A tribute and 93rd birthday celebration of Katherine Dunham held at the 2002 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
Uniform title
Trees (Choreographic work : Yates)
Walking out the dark (Choreographic work : Brown). Part II. Selections.
Leopard tale (Choreographic work : Lucas) Mating pas.
OGUN (Choreographic work : Brooks). Selections.
Hope (Choreographic work : Brooks). Selections.
Hidden rites (Choreographic work : Ailey) Spirits descending.
In gratitude (Choreographic work : Brown)
Possession of Damballa (Choreographic work : Nicks)
Barrel house blues (Choreographic work : Dunham)
Alternative title
Evidence #87, #88, #89.
Ronald K. Brown video archive. Moving image materials.
Genre/Form
Dance.
Music.
Video.
Filmed performances.
Contents
Reel 1: Opening drum homage: drummers from The Ghana Dance Ensemble with Cultural Traditions students -- comments by Reginald Yates, Ella Baff, Sylvia Waters, Donald McKayle -- Spirits Descending from Hidden Rites; choreography, Alvin Ailey; music, Patrice Sciortino; dancer, Prince Credell -- In Gratitude; choreographed and danced by Ronald K. Brown; musician, Mamadouba Camara -- Possession of Damballa; choreographed and danced by Walter Nicks -- Film tribute -- Barrel House Blues; choreography, Katherine Dunham; music, Jess Stacy; dancers, Cleo Parker Robinson, Germaul Barnes, Marcie Freeman.
Reel 2: Trees; choreography, Reginald Yates; music, Sweet Honey in the Rock; dancer, Gelan Lambert -- Walking Out The Dark Part II (excerpt); choreography, Ronald K. Brown; dancers, Diedre Dawkins, Shani Collins, Daryl Spiers, Keon Thoulouis -- Mating Pas (excerpt from The Leopard Tale); choreography, Waverly Lucas; music, L. Gerard Reid; dancers, Ballethnic Dance Company -- comments by Marie Brooks -- excerpts from OGUN; choreography, Francoise Brooks; music, Ella Andall; danced by The Pan Caribbean Dancers -- excerpts from Hope; choreography, Marie Brooks; music, Hugh Masekala; danced by The Pan Caribbean Dancers -- comments by Vinie Burrows.
Reel 3: Finale, The Ghana Dance Ensemble & The University of Ghana; director, Oh! Nii Kwei Sowah -- comments by Donald McKayle, Julie Belafonte, Katherine Dunham, Harry Belafonte, Danny Glover.
Call number
*MGZIDVD 5-6871
Note
Contents and credit information found on Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Archives Moving Image database. http://archives.jacobspillow.org/items/show/36451; http://archives.jacobspillow.org/items/show/35354; http://archives.jacobspillow.org/items/show/36565. Ends before the last comments from Reginald Yates and full company bow.
Access (note)
Patrons can access streaming video file on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
System details (note)
Streaming video.
Source (note)
Robert E. Penn and Ronald K. Brown
Linking entry (note)
Forms part of the Ronald K. Brown video archive.
Title
A tribute to Katherine Dunham, 2002-06-24.
Production
2002
Country of producing entity
United States.
Type of content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
video
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Event
Recorded June 24, 2002 Ted Shawn Theater, Becket, Massachusetts.
System details
Streaming video.
Original version
Original format: 3 videocassettes (MiniDV) ; 1/4 in.
Restricted access
Patrons can access streaming video file on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.