Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Davis, Chuck, 1937-
2. Lichtenstein, Harvey
3. Brooks, Marie, 1929-
4. Grant, William H., III
5. Dinizulu Dancers and Singers.
6. Charles Moore Dance Theatre.
7. Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers.
8. Brooklyn Academy of Music.
9. Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.
10. DanceAfrica (Festival)
11. DHCA.

Description

1. 2 videodiscs (NTSC) (121 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Alternative title

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

Subject

1. Drummers (Musicians)
2. Dance > Ghana
3. Dance > Mali
4. Dance > Côte d'Ivoire
5. Gum boot dance (Dance)
6. Carnival > West Indies
7. Dance, Black
8. Dance, Black > South Africa
9. Child dancers

Genre/Form

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

Contents

1. Disc 1 (ca. 59 min.): Processional -- Memorial -- Opening ceremony: Lamban: the dance of the griots / performed by the [Bedford-Stuyvesant] Restoration [Corporation] Student Dance Ensemble -- Proclamation in honor of the 20th anniversary of DanceAfrica, followed by speeches by Harvey Lichtenstein, executive producer of Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Chuck Davis -- [Welcome speech] / by Chuck Davis -- [Dances and drumming] / performed by the Dinizulu Dancers, Drummers and Singers ; includes Alunja (dance homage to the Alunja harvest deity), Gome (drum solo featuring the gome, popularized by Ga fishermen of Ghana), and the Gum boot dance (South African miners' dance).
2. Disc 2 (ca. 62 min.): [Dances] / performed by Charles Moore Dance Theatre ; includes Tyi wara [excerpt] (dance of a supernatural being who taught the Bamana tribe of Mali how to cultivate their land) and Te-Ma-Te (dance from the Yacouba tribe of the Ivory Coast, celebrating the planting and harvesting of rice) -- Traditional Carnival of the Caribbean / performed by Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers ; carnival dances accompanied by drums and birdsong -- Grand finale / featuring all of the evening's performers.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-775

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 23, 1997, 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 connection / 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 23, 1997, 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 9-4511.

Local subject

1. Afro-Caribbean dancing.

Local subject

1. Mask dances.

Local subject

1. Harvest dances.

Added author

1. Davis, Chuck, 1937- host.
2. Davis, Chuck, 1937- speaker.
3. Davis, Chuck, 1937- director.
4. Lichtenstein, Harvey, speaker.
5. Brooks, Marie, 1929- choreographer.
6. Grant, William H., III, lighting designer.
7. Dinizulu Dancers and Singers.
8. Charles Moore Dance Theatre.
9. Marie Brooks Pan-Caribbean Dancers.
10. Brooklyn Academy of Music.
11. Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.
12. DanceAfrica (Festival)
13. DHCA.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-775