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Dancing in the light, PBS ; produced by Jodee Nimerichter ; directed and written by Madison Davis Lacy ; a production of the American Dance Festival in association with Thirteen/WNET New York
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The item Dancing in the light, PBS ; produced by Jodee Nimerichter ; directed and written by Madison Davis Lacy ; a production of the American Dance Festival in association with Thirteen/WNET New York represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bates College.
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- Contributor
-
- Zane, Arnie, 1948-1988
- American Dance Festival
- Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company
- Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble
- Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
- Educational Broadcasting Corporation
- Kultur International Films
- Philadelphia Dance Company
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
- Beatty, Talley,
- Dafora, Asadata, 1890-1965,
- Dawson, William L., (William Levi), 1899-1990
- De Cormier, Robert
- Diggs, Taye
- Dunham, Katherine,
- Harris, G. D
- Jones, Bill T
- Lacy, Madison Davis,
- McKayle, Donald, 1930-2018,
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847
- Nimerichter, Jodee,
- Okun, Milton
- Primus, Pearl,
- Riley, Carl
- Stacy, Jess, 1904-1995
- Stigler, Jerome
- Watson, Dawn-Marie
- Summary
- Dancing in the Light presents six historic works by African American choreographers, filmed by the American Dance Festival to preserve and celebrate the black tradition in modern dance. Created from 1938 to 1959, when viewed together in chronological order these works dramatically illustrate the important role black choreographers have played in the development of American modern dance. Host Taye Diggs introduces each dance, and gives précis biographies of the creative men and women who conceived them and brought them to the public
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Widescreen format
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (57 min.)
- Note
- Originally broadcast by PBS as an episode of the television program Great performances : Dance in America on June 20, 2007
- Contents
-
- choreography by Pearl Primus ; poem by Lewis Allen
- (1943)
- Mourner's bench
- choreography by Talley Beatty ; music by William L. Dawson
- (1947)
- Rainbow 'round my shoulder
- choreography by Donald McKayle ; music arranged by Robert Decormier and Milton Okun
- (1959)
- D-Man in the waters - Section 1
- choreography by Bill T. Jones ; music by Felix Mendelssohn
- Introduction
- (1989)
- Closing credits
- Awassa astrige-Ostrich
- choreography by Asadata Dafora ; music by Carl Riley
- (1932)
- Barrelhouse blues (excerpt)
- choreography by Katherine Dunham ; music by Jess Stacy
- (1938)
- Strange fruit
- Isbn
- 9780769785202
- Label
- Dancing in the light
- Title
- Dancing in the light
- Statement of responsibility
- PBS ; produced by Jodee Nimerichter ; directed and written by Madison Davis Lacy ; a production of the American Dance Festival in association with Thirteen/WNET New York
- Title variation
- American Dance Festival's Dancing in the light
- Title variation remainder
- six dances by African-American choreographers
- Contributor
-
- Zane, Arnie, 1948-1988
- American Dance Festival
- Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company
- Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble
- Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
- Educational Broadcasting Corporation
- Kultur International Films
- Philadelphia Dance Company
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
- Beatty, Talley,
- Dafora, Asadata, 1890-1965,
- Dawson, William L., (William Levi), 1899-1990
- De Cormier, Robert
- Diggs, Taye
- Dunham, Katherine,
- Harris, G. D
- Jones, Bill T
- Lacy, Madison Davis,
- McKayle, Donald, 1930-2018,
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847
- Nimerichter, Jodee,
- Okun, Milton
- Primus, Pearl,
- Riley, Carl
- Stacy, Jess, 1904-1995
- Stigler, Jerome
- Watson, Dawn-Marie
- Subject
-
- Choreographers -- United States
- Dafora, Asadata, 1890-1965
- Documentary films
- Documentary television programs
- Dunham, Katherine
- Jones, Bill T
- African American dance
- African Americans in the performing arts
- Ballets
- Beatty, Talley
- Choreographers
- McKayle, Donald, 1930-2018
- Modern dance
- Modern dance -- United States
- Modern dance -- United States -- History
- Primus, Pearl
- Video recordings
- Videorecording
- Women choreographers
- African American dance -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Dancing in the Light presents six historic works by African American choreographers, filmed by the American Dance Festival to preserve and celebrate the black tradition in modern dance. Created from 1938 to 1959, when viewed together in chronological order these works dramatically illustrate the important role black choreographers have played in the development of American modern dance. Host Taye Diggs introduces each dance, and gives précis biographies of the creative men and women who conceived them and brought them to the public
- Member of
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- Southern landscape (Choreographic work : Beatty)
- Strange fruit (Choreographic work : Primus)
- Awassa astrige (Choreographic work : Dafora)
- D-man in the waters (Choreographic work : Jones)
- Dance in America
- Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
- Jazz "hot" (Choreographic work : Dunham)
- Rainbow 'round my shoulder (Choreographic work : McKayle)
- Cataloging source
- N$V
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
-
- Awassa astrige (Choreographic work : Dafora)
- Jazz "hot" (Choreographic work : Dunham)
- Strange fruit (Choreographic work : Primus)
- Southern landscape (Choreographic work : Beatty)
- Rainbow 'round my shoulder (Choreographic work : McKayle)
- D-man in the waters (Choreographic work : Jones)
- Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
- Dance in America
- Credits note
- Editor, Girish Bhargava ; consultants, Matthew Diamond, Gary Halvorson ; camera, Ed Fussell, Ronnie Smith, Tom Hurwitz ;
- Date time place
- Dances recorded in performance at the 2001 American Dance Festival
- Language note
- In English
- PerformerNote
- Host, Taye Diggs; performers: Awassa astrige-Ostrich: G. D. Harris, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company; Barrelhouse blues: Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble; Strange fruit: Dawn Marie Watson, Philadanco; Mourner's bench: Jerome Stigler, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company; Rainbow 'round my shoulder: Dayton Contemporary Dance Company; D-Man in the waters - Section 1: Bill T. Jones, Arnie Zane Dance Company
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1948-1988
- 1890-1965,
- 1930-2018,
- 1904-1995
- 1899-1990
- 1809-1847
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Harris, G. D
- Watson, Dawn-Marie
- Stigler, Jerome
- Jones, Bill T
- Zane, Arnie
- Dafora, Asadata
- Dunham, Katherine,
- Primus, Pearl,
- Beatty, Talley,
- McKayle, Donald
- Nimerichter, Jodee,
- Lacy, Madison Davis,
- Diggs, Taye
- Riley, Carl
- Stacy, Jess
- Dawson, William L.
- De Cormier, Robert
- Okun, Milton
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix
- Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble
- Philadelphia Dance Company
- Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
- Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- American Dance Festival
- WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
- Educational Broadcasting Corporation
- Kultur International Films
- Runtime
- 57
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Dafora, Asadata
- Dunham, Katherine
- Primus, Pearl
- Beatty, Talley
- McKayle, Donald
- Jones, Bill T
- Ballets
- Modern dance
- African American dance
- African Americans in the performing arts
- Choreographers
- Women choreographers
- Choreographers
- African American dance
- Modern dance
- Modern dance
- Target audience
- general
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- Dancing in the light, PBS ; produced by Jodee Nimerichter ; directed and written by Madison Davis Lacy ; a production of the American Dance Festival in association with Thirteen/WNET New York
- Note
- Originally broadcast by PBS as an episode of the television program Great performances : Dance in America on June 20, 2007
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- choreography by Pearl Primus ; poem by Lewis Allen
- (1943)
- Mourner's bench
- choreography by Talley Beatty ; music by William L. Dawson
- (1947)
- Rainbow 'round my shoulder
- choreography by Donald McKayle ; music arranged by Robert Decormier and Milton Okun
- (1959)
- D-Man in the waters - Section 1
- choreography by Bill T. Jones ; music by Felix Mendelssohn
- Introduction
- (1989)
- Closing credits
- Awassa astrige-Ostrich
- choreography by Asadata Dafora ; music by Carl Riley
- (1932)
- Barrelhouse blues (excerpt)
- choreography by Katherine Dunham ; music by Jess Stacy
- (1938)
- Strange fruit
- Control code
- 145525240
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Widescreen format
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (57 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780769785202
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Note
-
- Bowdoin stacks copy: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
- Colby: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use only.
- Other control number
- 032031425194
- Other physical details
- sound, color with black and white sequences
- Publisher number
- D4251
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD format; NTSC; Dolby digital sound
- Terms governing use
- Colby: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use only
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- Dancing in the light, PBS ; produced by Jodee Nimerichter ; directed and written by Madison Davis Lacy ; a production of the American Dance Festival in association with Thirteen/WNET New York
- Note
- Originally broadcast by PBS as an episode of the television program Great performances : Dance in America on June 20, 2007
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- choreography by Pearl Primus ; poem by Lewis Allen
- (1943)
- Mourner's bench
- choreography by Talley Beatty ; music by William L. Dawson
- (1947)
- Rainbow 'round my shoulder
- choreography by Donald McKayle ; music arranged by Robert Decormier and Milton Okun
- (1959)
- D-Man in the waters - Section 1
- choreography by Bill T. Jones ; music by Felix Mendelssohn
- Introduction
- (1989)
- Closing credits
- Awassa astrige-Ostrich
- choreography by Asadata Dafora ; music by Carl Riley
- (1932)
- Barrelhouse blues (excerpt)
- choreography by Katherine Dunham ; music by Jess Stacy
- (1938)
- Strange fruit
- Control code
- 145525240
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Widescreen format
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (57 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780769785202
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Note
-
- Bowdoin stacks copy: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
- Colby: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use only.
- Other control number
- 032031425194
- Other physical details
- sound, color with black and white sequences
- Publisher number
- D4251
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD format; NTSC; Dolby digital sound
- Terms governing use
- Colby: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use only
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Choreographers -- United States
- Dafora, Asadata, 1890-1965
- Documentary films
- Documentary television programs
- Dunham, Katherine
- Jones, Bill T
- African American dance
- African Americans in the performing arts
- Ballets
- Beatty, Talley
- Choreographers
- McKayle, Donald, 1930-2018
- Modern dance
- Modern dance -- United States
- Modern dance -- United States -- History
- Primus, Pearl
- Video recordings
- Videorecording
- Women choreographers
- African American dance -- History -- 20th century
Genre
Member of
- Southern landscape (Choreographic work : Beatty)
- Strange fruit (Choreographic work : Primus)
- Awassa astrige (Choreographic work : Dafora)
- D-man in the waters (Choreographic work : Jones)
- Dance in America
- Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
- Jazz "hot" (Choreographic work : Dunham)
- Rainbow 'round my shoulder (Choreographic work : McKayle)
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