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Additional authors

1. Tiérou, Alphonse.
2. Konaté, Yacouba, 1953-
3. Acogny, Germaine, 1944-
4. Kombe, Béatrice.
5. Maboungou, Zab.
6. Mantsoe, Vincent.
7. Boro, Seydou.
8. Sanou, Salia.
9. Zabli, Sylvain.
10. Andermatt, Clara.
11. Monnier, Mathilde.
12. Linke, Susanne, 1944-
13. Kaiser, Avi.
14. Glazebrook, Ken.
15. Kovgan, Alla.
16. Compagnie Danse Nyata-Nyata.
17. Compagnie Salia Nï Seydou.
18. Tchétché (Dance company)
19. Companhia Clara Andermatt.
20. Company Jant-Bi.
21. Documentary Educational Resources, Inc.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (70 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Documentary on African contemporary dance. After opening commentaries on the central role of dance in African culture, the effects of the African diaspora and the resultant hybridization of dance forms, and the need to preserve tradition while discovering new directions, the documentary spotlights contemporary dance companies from the countries of Congo, South Africa, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Cape Verde, Mali, and Senegal. Their choreographers and artistic directors discuss their individual philosophies and approaches, which are illustrated by performance excerpts. Complete credits and casts for these excerpts appear at the end of the program.

Uniform title

1. Incantation (Choreographic work : Maboungou)
2. Story of doubt (Choreographic work : Andermatt)
3. Pour Antigone (Choreographic work : Monnier)
4. Coq est mort (Choreographic work : Linke and Kaiser)

Subject

1. Dance > Africa
2. Dance companies > Africa
3. Choreographers > Africa > Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Documentaries and factual films and programs.
3. Interviews.
4. Video.

Contents

1. [Opening commentaries:] Alphonse Tiérou, Yacouba Konate, Germaine Acogny, Béatrice Kombé.
2. Congo: Compagnie Danse Nyata-Nyata / interview with Zab Maboungou; excerpt from Incantation (choreography and performance, Zab Maboungou; music by Paul Miller and Maboungou).
3. South Africa: Compagnie Vincent Mantsoe / interview with Vincent Mantsoe; excerpts from Phokwane (choreography and performance, Vincent Mantsoe; music, Philip Hamilton, Stephen Mecus) and Mpheyane (choreography and performance, Vincent Mantsoe; music, James Wood, Randy Crafton).
4. Burkina Faso: Compagnie Salia nï Seydo [i.e. Seydou] / interviews with Seydou Boro and Salia Sanou; excerpts from Figninto (choreography, Seydou Boro, Salia Sanou; musicians, Dramane Diabaté, Tim Whinsey).
5. Ivory Coast: Compagnie Sylvain Zabli / interviews with Sidiki Outtara and Sylvain Zabli; excerpts from Héritage (choreography, Sylvain Zabli; music, N'Galeu Tcheumani).
6. Ivory Coast: Compagnie Tchétché / interview with Béatrice Kombé; excerpts from Dimi (choreography, Béatrice Kombé; music, Allah Jean-Luc Mally Kouakou, Satigui D. Diakite).
7. Cape Verde: Companhia Clara Andermatt / interview with Clara Andermatt; excerpts from Uma história da dúvida (The story of doubt) (choreography, Clara Andermatt).
8. Mali and Burkina Faso: Compagnie Mathilde Monnier / interview with Mathilde Monnier; excerpts from Pour Antigone (choreography, Mathilde Monnier; music, Christophe Séchet, Zani Diabaté).
9. Senegal: Compagnie Jant-Bi / interviews with Germaine Acogny, Susanne Linke, and Avi Kaiser; excerpts from Le coq est mort (choreography, Susanne Linke and Avi Kaiser; music, Dmitri Shostakovich, Etienne Schwarz).

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7563

Credits (note)

1. Camera, Ken Glazebrook ; editing, Alla Kovgan.

Event (note)

1. Recorded during the Festival International de Nouvelle Danse, Montréal, Canada, Sept. 28-Oct. 10, 1999.

Language (note)

1. In English and French with English subtitles.

Title

1. African dance [videorecording] : sand, drum, and Shostakovich / directed and produced by Ken Glazebrook and Alla Kovgan.

Imprint

1. Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources [distributor], c2002.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Event

1. Recorded during the Festival International de Nouvelle Danse, Montréal, Canada, Sept. 28-Oct. 10, 1999.

Credits

1. Camera, Ken Glazebrook ; editing, Alla Kovgan.

Language

1. In English and French with English subtitles.

Local subject

1. Modern dance -- Africa.
2. Modern dance -- Congo.
3. Modern dance -- South Africa.
4. Modern dance -- Burkina Faso.
5. Modern dance -- Côte d'Ivoire.
6. Modern dance -- Cape Verde.
7. Modern dance -- Mali.
8. Modern dance -- Senegal.

Added author

1. Tiérou, Alphonse. Commentator
2. Konaté, Yacouba, 1953- Commentator
3. Acogny, Germaine, 1944- Interviewee
4. Kombe, Béatrice. ive, choreographer, dancer.
5. Maboungou, Zab. ive, choreographer, dancer.
6. Mantsoe, Vincent. ive, choreographer, dancer.
7. Boro, Seydou. ive, choreographer, dancer.
8. Sanou, Salia. ive, choreographer, dancer.
9. Zabli, Sylvain. ive, choreographer, dancer.
10. Andermatt, Clara. ive, choreographer.
11. Monnier, Mathilde. ive, choreographer.
12. Linke, Susanne, 1944- ive, choreographer.
13. Kaiser, Avi. ive, choreographer.
14. Glazebrook, Ken. Director. Producer. Photographer
15. Kovgan, Alla. Director. Producer. Film editor
16. Compagnie Danse Nyata-Nyata.
17. Compagnie Salia Nï Seydou.
18. Tchétché (Dance company)
19. Companhia Clara Andermatt.
20. Company Jant-Bi.
21. Documentary Educational Resources, Inc.

Added title

1. Incantation (Choreographic work : Maboungou)
2. Story of doubt (Choreographic work : Andermatt)
3. Pour Antigone (Choreographic work : Monnier)
4. Coq est mort (Choreographic work : Linke and Kaiser)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-7563