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Dance Africa our children, our treasures
- Title
- Dance Africa [videorecording] : our children, our treasures / executive producer, Harvey Lichtenstein.
- Publication
- 1994.
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- Additional Authors
- Lichtenstein, Harvey
- Davis, Chuck, 1937-
- Guiraud, Rose Marie
- Simmons, Bradley.
- Grant, William H., III
- Woolbright, Ngoma.
- Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien.
- Godineaux, Cheryl
- Lemons-Sampson, Dolores
- Gittens, Patricia
- Garvin, Sheila.
- Even, Tirtza.
- TriShades of Gold (Dance company)
- Moving with the Spirit (Dance company)
- Guirivoires (Dance company)
- Brooklyn Academy of Music.
- DanceAfrica (Festival)
- DHCA.
- Description
- 3 videodiscs (NTSC) (121 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- First of four programs presented in the festival DanceAfrica: Year of the child.
- Alternative Title
- Our children, our treasures
- DanceAfrica, our children, our treasures
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Video.
- Black films and programs.
- Note
- Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.
- Moving based on traditional African dances, as interpreted by dancers with European ballet training. Assimitou dance inspired by a celebration dance of the Baoulé ethnic group, central Ivory Coast. Initiation dance inspired by a ritual dance of the We ethnic group, western Ivory Coast.
- Access (note)
- Permission required.
- Credits (note)
- Cameraperson, Tirtza Even; artistic director, Chuck Davis; master musician, Bradley Simmons; lighting, William H. Grant III; stage manager, Ngoma Woolbright; assistant stage manager, Normadien Woolbright.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, on May 28, 1994 (2PM), by Character Generators/Video.
- 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 (60 min.): Greeting / by Chuck Davis -- Memorial -- Libation pouring / by the Council of Elders -- Moving / choreography, Cheryl Godineaux ; performed by TriShades of Gold -- Bits and pieces of South Africa, [including] the Zulu warrior dance, the South African gum boot dance, and the South African can dance / choreography, Dolores Lemons-Sampson (Zulu warrior dance, South African gum boot dance) and Patricia Gittens (South African can dance) ; costumes, Sheila Garvin ; performed by Moving with the Spirit.
- Disc 2 (47 min.): [Dances and drumming, including] The Koman Nato dance, the Assimitou dance, the initiation dance, and the warrior dance / choreography, Rose Marie Guiraud ; performed by Les Guirivoires.
- Disc 3 (14 min.): Finale.
- Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-718
- OCLC
- NYPY95-F430
- Title
- Dance Africa [videorecording] : our children, our treasures / executive producer, Harvey Lichtenstein.
- Imprint
- 1994.
- Country of Producing Entity
- United States.
- Credits
- Cameraperson, Tirtza Even; artistic director, Chuck Davis; master musician, Bradley Simmons; lighting, William H. Grant III; stage manager, Ngoma Woolbright; assistant stage manager, Normadien Woolbright.
- Event
- Videotaped in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, on May 28, 1994 (2PM), by Character Generators/Video.
- 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 9-4784.
- Local Subject
- Dance -- Africa -- Zulu.Dance -- Africa -- Baoulé.Dance -- Africa -- We.Gum boot dance (Dance)Acrobatic dancing.
- Added Author
- Lichtenstein, Harvey, producer.Davis, Chuck, 1937- host.Davis, Chuck, 1937- director.Davis, Chuck, 1937- speaker.Guiraud, Rose Marie, choreographer.Simmons, Bradley. MusicianGrant, William H., III, lighting designer.Woolbright, Ngoma.Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien.Godineaux, Cheryl, choreographer.Lemons-Sampson, Dolores, choreographer.Gittens, Patricia, choreographer.Garvin, Sheila. Costume designerEven, Tirtza. VideographerTriShades of Gold (Dance company)Moving with the Spirit (Dance company)Guirivoires (Dance company)Brooklyn Academy of Music.DanceAfrica (Festival)DHCA.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-718