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Leaping past the color barriers

Title
Leaping past the color barriers [videorecording] / produced by Celia Ipiotis and Jeff Bush.
Publication
New York, NY : Arc Videodance, 1991, c1992.

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Additional Authors
  • Johnson, Louis, 1930-
  • Wilson, Billy, 1935-1994
  • Ipiotis, Celia
  • Bush, Jeffrey C..
  • Sheridan, Richard
  • Dance Theatre of Harlem, performer.
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, performer.
  • ARC Videodance (Firm)
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (29 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
Summary
Groundbreaking dancers/choreographers Johnson and Wilson reminisce about studying and performing at a time when blacks were a rarity in ballet or Broadway companies. They discuss the importance of inspirational teachers such as Antony Tudor and Karel Shook, and the value of the dance technique developed by Katherine Dunham. Other topics include dancing in African-American churches, utilizing African-American themes, working conditions for blacks in Europe (where Wilson danced with the National Ballet of Holland), and the differences in working with actors and dancers. Dance excerpts screened include Wilson's Ginastera, performed by Dance Theatre of Harlem; Johnson's Fontessa and friends, danced by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and a dance from the opera Aïda; the Ailey company in rehearsal; and a dance from the film Damn Yankees, performed by Johnson and others.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Celia Ipiotis.
Series Statement
Eye on dance ; 320.
Uniform Title
  • Ginastera (Choreographic work : Wilson)
  • Fontessa and friends (Choreographic work : Johnson, L)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Black films and programs.
  • Interviews.
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title from container.
Credits (note)
  • Program director/host, Celia Ipiotis ; television director, Richard Sheridan ; technical supervisor, Jeff Bush.
Event (note)
  • Recorded on April 29, 1991 ; telecast on WNYC/TV 31, New York, on February 21, 1992.
Call Number
*MGZIC 9-4485
OCLC
NYPY94-F63
Title
Leaping past the color barriers [videorecording] / produced by Celia Ipiotis and Jeff Bush.
Imprint
New York, NY : Arc Videodance, 1991, c1992.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Eye on dance ; 320.
Performer
Guests: Louis Johnson and Billy Wilson.
Credits
Program director/host, Celia Ipiotis ; television director, Richard Sheridan ; technical supervisor, Jeff Bush.
Event
Recorded on April 29, 1991 ; telecast on WNYC/TV 31, New York, on February 21, 1992.
Local Subject
Television. Eye on dance.
Opera ballet. Aïda.
Motion pictures. Damn Yankees.
Modern dance -- Technique -- Dunham.
Added Author
Johnson, Louis, 1930- dancer.
Johnson, Louis, 1930- interviewee.
Johnson, Louis, 1930- choreographer.
Wilson, Billy, 1935-1994, interviewee.
Wilson, Billy, 1935-1994, choreographer.
Ipiotis, Celia, film producer.
Ipiotis, Celia, film director.
Ipiotis, Celia, host.
Bush, Jeffrey C.. film producer.
Sheridan, Richard, television director.
Dance Theatre of Harlem, performer.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, performer.
ARC Videodance (Firm)
DHCA.
Added Title
Ginastera (Choreographic work : Wilson)
Fontessa and friends (Choreographic work : Johnson, L)
Research Call Number
*MGZIC 9-4485
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