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Additional authors

1. Franklin, Edward
2. Robinson, Renée
3. Sands, Uri
4. Cáceres, Linda
5. Witter, Richard
6. Evans, Linda-Denise
7. Boseman, Kevin
8. Sayyed, Bahiyah
9. Bolles, Mucuy
10. Barre, Lynn
11. Sandy, Solange
12. Rushing, Matthew, 1973-
13. Gerodias, Jeffrey
14. Sims, Glenn A. (Glenn Allen)
15. Gaddis, Bernard
16. Jamison, Judith
17. Ruggieri, Robert.
18. Hunter, Tim
19. Soteras, Zorba.
20. Feelings, Tom.
21. Johnson, Lisa
22. Mays, Michael.
23. Saltzman, Stacey.
24. Hobson, Pamela.
25. Powell, Troy
26. Wimberly, Michael.
27. Forbes, Barbara.
28. Dolan, Brenda.
29. Redha (Choreographer)
30. Pärt, Arvo.
31. Roth, Gabrielle, 1941-
32. Bryars, Gavin.
33. Sakamoto, Ryūichi, 1952-2023.
34. Shepard, Bobby.
35. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
36. Apocalyptica (Musical group)
37. Mirrors (Musical group)
38. Einstürzende Neubauten (Musical group)
39. New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
40. DHCA.

Description

1. 2 videocassettes (104 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Uniform title

1. Echo (Choreographic work : Jamison)
2. Restricted (Choreographic work : Johnson)
3. Ascension (Choreographic work : Powell)
4. Lettres d'amour (Choreographic work : Redha)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. Cassette 1. Echo: far from home (1998) (ca. 34 min.) / choreography, Judith Jamison ; music, Robert Ruggieri ; scenic design, Timothy Hunter and Judith Jamison ; original paintings, Tom Feelings (excerpts from the book Middle passage--white ships, black cargo) ; costumes, Judith Jamison and Zorba Soteras ; lighting, Timothy Hunter. The sections of the work are: Prologue -- Portrait / danced by the Company -- Spirit walker / danced by Edward Franklin (mentor) -- Far from home / danced by Renee Robinson (mother), Uri Sands (father) -- Degas-me / danced by Linda Cáceres (daughter) -- Sweet bounder / danced by Richard Witter (lover) -- Lay down my cross / danced by Uri Sands (father) -- Heart / danced by Renee Robinson (mother) -- Marian's way / danced by Linda-Denise Evans (teacher) and the Company.
2. Restricted (1998) (ca. 12 min.) / choreography, Lisa Johnson ; music, Michael Mays ; costumes, Stacey Saltzman ; lighting, Pamela Hobson ; props, Joseph Anthony Gaito ; danced by Kevin E. Boseman, Bahiyah Sayyed, Mucuy Bolles, Lynn Barre.
3. Cassette 2. Ascension (1998) (ca. 13 min.) / choreography, Troy O'Neil Powell ; music, Michael Wimberly ; costumes, Barbara Forbes ; lighting, Brenda Dolan ; danced by Solange Sandy Groves, Matthew Rushing, Jeffrey Gerodias, Glenn A. Sims.
4. Lettres d'amour (1998) (ca. 41 min.) / choreography and costumes, Redha ; music, Fragile/Dither ("Nimalisme"), Arvo Pärt ("Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten"), Apocalyptica ("Nothing else matters"), Gabrielle Roth and the Mirrors ("Zone VI"), Gavin Bryars ("Incipit vita nova"), Banco de Gaia ("Drippy/Banco de Gaia"), Ryūichi Sakamoto ("Nuages"), Einstürzende Neubauten ("Wüste"), Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke ("Sacrifice") ; lighting, Redha and Brenda Dolan ; danced by Renee Robinson, Linda-Denise Evans, Linda Cáceres, Bahiyah Sayyed, Lynn Barre, Solange Sandy Groves, Bernard Gaddis, Richard Witter, Matthew Rushing, Jeffrey Gerodias, Edward Franklin, Glenn A. Sims.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-3314

Note

1. This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
2. Accompanied by house program.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at City Center, New York, on January 2, 1999 ; director, Robert Shepard ; editor, François Bernadi.

Funding (note)

1. Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Title

1. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater [videorecording] / founder, Alvin Ailey ; artistic director, Judith Jamison.

Imprint

1. c1999.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at City Center, New York, on January 2, 1999 ; director, Robert Shepard ; editor, François Bernadi.

Funding

1. Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Added author

1. Franklin, Edward, dancer.
2. Robinson, Renée, dancer.
3. Sands, Uri, dancer.
4. Cáceres, Linda, dancer.
5. Witter, Richard, dancer.
6. Evans, Linda-Denise, dancer.
7. Boseman, Kevin, dancer.
8. Sayyed, Bahiyah, dancer.
9. Bolles, Mucuy, dancer.
10. Barre, Lynn, dancer.
11. Sandy, Solange, dancer.
12. Rushing, Matthew, 1973- dancer.
13. Gerodias, Jeffrey, dancer.
14. Sims, Glenn A. (Glenn Allen), dancer.
15. Gaddis, Bernard, dancer.
16. Jamison, Judith, choreographer. Designer. Costume designer
17. Ruggieri, Robert. Composer
18. Hunter, Tim, set designer.
19. Hunter, Tim, lighting designer.
20. Soteras, Zorba. Costume designer
21. Feelings, Tom. Artist
22. Johnson, Lisa, choreographer.
23. Mays, Michael. Composer
24. Saltzman, Stacey. Costume designer
25. Hobson, Pamela.
26. Powell, Troy, choreographer.
27. Wimberly, Michael. Composer
28. Forbes, Barbara. Costume designer
29. Dolan, Brenda.
30. Redha (Choreographer) Costume designer
31. Pärt, Arvo. Composer
32. Roth, Gabrielle, 1941- Composer
33. Bryars, Gavin. Composer
34. Sakamoto, Ryūichi, 1952-2023. Composer
35. Shepard, Bobby. Director
36. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
37. Apocalyptica (Musical group)
38. Mirrors (Musical group)
39. Einstürzende Neubauten (Musical group)
40. New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
41. DHCA.

Added title

1. Echo (Choreographic work : Jamison)
2. Restricted (Choreographic work : Johnson)
3. Ascension (Choreographic work : Powell)
4. Lettres d'amour (Choreographic work : Redha)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-3314