On being black: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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Title
On being black: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Collection
Names
Jamison, Judith (Dancer)
Williams, Dudley, 1938- (Dancer)
Ailey, Alvin (Choreographer)
Beatty, Talley (Choreographer)
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (Composer)
Burbridge, Edward (Costume designer)
Harper, Ves (Costume designer)
Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008 (Director)
James, Luther (Producer)
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Performer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1969
Table Of Contents
The black belt. Choreography: Talley Beatty. Music: Duke Ellington with Joya Sherill, Arthur Conley and the Gospel Hummingbirds (A tone parallel to Harlem: Black, brown and beige). Costumes: Edward Burbridge. -- Revelations. Choreography: Alvin Ailey. Music: Howard Roberts Chorale with Brother John Sellers, and Inez Matthews, Leon Bibb, Ella Johnson, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Decormier. Costumes: Ves Harper.
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8084
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-344 (former)
Genres
Televised Dance
Televised Performances
Notes
Creation/Production Credits: Producer: Luther James. Director: Kirk Browning. Choreography: Alvin Ailey and Talley Beatty. Performed by members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Renee Rose, John Medeiros, Sylvia Waters, Danny Strayhorn, Linda Kent, Harvey Cohen, Alma Robinson, George Faison, Michele Murray, Consuelo Atlas, Kelvin Rotardier, Dudley Williams, and Judith Jamison.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Venue: Telecast on WGBH-TV's On being black series in May 1969, Boston.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videotape reel (60 min.) : sound, color ; 2 in.
Languages
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY847011145-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12160210
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 486f11a0-86ab-0135-063d-43dbe0152a9a
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1969
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "On being black: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1969. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/486f11a0-86ab-0135-063d-43dbe0152a9a
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1969). On being black: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/486f11a0-86ab-0135-063d-43dbe0152a9a
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "On being black: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/486f11a0-86ab-0135-063d-43dbe0152a9a
Wikipedia citation
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