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Global Action Project : promotion tape

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Global Action Project

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Title
Global Action Project : promotion tape
Names
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Creator)
Siegel, Susan (Producer)
Siegel, Susan (Director)
Siegel, Susan (Editor of a moving image work)
Coryat, Diana (Editor of a moving image work)
Collection

National Dance Institute Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1991
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3459
Genres
Video recordings
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: Video production team, Kujo Ekui, Isaac Gedzah, Kossi Gedzah, Mama Ekui, Peace Aklika ; additional footage donated by Cathy Levin ; edited by Susan Siegel and Diana Coryat.
Performers: Kouassi Agbeli (Kouassi), Blackson Sodzedo (Kouassi's Father), Kwami Bedi (Traditional Healer), Kawku Agbeli (Kouassi's Brother), Edward Tekba (Kouassi's Uncle), Mama Ekui (Kouassi's Sister), reenactment actors.
Venue: Recorded 1991 Kopeyia, Ghana.
Acquisition: Gift; Jacques D'Amboise, 2012.
Content: 00:48 of black screen before content starts
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (13 min) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
On tape: "The Global Action Project (G.A.P.) is an educational program that gives youth around the world a video camera and a voice -- to produce videoletters about their community and issues that are important to them. This video exchange will help bridge the 'gap' between cultures by giving young people the oppoertunity to learn from peers and work together on strategies to affect positive change". The video includes a reenactment of a true story about a student who fell ill with malaria as well as donated footage of a real funeral of a student who died of malaria.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 960047901
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21096774
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c3013b70-e458-0136-5a71-3d603fefc85e
Rights Statement
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  • 1991: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Global Action Project " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1991. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/764e2fb0-a96b-0133-f3c0-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Global Action Project " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/764e2fb0-a96b-0133-f3c0-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1991). Global Action Project Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/764e2fb0-a96b-0133-f3c0-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Global Action Project