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Wolf Trap's Face of America
- Title
- Wolf Trap's Face of America [videorecording] / produced, directed and edited by Joe Bruncsak and Walter Rissmeyer ; a production of Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts in association with Thirteen/WNET New York.
- Publication
- New York, NY : Educational Broadcasting Corporation, c2008.
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- Additional Authors
- Bruncsak, Joe.
- Rissmeyer, Walter.
- Rudolph, Amelia
- Ward, Kimm E.
- Mayfield, Peter
- Mirabal, Robert.
- Byrd, Donald, 1949-
- Burke, Cubie
- Bowman-Jackson, Olivia
- Davis, Thaddeus
- Turre, Steve.
- Streb, Elizabeth
- Varone, Doug
- Beasant, John (Dancer)
- Charon, Daniel
- Desch, Natalie
- Driscoll, Faye
- Fang, Adriane
- Hahn, Larry
- Liapis, Stephanie
- Miller, Catherine (Dancer)
- Taketa, Edward Akio
- Watt, Nina
- Project Bandaloop.
- Donald Byrd/The Group.
- Streb (Dance company)
- Hālau ʻo Kekuhi.
- Doug Varone and Dancers.
- Educational Broadcasting Corporation.
- WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
- Great Performances, Thirteen/WNET. dnr NN-PD
- Description
- 1 videodisc (NTSC) (87 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Wolf Trap's Face of America follows four choreographers and a traditional dance company through the creative process of developing site specific works at different American national parks, including discussions of slavery (Virgin Islands) and the Wright Brothers. Each segment is introduced by Terre Jones, the President and C.E.O. of Wolf Trap, along with additional interviews.
- Series Statement
- Great performances
- Dance in America
- Uniform Title
- Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
- Dance in America.
- Bottomland (Choreographic work : Varone)
- Alternative Title
- Animal dances (Choreographic work : Rudolph)
- Luminescent flights (Choreographic work : Rudolph)
- Breezes from forgotten times (Choreographic work : Byrd)
- Water (Syncronized swimming choreography)
- Rope as flying machine (Choreographic work : Streb)
- Splash (Choreographic work : Streb)
- Wild blue yonder (Choreographic work : Streb)
- He kau no hi'iakaikapoliopele (Choreographic work)
- Hulihia Ka Mauna Wela I Ke Ahi (Choreographic work)
- Hulihia Kilauea Po I Ka Uahi (Choreographic work)
- Hulihai Ke Au Ne'e I Lalo I Akea (Choreographic work)
- Subjects
- Dance
- Site-specific performance
- Virgin Islands National Park (United States Virgin Islands)
- Slavery > United States Virgin Islands
- Wright Brothers National Memorial (N.C.)
- Dance, Black
- Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
- Mammoth Cave National Park (Ky.)
- Hula (Dance)
- Video
- Open-air performances
- Interviews
- Dance > Hawaii
- Synchronized swimming
- Aerial dancing
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (Hawaii)
- Rock climbing
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Video.
- Interviews.
- Note
- Interviewees: Terre Jones (Pres. & C.E.O., Wolf Trap), Amelia Rudolf (artistic director, Project Bandaloop), Kimm E. Ward (dancer), Peter Mayfield (dancer, risk manager), Donald Byrd (artistic director, Donald Byrd/The Group), Denise Georges (ranger, National Park Service), Steve Turre (composer, jazz musician), Cubie Burke (dancer), Olivia Bowman (dancer), Thaddeus Davis (dancer), Tuesday Middaugh (synchronized swimmer), Bridget Finn (synchronized swimmer), Tammy Cleland McGregor (synchronized swimmer), Carrie Barton (synchronized swimmer), Elizabeth Streb (artistic director, STREB), Kaumakaiwa Keali'ikanaka'ole (dancer), Kekuhi Keali'ikanaka'ole (chanter), Pualani Kanaka'ole (teacher), Ākolea Ioane (dancer), Nālani Kanaka'ole (teacher), Doug Varone (artistic director, Doug Varone and Dancers), Vickie Carson (ranger, National Park Service).
- Yosemite National Park: Project Bandaloop ; dances, Animal dances, Luminescent flights ; choreography, Amelia Rudolph ; music, Robert Mirabal ; dancer, Kimm E. Ward ; dancer/risk manager, Peter Mayfield.
- Virgin Islands National Park & Coral Reef National Monument: Donald Byrd/The Group: dances, Breezes from forgotten times - Cinnamon Bay, and Breezes from forgotten times - Annaberg Water ; U.S. Olympic Synchronized Swimmers: swim number, Water ; swimmers, Tuesday Middaugh, Bridget Finn, Tammy Cleland McGregor, Carrie Barton.
- Wright Brothers National Memorial at Kitty Hawk: STREB ; dances, Rope as flying machine, Splash, Wild blue yonder ; choreography, Elizabeth Streb.
- Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Halau O Kekuhi ; He kau no hi'iakaikapoliopele, Hulihia Ka Mauna Wela I Ke Ahi, Hulihia Kilauea Po I Ka Uahi, Hulihai Ke Au Ne'e I Lalo I Akea ; choreography, traditional ; music, traditional.
- Mammoth Cave National Park: Doug Varone and Dancers ; dances, The bottomland - Rise up Lazarus, The bottomland - Sorrowful angels, The bottomland - You'll never leave Harlan alive ; choreography, Doug Varone ; music, Patty Loveless ; dancers, [John Beasant III, Daniel Charon, Natalie Desch, Faye Driscoll, Adriane Fang, Larry Hahn, Stephanie Liapis, Catherine Miller, Eddie Taketa and Nina Watt].
- Credits for Doug Varone dancers taken from Doug Varone and Dancers website: http://www.dougvaroneanddancers.org
- Credits (note)
- Directors of photography: Rob Draper ASC (Mammoth Cave), Vincent Gancie (Virgin Islands/Kitty Hawk/Hawai'i), Michael Graber (Yosemite), Wes Skiles (Virgin Islands, underwater) ; Audio post production, Jeff Mullen ; graphic design and title animation, Nic DiPalma.
- System Details (note)
- DVD, transferred from DVCam cassette.
- Source (note)
- Great Performances, Thirteen/WNET.
- Biography (note)
- First aired on PBS, on Apr. 21, 2008.
- Contents
- Yosemite National Park (ca. 15 min.) -- Virgin Islands National Park & Coral Reef National Monument (ca. 26 min.) -- Wright Brothers National Memorial at Kitty Hawk (ca. 12 min.) -- Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (ca. 14 min.) -- Mammoth Cave National Park (ca. 16 min.).
- Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-3740
- OCLC
- 234083514
- Title
- Wolf Trap's Face of America [videorecording] / produced, directed and edited by Joe Bruncsak and Walter Rissmeyer ; a production of Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts in association with Thirteen/WNET New York.
- Imprint
- New York, NY : Educational Broadcasting Corporation, c2008.
- Edition
- Widescreen ed.
- Series
- Great performancesDance in America
- System Details
- DVD, transferred from DVCam cassette.
- Credits
- Directors of photography: Rob Draper ASC (Mammoth Cave), Vincent Gancie (Virgin Islands/Kitty Hawk/Hawai'i), Michael Graber (Yosemite), Wes Skiles (Virgin Islands, underwater) ; Audio post production, Jeff Mullen ; graphic design and title animation, Nic DiPalma.
- Biography
- First aired on PBS, on Apr. 21, 2008.
- Source
- Gift; Great Performances, Thirteen/WNET. NN-PD
- Local Subject
- Site-specific performance.Open-air performances.Aerial dancing.
- Added Author
- Bruncsak, Joe. ProducerBruncsak, Joe. DirectorBruncsak, Joe. EditorRissmeyer, Walter. ProducerRissmeyer, Walter. DirectorRissmeyer, Walter. EditorRudolph, Amelia, choreographer.Ward, Kimm E., dancer.Mayfield, Peter, dancer.Mirabal, Robert. ComposerByrd, Donald, 1949- choreographer.Burke, Cubie, dancer.Bowman-Jackson, Olivia, dancer.Davis, Thaddeus, dancer.Turre, Steve. ComposerStreb, Elizabeth, choreographer.Varone, Doug, choreographer.Beasant, John (Dancer)Charon, Daniel, dancer.Desch, Natalie, dancer.Driscoll, Faye, dancer.Fang, Adriane, dancer.Hahn, Larry, dancer.Liapis, Stephanie, dancer.Miller, Catherine (Dancer)Taketa, Edward Akio, dancer.Watt, Nina, dancer.Project Bandaloop.Donald Byrd/The Group.Streb (Dance company)Hālau ʻo Kekuhi.Doug Varone and Dancers.Educational Broadcasting Corporation.WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)Great Performances, Thirteen/WNET. Donor NN-PD
- Added Title
- Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))Dance in America.Bottomland (Choreographic work : Varone)Animal dances (Choreographic work : Rudolph)Luminescent flights (Choreographic work : Rudolph)Breezes from forgotten times (Choreographic work : Byrd)Water (Syncronized swimming choreography)Rope as flying machine (Choreographic work : Streb)Splash (Choreographic work : Streb)Wild blue yonder (Choreographic work : Streb)He kau no hi'iakaikapoliopele (Choreographic work)Hulihia Ka Mauna Wela I Ke Ahi (Choreographic work)Hulihia Kilauea Po I Ka Uahi (Choreographic work)Hulihai Ke Au Ne'e I Lalo I Akea (Choreographic work)
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIDVD 5-3740