Dancing in the light [videorecording] : [six dances by African-American choreographers] / American Dance Festival and Educational Broadcasting Corporation ; a production of the American Dance Festival in association with Thirteen/WNET New York ; producer, Jodee Nimerichter ; directed and written by Madison Davis Lacy.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
Kultur,
Copyright Date:
2007
Description:
1 videodisc (57 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Awassa astrige (Choreographic work : Dafora) Jazz "hot" (Choreographic work : Dunham). Selections. Strange fruit (Choreographic work : Primus) Southern landscape (Choreographic work : Beatty). Selections. Rainbow 'round my shoulder (Choreographic work : McKayle) D-man in the waters (Choreographic work : Jones). Selections. Dance in America. Free to dance (Television program)
Notes:
Narrator: Taye Diggs. Originally broadcast on PBS in 2001.
Contents:
D-Man in the waters, section 1 Bill T. Jones (1989). Barrelhouse blues (excerpt) Katherine Dunham (1943) -- Strange fruit Pearl Primus (1943) -- Mourner's bench Talley Beatty (1947) -- Rainbow 'round my shoulder Donald Mc Kayle (1959) -- D-Man in the waters, section 1 Bill T. Jones (1989).
Summary:
This is an one-hour modern dance television program showcasing 6 historic dance compositions by African American choreographers. All of the dances were originally recorded for the Emmy Award-winning series Free to Dance, a three-hour documentary that aired on PBS in 2001 as part of the Great Performances: Dance in America series. (www.kulturfilms.com)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.