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Vincent Sekwati Koko Mantsoe interviewed by Mamadou Niang

Title
Vincent Sekwati Koko Mantsoe interviewed by Mamadou Niang [videorecording]
Publication
c2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Niang, Mamadou.
  • Mantsoe, Vincent.
  • Bernadi, François.
  • New Jersey Performing Arts Center (Newark, N.J.)
  • NextMedia.tv (Firm)
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Dance Collection.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (23 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Vincent Sekwati Koko Mantsoe discusses his artistic goals and philosophy. Topics include: the sources of inspiration for his works, integrating objects into his performances, how he became a professional dancer, his youth in Soweto, his belief in the power of dance, the term "Afro-fusion" as applied to his dance form. Throughout the discussion, he emphasizes his belief in balancing self-knowledge and an appreciation of one's own cultural roots with an awareness and appreciation of other cultures, and an ability to recognize universal qualities of human existence.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Interviews.
  • Video.
Note
  • Recording made possible by the cooperation of Vincent Sekwati Koko Mantsoe, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Hilton Hotel, New York, N.Y., on February 16, 2003; video documentation, NextMedia.tv; direction, Mamadou Niang; camera, Douglas Higginbotham; editing, François Bernadi.
Funding (note)
  • This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
  • Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6794
OCLC
NYPY03-F194
Title
Vincent Sekwati Koko Mantsoe interviewed by Mamadou Niang [videorecording]
Imprint
c2003.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Videotaped at the Hilton Hotel, New York, N.Y., on February 16, 2003; video documentation, NextMedia.tv; direction, Mamadou Niang; camera, Douglas Higginbotham; editing, François Bernadi.
Funding
This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Added Author
Niang, Mamadou. Director. Interviewer
Mantsoe, Vincent. Interviewee
Bernadi, François. Film editor
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (Newark, N.J.)
NextMedia.tv (Firm)
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Dance Collection.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6794
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