Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image original documentation
Description
1 streaming video file (80 min.) : sound, color.
Summary
Ishmael Houston-Jones' original Parallels project took place at Danspace Project in 1982 and featured post-modern African-American choreographers Ralph Lemon, Bebe Miller, Blondell Cummings, Fred Holland, Rrata Christine Jones, Gus Solomons jr., and the late Harry Whittaker Sheppard. -- from Danspace Project program notes.
Uniform title
Twenty Twenty (Choreographic work : Leichter and Strimpel)
forget it (Choreographic work : Jones)
Hoo-Ha (Choreographic work : Jones)
Alternative title
Parallels, From the Streets, From the Clubs, From the Houses
Introduction (3 min.) / by Ishmael Houston-Jones -- Boy Troubles (13 min.) / choreography, Regina Rocke ; music by Rufus Wainwright, Antony and the Johnsons, Gladys Knight and the Pips ; performers, Regina Rocke and Niall Jones -- Twenty Twenty (excerpts, work in progress) (25 min.) / choreography and performance, Nicholas Leichter and Bryan Strimpel ; music by James Blake, Ken Lupper, Terius Nash, Lil Louis and the World, The Dream ; costumes by Nldnyc and Natalie Roberts -- forget it (19 min.) / choreography, sound, and set, Niall Jones ; performers, the daughters: Courtney Cooke, Leslie Cuyjet and Niall Jones -- Hoo-Ha (twister pump breakdown) (19 min.) / direction [choreography], Darrell Jones ; sound, Father Jay Blahnik (Catch the Beat), ambient recordings from Respect March Madness Part 2, Ball ; stage manager, Veronica Falborn ; performers, Damon Greene, J'Sun Howard and Darrell Jones.
Call number
*MGZIDVD 5-7130
Note
Widescreen.
Titles and additional information from opening and closing video credits.
In the introduction, Ishmael Houston-Jones talks about the evolution of Black Dance.
The recording of this work was made possible by the cooperation of DANSPACE PROJECT, DARRELL JONES, NIALL NOEL JONES, NICHOLAS LEICHTER, REGINA ROCKE, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
Access (note)
Patrons can access streaming video files online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
Choreographed by Darrell Jones, Niall Noel Jones, Nicholas Leichter, and Regina Rocke ; lighting design, Carol Mullins.
Video documentation by Character Generators ; directed and edited by Mark Robison ; camerapersons, Mark Robison and Miriam Lefkowitz ; titles editor, Miriam Lefkowitz.
Funding (note)
This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
The assistance of the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts is gratefully acknowledged.
The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Jerome Robbins Foundation.
Title
PLATFORM 2012 : Parallels, From the Streets, From the Clubs, From the Houses / curated by Ishmael Houston-Jones ; presented by Danspace Project.
Production
2012.
Country of producing entity
U.S.
Type of content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
computer
video
Type of carrier
online resource
Restricted access
Patrons can access streaming video files online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits
Choreographed by Darrell Jones, Niall Noel Jones, Nicholas Leichter, and Regina Rocke ; lighting design, Carol Mullins.
Video documentation by Character Generators ; directed and edited by Mark Robison ; camerapersons, Mark Robison and Miriam Lefkowitz ; titles editor, Miriam Lefkowitz.
Event
Videotaped in performance at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, New York, N.Y., as part of Danspace Project 2012 February 24.
Funding
This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
The assistance of the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts is gratefully acknowledged.
The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Jerome Robbins Foundation.