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Garth Fagan's Griot New York

Title: Garth Fagan's Griot New York [videorecording] / produced by Thirteen/WNET in association with Sony Classical Film and Video ; produced by Margaret Selby ; dance directed by Matthew Diamond ; documentary directed by Margaret Selby ; executive producer, Jac Venza ; concept and choreography by Garth Fagan ; music composed and arranged by Wynton Marsalis.
Publication: N.Y. : Sony Classical Film and Video, c1995.

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Description

1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (85 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

Evening-length modern dance work.

Uniform Title

Griot New York (Choreographic work : Fagan)

Alternative Title

Griot New York

Genre/Form

Dance.
Video.
Black films and programs.

Note

For accompanying booklet, containing credits, brief biographies, and an essay by Jamake Highwater, see *MGZR Griot New York (Fagan) [Clippings].

Credits (note)

Edited by Girish Bhargava; sculptures, Martin Puryear; costumes, Garth Fagan and Martin Puryear; original stage lighting, C.T. Oakes; lighting, Alan Adelman; creative consultants, Jamake Highwater and Celia Ipiotis.

Event (note)

Videotaped at the Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, New York.

Contents

Introduction (ca. 8 min.) / interviews with Garth Fagan and Wynton Marsalis, who discuss the tradition of the griot in West Africa and the creation of the work; views of classes and rehearsals at the Garth Fagan Dance Studio, Rochester, New York.
City court dance / danced by Norwood Pennewell, Natalie Rogers, with Valentina Alexander, Sharon Skepple, Steve Humphrey, Chris Morrison, Micha Willis, Lavert Benefield, Bill Ferguson, Sharlene Shu, Joel Valentin, Lazette Rayford, Ferneasa Cutno.
Bayou baroque / danced by Natalie Rogers, with Steve Humphrey, Sharlene Shu, Chris Morrison, Bill Ferguson, Sharon Skepple, Micha Willis, Lavert Benefield, Ferneasa Cutno, Joel Valentin, Lazette Rayford.
Spring yaounde / danced by Norwood Pennewell, Natalie Rogers.
Sand painting / danced by Norwood Pennewell, Natalie Rogers, with Sharon Skepple, Steve Humphrey, Chris Morrison, Valentina Alexander, Bit Knighton, Lavert Benefield, Joel Valentin, Ferneasa Cutno.
Intermission music.
The disenfranchised / danced by Norwood Pennewell and the company.
Waltz detente / danced by the company.
Oracabessa sea / danced by Valentina Alexander, Chris Morrison, with Bit Knighton, Lavert Benefield, Bill Ferguson, Steve Humphrey, and the company.
High rise riff / danced by Norwood Pennewell, Natalie Rogers, Sharon Skepple, with Steve Humphrey, Chris Morrison, Micha Willis, Valentina Alexander, Lavert Benefield, Ferneasa Cutno, and Joel Valentin.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-2202

OCLC

32753777
NYPY96-F406

Title

Garth Fagan's Griot New York [videorecording] / produced by Thirteen/WNET in association with Sony Classical Film and Video ; produced by Margaret Selby ; dance directed by Matthew Diamond ; documentary directed by Margaret Selby ; executive producer, Jac Venza ; concept and choreography by Garth Fagan ; music composed and arranged by Wynton Marsalis.

Imprint

N.Y. : Sony Classical Film and Video, c1995.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Event

Videotaped at the Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, New York.

Credits

Edited by Girish Bhargava; sculptures, Martin Puryear; costumes, Garth Fagan and Martin Puryear; original stage lighting, C.T. Oakes; lighting, Alan Adelman; creative consultants, Jamake Highwater and Celia Ipiotis.

Performer

Danced by Garth Fagan Dance: Norwood Pennewell, Natalie Rogers, Sharon Skepple, Steve Humphrey, Valentina Alexander, Chris Morrison, Bit Knighton, Bill Ferguson, Lavert Benefield, Joel Valentin, Micha Willis, Lazette Rayford, Sharlene Shu, Ferneasa Cutno, Nicolette Depass.

Music played by the Wynton Marsalis Septet: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), Wessell Anderson (alto and tenor sax), Victor Goines (soprano sax), Wycliffe Gordon (trombone and tuba), Eric Reed (piano), Herlin Riley (drums), Ben Wolfe (bass), with Todd Williams (tenor and soprano sax), Joe Henderson (tenor sax), Marcus Roberts (piano), Elvin Jones (drums), Reginald Veal (bass), Bob Hurst (bass), Ron Carbo (conductor).

Added Author

Fagan, Garth. ccp, choreographer. Interviewee

Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- composer.

Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- arranger of music.

Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- interviewee.

Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- instrumentalist.

Pennewell, Norwood, dancer.

Rogers, Natalie, dancer.

Alexander, Valentina, dancer.

Skepple, Sharon, dancer.

Humphrey, Steve, dancer.

Morrison, Chris, dancer.

Knighton, Bit, dancer.

Willis, Micha, dancer.

Benefield, Lavert, dancer.

Ferguson, Bill (Dancer), dancer.

Shu, Sharlene, dancer.

Valentin, Joel, dancer.

Rayford, Lazette, dancer.

Cutno, Ferneasa, dancer.

Anderson, Wessell. Musician

Goines, Victor. Musician

Gordon, Wycliffe. Musician

Reed, Eric. Musician

Riley, Herlin. Musician

Wolfe, Ben. Musician

Carbo, Ron. Musician

Puryear, Martin, 1941- Designer

Oakes, C. T. Designer

Adelman, Alan. Lighting designer

Selby, Margaret. Director

Selby, Margaret. Producer

Diamond, Matthew, 1951- director.

Venza, Jac, television producer.

Bhargava, Girish. Film editor

Highwater, Jamake. Consultant

Ipiotis, Celia. Consultant

Garth Fagan Dance (Dance company)

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Sony Classical (Firm)

DHCA.

Added Title

Griot New York (Choreographic work : Fagan)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-2202

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