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A tribute to Katherine Dunham

Title: A tribute to Katherine Dunham, 2002-06-24.
Publication: 2002

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Ronald K Brown video archive, 1994-2009.

Description

3 streaming video files (123 min) : sound, color

Summary

A tribute and 93rd birthday celebration of Katherine Dunham held at the 2002 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Uniform Title

Trees (Choreographic work : Yates)
Walking out the dark (Choreographic work : Brown). Part II. Selections.
Leopard tale (Choreographic work : Lucas) Mating pas.
OGUN (Choreographic work : Brooks). Selections.
Hope (Choreographic work : Brooks). Selections.
Hidden rites (Choreographic work : Ailey) Spirits descending.
In gratitude (Choreographic work : Brown)
Possession of Damballa (Choreographic work : Nicks)
Barrel house blues (Choreographic work : Dunham)

Alternative Title

Evidence #87, #88, #89.
Ronald K. Brown video archive. Moving image materials.

Genre/Form

Dance.
Music.
Video.
Filmed performances.

Note

Contents and credit information found on Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Archives Moving Image database. http://archives.jacobspillow.org/items/show/36451; http://archives.jacobspillow.org/items/show/35354; http://archives.jacobspillow.org/items/show/36565. Ends before the last comments from Reginald Yates and full company bow.

Access (note)

Patrons can access streaming video file on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.

System Details (note)

Streaming video.

Source (note)

Robert E. Penn and Ronald K. Brown

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of the Ronald K. Brown video archive.

Contents

Reel 1: Opening drum homage: drummers from The Ghana Dance Ensemble with Cultural Traditions students -- comments by Reginald Yates, Ella Baff, Sylvia Waters, Donald McKayle -- Spirits Descending from Hidden Rites; choreography, Alvin Ailey; music, Patrice Sciortino; dancer, Prince Credell -- In Gratitude; choreographed and danced by Ronald K. Brown; musician, Mamadouba Camara -- Possession of Damballa; choreographed and danced by Walter Nicks -- Film tribute -- Barrel House Blues; choreography, Katherine Dunham; music, Jess Stacy; dancers, Cleo Parker Robinson, Germaul Barnes, Marcie Freeman.
Reel 2: Trees; choreography, Reginald Yates; music, Sweet Honey in the Rock; dancer, Gelan Lambert -- Walking Out The Dark Part II (excerpt); choreography, Ronald K. Brown; dancers, Diedre Dawkins, Shani Collins, Daryl Spiers, Keon Thoulouis -- Mating Pas (excerpt from The Leopard Tale); choreography, Waverly Lucas; music, L. Gerard Reid; dancers, Ballethnic Dance Company -- comments by Marie Brooks -- excerpts from OGUN; choreography, Francoise Brooks; music, Ella Andall; danced by The Pan Caribbean Dancers -- excerpts from Hope; choreography, Marie Brooks; music, Hugh Masekala; danced by The Pan Caribbean Dancers -- comments by Vinie Burrows.
Reel 3: Finale, The Ghana Dance Ensemble & The University of Ghana; director, Oh! Nii Kwei Sowah -- comments by Donald McKayle, Julie Belafonte, Katherine Dunham, Harry Belafonte, Danny Glover.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-6871

OCLC

889427969

Title

A tribute to Katherine Dunham, 2002-06-24.

Production

2002

Country of Producing Entity

United States.

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

video

computer

Type of Carrier

online resource

Event

Recorded June 24, 2002 Ted Shawn Theater, Becket, Massachusetts.

System Details

Streaming video.

Original Version

Original format: 3 videocassettes (MiniDV) ; 1/4 in.

Restricted Access

Patrons can access streaming video file on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Ronald K. Brown video archive.

Source

Gift; Robert E. Penn and Ronald K. Brown, 2011.

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Added Author

Yates, Reginald, speaker.

Baff, Ella, speaker.

Waters, Sylvia, speaker.

McKayle, Donald, 1930-2018, speaker.

Ailey, Alvin, choreographer.

Sciortino, Patrice, composer.

Credell, Prince, dancer.

Brown, Ronald K., 1966- choreographer.

Brown, Ronald K., 1966- dancer.

Camara, Mamadouba Mohamed, composer.

Camara, Mamadouba Mohamed, drummer.

Nicks, Walter, choreographer.

Nicks, Walter, dancer.

Dunham, Katherine, choreographer.

Stacy, Jess, 1904-1995, composer.

Robinson, Cleo Parker, dancer.

Barnes, Germaul, dancer.

Freeman, Marcie, dancer.

Yates, Reginald, choreographer.

Lambert, Gelan, dancer.

Dawkins, Diedre N., dancer.

Collins, Shani, dancer.

Spiers, Daryl, dancer.

Thoulouis, Keon, dancer.

Lucas, Waverly, choreographer.

Reid, L. Gerard, composer.

Brooks, Marie, 1929- speaker.

Brooks, Francoise, choreographer.

Andall, Ella, composer.

Masekala, Hugh, composer.

Brooks, Marie, 1929- choreographer.

Burrows, Vinie, speaker.

Oh Nii Kwei Sowah, director.

Belafonte, Julie, speaker.

Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023, speaker.

Glover, Danny, speaker.

Sweet Honey in the Rock (Musical group), composer.

Ballethnic Dance Company, dancer.

Pan Caribbean Dancers, dancer.

University of Ghana, dancer.

Ghana Dance Ensemble, performer.

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Penn, Robert E. donor.

Brown, Ronald K., 1966- donor.

Added Title

Container of (work) Trees (Choreographic work : Yates)

Container of (work) Walking out the dark (Choreographic work : Brown). Part II. Selections.

Container of (work) Leopard tale (Choreographic work : Lucas) Mating pas.

Container of (work) OGUN (Choreographic work : Brooks). Selections.

Container of (work) Hope (Choreographic work : Brooks). Selections.

Container of (work) Hidden rites (Choreographic work : Ailey) Spirits descending.

Container of (work) In gratitude (Choreographic work : Brown)

Container of (work) Possession of Damballa (Choreographic work : Nicks)

Container of (work) Barrel house blues (Choreographic work : Dunham)

Ronald K. Brown video archive. Moving image materials.

Found In:

Ronald K Brown video archive, 1994-2009.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-6871

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