Ron K. Brown interview [and] Evidence Dance Company dress rehearsal, 2000-09-29
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Title
Ron K. Brown interview [and] Evidence Dance Company dress rehearsal, 2000-09-29
Collection
Names
Brown, Ronald K., 1966- (Interviewee)
Penn, Robert E. (Interviewer)
Brown, Ronald K., 1966- (Choreographer)
Taylor, Cheryl Boyce (Speaker)
Evidence Dance Company (Dancer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 2000-09-29
Table Of Contents
Reel 1: Ron K. Brown Interview (42 min.) |||| Reel 2: remainder of interview (1 min.) -- cast lines up for press photographs (2 min.) -- Ebony magazine dress rehearsal (21 min.) -- Water dress rehearsal (12 min.)
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-6888
Subjects
Brown, Ronald K., 1966- -- Interviews
Evidence Dance Company
High life (Choreographic work : Brown)
Walking out the dark (Choreographic work : Brown)
Grace (Choreographic work : Brown)
Rehearsals
Genres
Filmed Dance
Interviews
Filmed Performances
Notes
Additional Physical Form: Full Water rehearsal can be found at *MGZIDVD 5-6890.
Performers: Ronald K. Brown, interviewee ; Robert Penn, interviewer ; Evidence Dance Company, dancers ; Cheryl Boyce Taylor, speaker (Water).
Venue: Recorded September 29, 2000 New York City.
Acquisition: Gift; Robert E. Penn and Ronald K. Brown, 2011.
Physical Description
Extent: 2 videocassettes (MiniDV) (78 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in.
Abstract
An interview with Ron K. Brown discussing the mechanics of founding Evidence Dance Company and its administrative structure, the dance community and venues in New York City, other possible locations in which he'd like the company to perform, and his upcoming projects. These include High Life, Walking out the Dark, and Grace. He discusses the themes in the works and generally in his choreography as well as working with the Alvin Ailey Dance company to develop Grace. Following the interview, the dancers breifly line up for pres photos then perform dress rehearsals of Brown's works Ebony Magazine and Water.
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20250105
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 48edbe90-3133-0132-2253-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ron K. Brown interview [and] Evidence Dance Company dress rehearsal, 2000-09-29" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2000. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/48edbe90-3133-0132-2253-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2000). Ron K. Brown interview [and] Evidence Dance Company dress rehearsal, 2000-09-29 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/48edbe90-3133-0132-2253-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ron K. Brown interview [and] Evidence Dance Company dress rehearsal, 2000-09-29" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/48edbe90-3133-0132-2253-3c075448cc4b
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