Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Lichtenstein, Harvey
2. Davis, Chuck, 1937-
3. Guiraud, Rose Marie
4. Simmons, Bradley.
5. Grant, William H., III
6. Woolbright, Ngoma.
7. Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien.
8. Godineaux, Cheryl
9. Lemons-Sampson, Dolores
10. Gittens, Patricia
11. Garvin, Sheila.
12. Even, Tirtza.
13. TriShades of Gold (Dance company)
14. Moving with the Spirit (Dance company)
15. Guirivoires (Dance company)
16. Brooklyn Academy of Music.
17. DanceAfrica (Festival)
18. DHCA.

Description

1. 3 videodiscs (NTSC) (121 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. First of four programs presented in the festival DanceAfrica: Year of the child.

Alternative title

1. Our children, our treasures
2. DanceAfrica, our children, our treasures

Subject

1. Drummers (Musicians)
2. Dance, Black
3. Dance > South Africa
4. Dance > Africa, West
5. Dance > Côte d'Ivoire
6. Child dancers

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.
3. Black films and programs.

Contents

1. Disc 1 (60 min.): Greeting / by Chuck Davis -- Memorial -- Libation pouring / by the Council of Elders -- Moving / choreography, Cheryl Godineaux ; performed by TriShades of Gold -- Bits and pieces of South Africa, [including] the Zulu warrior dance, the South African gum boot dance, and the South African can dance / choreography, Dolores Lemons-Sampson (Zulu warrior dance, South African gum boot dance) and Patricia Gittens (South African can dance) ; costumes, Sheila Garvin ; performed by Moving with the Spirit.
2. Disc 2 (47 min.): [Dances and drumming, including] The Koman Nato dance, the Assimitou dance, the initiation dance, and the warrior dance / choreography, Rose Marie Guiraud ; performed by Les Guirivoires.
3. Disc 3 (14 min.): Finale.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-718

Note

1. Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music.
2. Moving based on traditional African dances, as interpreted by dancers with European ballet training. Assimitou dance inspired by a celebration dance of the Baoulé ethnic group, central Ivory Coast. Initiation dance inspired by a ritual dance of the We ethnic group, western Ivory Coast.

Access (note)

1. Permission required.

Credits (note)

1. Cameraperson, Tirtza Even; artistic director, Chuck Davis; master musician, Bradley Simmons; lighting, William H. Grant III; stage manager, Ngoma Woolbright; assistant stage manager, Normadien Woolbright.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, on May 28, 1994 (2PM), by Character Generators/Video.

Funding (note)

1. This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Title

1. Dance Africa [videorecording] : our children, our treasures / executive producer, Harvey Lichtenstein.

Imprint

1. 1994.

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Credits

1. Cameraperson, Tirtza Even; artistic director, Chuck Davis; master musician, Bradley Simmons; lighting, William H. Grant III; stage manager, Ngoma Woolbright; assistant stage manager, Normadien Woolbright.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, on May 28, 1994 (2PM), by Character Generators/Video.

Restricted access

1. Permission required.

Funding

1. This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System details

1. DVD.

Local note

1. Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-4784.

Local subject

1. Dance -- Africa -- Zulu.
2. Dance -- Africa -- Baoulé.
3. Dance -- Africa -- We.
4. Gum boot dance (Dance)
5. Acrobatic dancing.

Added author

1. Lichtenstein, Harvey, producer.
2. Davis, Chuck, 1937- host.
3. Davis, Chuck, 1937- director.
4. Davis, Chuck, 1937- speaker.
5. Guiraud, Rose Marie, choreographer.
6. Simmons, Bradley. Musician
7. Grant, William H., III, lighting designer.
8. Woolbright, Ngoma.
9. Gibson-Woolbright, Normadien.
10. Godineaux, Cheryl, choreographer.
11. Lemons-Sampson, Dolores, choreographer.
12. Gittens, Patricia, choreographer.
13. Garvin, Sheila. Costume designer
14. Even, Tirtza. Videographer
15. TriShades of Gold (Dance company)
16. Moving with the Spirit (Dance company)
17. Guirivoires (Dance company)
18. Brooklyn Academy of Music.
19. DanceAfrica (Festival)
20. DHCA.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-718