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30 years of DanceAfrica

Title
30 years of DanceAfrica [videorecording] / artistic director, Chuck Davis ; presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Publication
c2007.

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Additional Authors
  • Davis, Chuck, 1937-
  • Grant, William H., III
  • Love, Noelani
  • Love, Jewel
  • Salaam, Abdel R.
  • Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
  • Bambara Drum and Dance Ensemble.
  • Forces of Nature (Dance company)
  • Ndere Troupe.
  • BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble.
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • Character Generators/Video.
  • DanceAfrica (Festival)
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music. dnr NN-PD
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (134 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Alternative Title
  • Vision 5, a question of modesty (Choreographic work : Salaam)
  • Torch of hope (Choreographic work : Love)
  • Moment in time (Choreographic work : Love)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Black films and programs.
Note
  • Choreographic works include: Bambara Drum and Dance Ensemble in Torch of hope, Lamba (excerpt), A moment in time ; Ndere Troupe with BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble in Mijjaguzo, Amaggunju, Entoore, Larakaraka, Okwerengyekyerera, Finale: Runyege, Otwenge, Ekizino ; Forces of Nature Dance Theatre in Vision 5, a question of modesty.
  • "Remember! Honor! Respect! An African dance odyssey" -- DVD credits.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • Lighting designer, William H. Grant III ; videographer, Character Generators Inc. ; president and cameraperson, Mark Robison.
Performer (note)
  • Host, Chuck Davis.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House , Brooklyn, N.Y., as part of the 2007 Spring Season, on May 27, 2007 (matinee).
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Source (note)
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Contents
  • Griot (ca. 11 min.) / by Chuck Davis.
  • Memorial (ca. 7 min.).
  • Bambara [Drum and Dance Ensemble] (ca. 23 min.) / choreographer and artistic director, Noelani Love, Jewel Love ; executive directors, Joseph Barnes, Jewel Love ; musical director, Adewole Love ; music, the Djembe Orchestra ; performers, Jewel Love, Joseph Barnes, Noelani Love, Adewole Love, Joy S. Richardson, Toyia L. Ford, Michele Stafford, Talu Green, Precious T. Bonaparte, Foluso Alamide Mimy, Lamiek Melrose, Lisa Green, Aziza Zaid, Sherina Jardine, Ajamu Kedar, Karla Nicosa Moore, Kourtney Charles, Shani Graves, Persephone DaCosta, Ismael Kouyate (guest artist).
  • Elder Honorees Ceremony (ca. 25 min.) / speaker, Chuck Davis ; honorees, Mama Pearl White, Baba Mzee Moyo.
  • Ndere [Troupe] with BAM/Restoration [DanceAfrica Ensemble] (ca. 27 min.) / performers, Stephen Rwangyezi, Betty Akidi, Joyce Alinga, Thomas Anam, Benon Behwera, Mohamed Isabirye, Daniel Kasata, Jason Kasule, Annet Kugonza, Godfrey Muwulya, Rehema Nabangi, Aminah Namakula, Elizabeth Nyanzigye, Laurence Okello, Richard Onek, Josephine Oyella, Rhona Rwangyezi, Emmanuel Shema.
  • Forces of Nature [Dance Theatre Company] (ca. 23 min.) / artistic director and choreographer, Abdel R. Salaam ; music, Paul Winter, Michael Wimberly, Salik Keita, Arto Tuncboaychian, M'bemba Bangoura, Noirin Ni Rian, Vicki Winans, Wojciech Kilar, Traditional Quranic prayer, Gregorian chants ; costume design, Abdel R. Salaam, 'Dele Husbands ; sound design, David Lawson ; technical director, Joshua Preston ; performers: Michael Melendez (the Jesuit), Daniel Soto (the Imam), Eugene Niles (the ancestor), Natia Kezevadze (the nun), Sarae Garcia (Muslim woman), Melvin Black (Egun), Denica Abdur-Razzaaq, Chenoa Brown, Catherine Foster, Fatou Gittens, Aimee Graham, Shawne' Lee, Johari Mayfield, Maia McKinney, Eleanor Scott, Natalie Simmons, Daaimah Taali B-din, Dina Wright (the village) ; musicians, Ayanda Clarke, Kofi Osei Williams, Kwesi Nkroma, Phillip Williamson, Senfaub Stoney, Yusef Payton.
  • Finale (ca. 12 min.).
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3533
OCLC
191824213
Title
30 years of DanceAfrica [videorecording] / artistic director, Chuck Davis ; presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Imprint
c2007.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
System Details
DVD.
Credits
Lighting designer, William H. Grant III ; videographer, Character Generators Inc. ; president and cameraperson, Mark Robison.
Performer
Host, Chuck Davis.
Event
Videotaped in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House , Brooklyn, N.Y., as part of the 2007 Spring Season, on May 27, 2007 (matinee).
Restricted Access
Permission required.
Source
Gift; Brooklyn Academy of Music. NN-PD
Added Author
Davis, Chuck, 1937- director.
Davis, Chuck, 1937- host.
Grant, William H., III, lighting designer.
Love, Noelani, choreographer.
Love, Jewel, choreographer.
Salaam, Abdel R., choreographer.
Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.
Bambara Drum and Dance Ensemble.
Forces of Nature (Dance company)
Ndere Troupe.
BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble.
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Character Generators/Video.
DanceAfrica (Festival)
Brooklyn Academy of Music. Donor NN-PD
Added Title
Vision 5, a question of modesty (Choreographic work : Salaam)
Torch of hope (Choreographic work : Love)
Moment in time (Choreographic work : Love)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3533
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