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Additional authors

1. Harris, Craig S.
2. White, David R.
3. Pressner, Stan.
4. Mazzola, Michael.
5. Dennis, Donna.
6. Puryear, Martin, 1941-
7. Berry, Gabriel.
8. Hemphill, Julius.
9. Riley, Carl.
10. Mirabal, Robert.
11. Jenkins, Leroy.
12. Conversano, Frank
13. Schönberg, Bessie.
14. Moody, Howard.
15. McIntyre, Dianne.
16. Davis, Chuck, 1937-
17. Sundiata, Sekou.
18. Estep, Maggie.
19. Holman, Bob, 1948-
20. Morris, Tracie.
21. Perdomo, Willie.
22. Torres, Edwin.
23. Wilson, Martha, 1947-
24. Algarín, Miguel.
25. Griffith, Lois.
26. DeCamp, Kyle.
27. Gries, Lance.
28. Bears, Kim Y.
29. Willingham, Scot.
30. Sheely, Viola.
31. Rogers, Natalie.
32. Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
33. Mellor, Stephen.
34. Renzi, Marta
35. McCauley, Robbie.
36. Petronio, Stephen.
37. Montano, Linda, 1942-
38. Chong, Ping.
39. Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo.
40. Byrd, Donald, 1949-
41. Morris, Mark, 1956-
42. Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
43. Harrison, Lou, 1917-2003.
44. Ruddie, Susan.
45. Flying Karamazov Brothers.
46. Judson Memorial Church (New York, N.Y.)
47. Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
48. Pomo Afro Homos.
49. Rhythm Technicians.
50. Rock Steady Crew.
51. Ping Chong and the Fiji Company.
52. Urban Bush Women (Dance company)
53. Mark Morris Dance Group.
54. Dance Theater Workshop.
55. Video D Studios.
56. DanceAfrica (Festival)
57. DHCA.

Found in

1. Dance Theater Workshop Archive.

Description

1. 4 streaming video files (NTSC) (210 min.) : sd., col.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Dance Theater Workshop.

Uniform title

1. Vital signs (Choreographic work : Renzi)
2. Polka (Choreographic work : Morris)

Subject

1. Video
2. Readings
3. Juggling
4. Jugglers
5. New York Dance and Performance Awards
6. Special event coverage and commentary
7. American poetry > 20th century
8. Dance

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Readings.
3. Special event coverage and commentary.
4. Video.

Contents

1. Reel 1 (ca. 56 min.). [Music by] Craig Harris and Friends.
2. Welcome and warnings / by David R. White.
3. [Juggling and opening remarks / by the Flying Karamazov Brothers.
4. Visual [and] lighting design awards / presented by Stan Pressner to Michael Mazzola. Continued on cassette 2.
5. Reel 2 (ca. 58 min.). Visual [and] lighting design awards, continued / presented to Donna Dennis, Martin Puryear, Gabriel Berry.
6. Composer awards / presented by Julius Hemphill to Carl Riley, Robert Mirabal, Leroy Jenkins.
7. Excerpt from Dukin' / choreography, Frank Conversano ; music, Duke Ellington ; performed by Frank Conversano, Mark Russell, Phil Sandström, Jim Neu, Harry Mann, Charles Dennis.
8. Special citation 1 / presented by Bessie Schönberg to Howard Moody and the Judson Memorial Theater.
9. Special citation 2 / presented by Dianne McIntyre to Chuck Davis and DanceAfrica.
10. Memoriam / [poetry reading] by Sekou Sundiata. Continued on cassette 3.
11. Reel 3 (ca. 56 min.). Memoriam, continued / [music] by Roberto Mirabal, Pura Fe, Soni Moreno.
12. Nuyorican Poets Cafe Live / featuring Maggie Estep, Bob Holman, Tracie Morris, Dael Orlandersmith, Willie Perdomo, Edwin Torres, Mike Tyler.
13. Special citation 3 / presented by Martha Wilson to the Nuyorican Poets Cafe: Miguel Algarín (founder), Willie Correa, Bob Holman, Lois Griffith, Roland Legiardi-Laura.
14. Performers awards / presented by Kyle deCamp and Lance Gries to Kim Y. Bears, Scot Willingham, Viola Sheely, Natalie Rogers, Mark Robison, Stephen Mellor.
15. Excerpt from Vital signs / choreography, Marta Renzi ; music, Van Morrison, The Chieftains, Hasse Jonsson ; danced by Jeff Breland, Barbara A. Bush, Jean Denney, Chris Dohse, Jennifer Floyd, Chisa Hidaka, Juliana Luecking, Gail Litfin, Paige Martin, Charlie Wilcox.
16. Reel 4 (ca. 40 min.). Choreographer/creator awards / presented by Robbie McCauley and Stephen Petronio to Linda Montano, Frank Conversano, Pomo Afro Homos, Rhythm Technicians, Rock Steady Crew, Ping Chong and the Fiji Company, Marta Renzi, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and the Urban Bush Women, Donald Byrd, Craig Harris, Sekou Sundiata.
17. Closing remarks / by the Flying Karamazov Brothers.
18. Polka / choreography, Mark Morris ; music, Lou Harrison (Grand duo for violin and piano) ; costumes, Susan Ruddle ; performed by the Mark Morris Dance Group: Alyce Bochette, Joe Bowie, Ruth Davidson, Tina Fehlandt, Dan Joyce, Olivia Maridjan-Koop, Clarice Marshall, Mark Morris, Rachel Murray, June Omura, Kraig Patterson, Mireille Radwan-Dana, Guillermo Resto, Keith Sabado, William Wagner, Jean-Guillaume Weis, Megan Williams.

Call number

1. *MGZIDF 4013

Note

1. Accompanied by house program.

Access (note)

1. Patrons can access streaming video files only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Performer (note)

1. Masters of ceremonies: the Flying Karamazov Brothers: Dmitri, Ivan, Rakitin and Smerdyakov (a.k.a. Paul David Magid, Howard Jay Patterson, Michael Preston, Sam Williams).

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at the Delacorte Theater, Central Park, New York, on September 9, 1992, by Video D Studios.

Funding (note)

1. Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.

Title

1. The Bessies [electronic resource] : the ninth annual New York Dance & Performance Awards / presented by Dance Theater Workshop ; hosted by the New York Shakespeare Festival.

Imprint

1. c1992.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at the Delacorte Theater, Central Park, New York, on September 9, 1992, by Video D Studios.

Performer

1. Masters of ceremonies: the Flying Karamazov Brothers: Dmitri, Ivan, Rakitin and Smerdyakov (a.k.a. Paul David Magid, Howard Jay Patterson, Michael Preston, Sam Williams).

Restricted access

1. Patrons can access streaming video files only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Funding

1. Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.

Local note

1. Former call number: *MGZIC 9-6049.
2. Additional Copies 1 and 2: 4 VHS cassettes (DTW99 #83), donated by Dance Theater Workshop on 7/29/1999; in Princeton ReCAP Regular Storage.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Local subject

1. New York Dance and Performance Awards.

Added author

1. Harris, Craig S. Musician. Honoree
2. White, David R. Speaker
3. Pressner, Stan. Speaker
4. Mazzola, Michael. Honoree
5. Dennis, Donna. Honoree
6. Puryear, Martin, 1941- Honoree
7. Berry, Gabriel. Honoree
8. Hemphill, Julius. Speaker
9. Riley, Carl. Honoree
10. Mirabal, Robert. Honoree. Musician
11. Jenkins, Leroy. Honoree
12. Conversano, Frank, choreographer, dancer. Honoree
13. Schönberg, Bessie. Speaker
14. Moody, Howard. Honoree
15. McIntyre, Dianne. Speaker
16. Davis, Chuck, 1937- honoree.
17. Sundiata, Sekou. Performer. Honoree
18. Estep, Maggie. Performer
19. Holman, Bob, 1948- Performer. Honoree
20. Morris, Tracie. Honoree
21. Perdomo, Willie. Honoree
22. Torres, Edwin. Honoree
23. Wilson, Martha, 1947- speaker.
24. Algarín, Miguel. Honoree
25. Griffith, Lois. Honoree
26. DeCamp, Kyle. Speaker
27. Gries, Lance. Speaker
28. Bears, Kim Y. Honoree
29. Willingham, Scot. Honoree
30. Sheely, Viola. Honoree
31. Rogers, Natalie. Honoree
32. Robison, Mark (Cameraman), honoree.
33. Mellor, Stephen. Honoree
34. Renzi, Marta, choreographer. Honoree
35. McCauley, Robbie. Speaker
36. Petronio, Stephen. Speaker
37. Montano, Linda, 1942- Honoree
38. Chong, Ping. Honoree
39. Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo. Honoree
40. Byrd, Donald, 1949- Honoree
41. Morris, Mark, 1956- choreographer, dancer.
42. Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974, composer.
43. Harrison, Lou, 1917-2003. Composer
44. Ruddie, Susan. Costume designer
45. Flying Karamazov Brothers.
46. Judson Memorial Church (New York, N.Y.)
47. Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
48. Pomo Afro Homos.
49. Rhythm Technicians.
50. Rock Steady Crew.
51. Ping Chong and the Fiji Company.
52. Urban Bush Women (Dance company)
53. Mark Morris Dance Group.
54. Dance Theater Workshop.
55. Video D Studios.
56. DanceAfrica (Festival)
57. DHCA.

Added title

1. Vital signs (Choreographic work : Renzi)
2. Polka (Choreographic work : Morris)

Found in:

1. Dance Theater Workshop Archive.

Research call number

1. *MGZIC 9-6049 (former)