck Davis Dance Company.
14. N'Tore Dancers.
15. African-American Dance Ensemble.
16. Forces of Nature (Dance company)
17. Brooklyn Academy of Music.
18. DanceAfrica (Festival)
19. DHCA.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-772