Interview with Ron K. Brown, 1999-09-11
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Title
Interview with Ron K. Brown, 1999-09-11
Collection
Names
Brown, Ronald K., 1966- (Interviewee)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1999-09-11
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-6751
Subjects
Brown, Ronald K., 1966- -- Interviews
Evidence Dance Company
Dancers
Choreographers -- United States
African American dance
Dance -- Africa
Genres
Notes
Date: Recorded 1999 September 11.
Acquisition: Gift; Robert E. Penn and Ronald K. Brown, 2011.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (62 min.) : sound, color ; 1/8 in.
Abstract
Ron K. Brown sits next to a lake and is interviewed by an unnamed male interviewer. Brown discusses his childhood, growing up in Brooklyn, how his early life influenced his becoming a dancer and choreographer. Brown also discusses his visits to west Africa and the Ivory Coast, his dance influences, development of training programs in west Africa, and the role dance plays in culture and life. Near the end, Brown talks about Evidence Dance Company and the qualities Brown looks for in dancers.
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b19806301
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 96468a40-e34e-0130-648c-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Ron K. Brown, 1999-09-11" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1999. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/96468a40-e34e-0130-648c-3c075448cc4b
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1999). Interview with Ron K. Brown, 1999-09-11 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/96468a40-e34e-0130-648c-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Ron K. Brown, 1999-09-11" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/96468a40-e34e-0130-648c-3c075448cc4b
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