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The service: Better days , 1998-10-31

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Ronald K. Brown Video Archive

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Title
The service: Better days , 1998-10-31
Additional title: Evidence
Additional title: Ronald K. Brown video archive
Names
Brown, Ronald K., 1966- (Choreographer)
Brown, Ronald K., 1966- (Dancer)
Hemphill, Essex (Author)
Woods, Donald, active 1991 (Author)
James, G. Winston (Author)
Brewster, W. Herbert (William Herbert), 1897-1987 (Composer)
Olaiya, Wunmi (Costume designer)
Dolan, Brenda (Lighting designer)
Sandström, Phil (Lighting designer)
Harmonica Sunbeam (Performer)
Fowler, Telly (Dancer)
James, G. Winston (Speaker)
Broadhurst, Taurus (Dancer)
Holland, Duane (Dancer)
Cabuag, Arcell (Dancer)
Kanyanta, Mutale (Dancer)
Low, Malcolm (Dancer)
Anderson, Charles O. (Dancer)
White, David R. (Producer)
Labelle (Musical group) (Composer)
Double Exposure (Musical group) (Composer)
Massive Attack (Musical group) (Composer)
MFSB (Musical group) (Composer)
Evidence Dance Company (Dancer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
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Ronald K. Brown Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1998-10-31
Table of Contents
The Service, (62 min.): Blessed: Harmonica Sunbeam, performer -- sole: Telly Fowler, dancer -- forgiveness: G. Winston James, speaker; Ronald K. Brown, dancer; text by G. Winston James -- congregate: Taurus Broadhurst, Duane Holland, Arcell Cabuag, Telly Fowler, Ronald K. Brown, dancers -- Better Days: Mutale Kanyanta, Malcolm J. Low, dancers; text by Essex Hemphill -- Untitled: Duane Holland, Taurus Broadhurst, dancers; text by Donald W. Woods -- Black Beans: Ronald K. Brown, Telly Fowler, dancers; text by Essex Hemphill -- Beggars: Charles O. Anderson, Mutale Kanyanta, Malcolm J. Low, Taurus Broadhurst, Duane Holland, Arcell Cabuag, Telly Fowler, Ronald K. Brown, dancers -- The Edge: Ronald K. Brown, Evidence Dance Company (listed as The Company), dancers; text by Essex Hemphill -- If I Can't Sell It/Rejoice: Harmonica Sunbeam, performer -- My Love is Free/Love is the Message: Evidence Dance Company (listed as The Company)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-6858
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: presented by Dance Theater Workshop, David R. White, executive director and producer.
Content: Contents and credit information from event program.
Additional physical form: Performance from the previous day, October 30, 1998, can be found with rehearsal footage for The service: Mixed repertory on *MGZIDVD 5-6856 Reels 1 and 2.
Creation/production credits: Choreography, Ronald K. Brown; text, Essex Hemphill, Donald W. Woods, G. Winston James; music direction, MKL; music, Herbert Brewster, Labelle, Double Exposure, Massive Attack, MFSB; costumes, Wunmi Olaiya; original lighting design, Brenda Dolan; lighting design, Philip W. Sandström.
Venue: Recorded October 31, 1998 Doris Duke Performance Center, New York City.
Acquisition: Gift; Robert E. Penn and Ronald K. Brown, 2011.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (62 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20284932
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 207d3520-3093-0132-1250-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The service" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1998. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/21641060-3093-0132-395a-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The service" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 8, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/21641060-3093-0132-395a-3c075448cc4b

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1998). The service Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/21641060-3093-0132-395a-3c075448cc4b

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