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Dance Africa : reflections of Africa

Title
Dance Africa : reflections of Africa [videorecording].
Publication
1988.

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Additional Authors
  • Davis, Chuck, 1937-
  • Dinizulu, Gus, 1930-1991.
  • Guiraud, Rose Marie.
  • Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo
  • Giraud, Tiyé.
  • Tyler, Edwina Lee.
  • Urban Bush Women (Dance company)
  • Guirivoires (Dance company)
  • Sabar ak Ru Afriq (Dance company)
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • DanceAfrica (Festival)
Description
3 videodiscs (NTSC) (138 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Uniform Title
Bitter tongue (Choreographic work : Zollar)
Alternative Title
  • Reflections of Africa
  • DanceAfrica, reflections of Africa
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Videotaped in performance by Character Generators at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House on June 5, 1988.
  • Eleventh annual festival of African-American dance.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • Artistic director/griot [narrator], Chuck Davis; lighting, Mitchell Bogard.
Funding (note)
  • 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)
  • DVD.
Contents
  • Disc 1 (44 min.): Greeting by Chuck Davis -- Libation and welcoming by Gus Dinizulu, Davis, Rose Marie Guiraud, and others -- Bitter tongue / choreographer, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar ; music, Tiye Giraud and Edwina Lee Tyler ; performed by the Urban Bush Women.
  • Disc 2 (55 min.): The dance of life/Bak maké / performed by Sabar Ak Ru Afriq ; dances performed by Les Guirivoires ; introduced by artistic director Rose Marie Guiraud ; including Tematé, Couladou (hunting dance), and N'goron.
  • Disc 3 (39 min.): Continuation of dances by Les Guirivoires: Zaouli (mask dance), Mousskélé, and Boloyé -- Bows and dancing by participating companies.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-640
OCLC
NYPY896033936-F
Title
Dance Africa : reflections of Africa [videorecording].
Imprint
1988.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Credits
Artistic director/griot [narrator], Chuck Davis; lighting, Mitchell Bogard.
Performer
Participating companies: Urban Bush Women, Sabar Ak Ru Afriq, Les Guirivoires.
Restricted Access
Permission required.
Funding
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
DVD.
Local Note
Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-1757.
Local Subject
Guro (African people) -- Dances.
Dan (African people) -- Dances.
Wolof (African people) -- Dances.
Local Subject
Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Africa.
Mask dances.
Television. DanceAfrica.
Added Author
Davis, Chuck, 1937- director.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- narrator.
Dinizulu, Gus, 1930-1991. Speaker
Guiraud, Rose Marie. Speaker
Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo, choreographer.
Giraud, Tiyé. Composer
Tyler, Edwina Lee. Composer
Urban Bush Women (Dance company)
Guirivoires (Dance company)
Sabar ak Ru Afriq (Dance company)
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
DanceAfrica (Festival)
Added Title
Bitter tongue (Choreographic work : Zollar)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-640
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