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A tribute to Alvin Ailey [videorecording]

Title
  1. A tribute to Alvin Ailey [videorecording]
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  1. c1990.

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Additional authors
  1. Ailey, Alvin
  2. Jamison, Judith.
  3. Dove, Ulysses
  4. De Loatch, Gary
  5. Rhoden, Dwight
  6. Richardson, Desmond
  7. Smith, Stephen D. (Comic book editor)
  8. Tyson, Andre
  9. Whiturs, Dereque
  10. Banks, Marilyn
  11. Chase, Debora
  12. Roxas, Elizabeth
  13. Vlad, Desire
  14. Williams, Dudley, 1938-2015
  15. Berry, April
  16. Thomas, Nasha
  17. Johnson, Wesley, III
  18. Robinson, Renée
  19. Barcelo, Randy.
  20. Hunter, Tim
  21. Grekin, Douglas.
  22. Venn, Patrick.
  23. Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955.
  24. Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.
  25. Basie, Count, 1904-1984.
  26. Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945.
  27. Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor.
  28. Jarrett, Keith.
  29. Gallardo, Jorge.
  30. Read, John B.
  31. Ruggieri, Robert.
  32. Giannini, Christina.
  33. Spence, Chenault.
  34. Grimm, Thomas.
  35. Johannessen, Jørgen.
  36. Chaya, Masazumi.
  37. Lund, Kirsten.
  38. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Description
  1. 1 videocassette. 103 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of Dance Films Association, Additional copy.
Uniform title
  1. For Bird - with love (Choreographic work : Ailey)
  2. Witness (Choreographic work : Ailey)
  3. Memoria (Choreographic work : Ailey)
  4. Episodes (Choreographic work : Dove)
Contents
  1. CONTENTS: Introduction by Jamison (approx. 6 min.). -- For Bird - with love (approx. 38 min.). Choreography: Alvin Ailey, staged by Masazumi Chaya. Music: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, and Jerome Kern. Original music: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson. Scenery/costumes: Randy Barcelo. Lighting: Timothy Hunter. Perf. by Gary DeLoatch (Bird); Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson, Stephen Smith, Andre Tyson, and Dereque Whiturs (men close to him); Marilyn Banks, Debora Chase, Elizabeth Roxas, and Desire Vlad (women close to him); Dudley Williams (club manager); April Berry and Nasha Thomas (chorus girls). -- Witness (approx. 10 min.). Choreography: Ailey, staged by Chaya. Music: traditional Negro spirituals sung by Jessye Norman [and others]. Décor: Douglas Grekin and Patrick Venn. Costume: Kirsten Lund Nielsen. Perf. by Banks. -- Memoria (approx. 26 min.). Choreography: Ailey, staged by Chaya. Music: Keith Jarrett. Costumes: Christina Giannini. Lighting: Chenault Spence. Perf. by Berry (Joyce Trisler) and others. -- Episodes (approx. 22 min.). Music: Robert Ruggieri. Costumes: Jorge Gallardo. Lighting: John B. Read. Perf. by Chase, Wesley Johnson, Rhoden, Richardson, Renee Robinson, Roxas, Smith, Vlad, and Whiturs.
Call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-588
Note
  1. Co-produced by Danmarks Radio and RM Arts. Producer/director: Thomas Grimm. Distributed as a videocassette by Public Media Home Vision, a Films Incorporated Company. For Bird - with love and Episodes also appear on *MGZIC 9-2593 The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater steps ahead. Memoria also appears on *MGZIC 9-3552 Memoria.
  2. [Television] lighting: Timothy Hunter and Jørgen Johannessen.
  3. Performed by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Dances introduced by artistic director Judith Jamison and by Ulysses Dove.
Title
  1. A tribute to Alvin Ailey [videorecording]
Imprint
  1. c1990.
Local subject
  1. Television. Tribute to Alvin Ailey.
Added author
  1. Ailey, Alvin, choreographer.
  2. Jamison, Judith. Host
  3. Dove, Ulysses, choreographer.
  4. De Loatch, Gary, dancer.
  5. Rhoden, Dwight, dancer.
  6. Richardson, Desmond, dancer.
  7. Smith, Stephen D. (Comic book editor), dancer.
  8. Tyson, Andre, dancer.
  9. Whiturs, Dereque, dancer.
  10. Banks, Marilyn, dancer.
  11. Chase, Debora, dancer.
  12. Roxas, Elizabeth, dancer.
  13. Vlad, Desire, dancer.
  14. Williams, Dudley, 1938-2015, dancer.
  15. Berry, April, dancer.
  16. Thomas, Nasha, dancer.
  17. Johnson, Wesley, III, dancer.
  18. Robinson, Renée, dancer.
  19. Barcelo, Randy. Set designer
  20. Barcelo, Randy. Costume designer
  21. Hunter, Tim, lighting designer.
  22. Grekin, Douglas. Designer
  23. Venn, Patrick. Designer
  24. Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955. Composer
  25. Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993. Composer
  26. Basie, Count, 1904-1984. Composer
  27. Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Composer
  28. Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor. Composer
  29. Jarrett, Keith. Composer
  30. Gallardo, Jorge. Costume designer
  31. Read, John B.
  32. Ruggieri, Robert. Composer
  33. Giannini, Christina. Costume designer
  34. Spence, Chenault.
  35. Grimm, Thomas. Producer. Director
  36. Johannessen, Jørgen.
  37. Chaya, Masazumi.
  38. Lund, Kirsten. Costume designer
  39. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Added title
  1. For Bird - with love (Choreographic work : Ailey)
  2. Witness (Choreographic work : Ailey)
  3. Memoria (Choreographic work : Ailey)
  4. Episodes (Choreographic work : Dove)
ISBN
  1. 0780006437
Research call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-588
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