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Women of the Calabash

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

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Title
Women of the Calabash
Names
Nelson, Madeleine Yayodele (Dancer)
Giraud, Tiyé (Dancer)
Best, Ahmondylla (Dancer)
Patrick, Pamela (Dancer)
Women of the Calabash (Musical group) (Contributor)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
Nelson, Madeleine Yayodele (Composer)
Best, Ahmondylla (Composer)
Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1985
Table of Contents
CONTENTS: Reel 1 (approx. 38 min.): Safari-e. From the Girimana people of Kenya. -- I don't know. Music: Women of the Calabash. -- Bamboo stamping tubes. From Ghana. -- Moya mae. From the Bena Lulua people of Angola and Zaire. -- Impressions of Burkina Faso. Music: Ahmondylla Best. -- Series of work songs and workers' songs: Work song. From Angola and Zaire/Mississippi. -- Hulummeni senzeni (Government, what have we done). From South Africa. -- Umkulumeli uFOSATU imbala (uFOSATU is our representative). From South Africa. -- Reel 2 (approx. 49 min.).: Shekere sonata. (The shekere is a Nigerian instrument.) -- Vocal gourd. From USA/Ghana. - Coming home. Music: Madeline Yayodele Nelson. -- The last four numbers, which are not listed in the credits, include two songs, Yoruba chants, and glottal breathing.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2601
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1729 (former)
Topics
Dance Theater Workshop
Music -- Africa
Dance, Black
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in performance by Video D Studios at the Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, on November 18, 1985. Presented by Dance Theater Workshop.
Performers: Performed by Women of the Calabash: Madeline Yayodele Nelson, Tiye Giraud, Ahmondylla Best, and Pamela Patrick.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (88 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Performance of African and African-American songs and instrumental pieces, some including movement. Each number is introduced by a member of the company.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12168569
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 35eeb850-b2c5-0131-a0cb-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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  • 1985: Issued
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Women of the Calabash" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/36a15ea0-b2c5-0131-e992-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Women of the Calabash" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 13, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/36a15ea0-b2c5-0131-e992-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1985). Women of the Calabash Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/36a15ea0-b2c5-0131-e992-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Women of the Calabash