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Look above the clouds

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

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Title
Look above the clouds
Names
Best, Ahmondylla (Creator)
Giraud, Tiyé (Choreographer)
Patrick, Pamela (Composer)
Hall-Smith, Pat (Choreographer)
Hall-Smith, Pat (Costume designer)
Hall-Smith, Pat (Performer)
Dawson, Lori A (Lighting designer)
Ladygourd Sangoma (Dance company) (Performer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Producer)
Video D Studios (Videographer)
Best, Ahmondylla (Arranger)
Best, Ahmondylla (Performer)
Giraud, Tiyé (Composer)
Giraud, Tiyé (Performer)
Patrick, Pamela (Arranger)
Patrick, Pamela (Performer)
Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1989 (Approximate)
Table of Contents
Reel 1 (ca. 39 min.). Burundi drumming / drumming adaptations from the heart of Central Africa ; arrangement, Ahmondylla Best ; choreography, Tiyé Giraud ; solo choreography, Pat Hall-Smith ; song concept, Pamela Patrick ; arrangements, the Company. Ke C.O.S.A.T.U. (Congress of the South African Trade Union) / arrangement, Ahmondylla Best ; choreography I (sorority mixture), Azikiwah ; choreography II, South African gumboot dance. Look above the clouds / composition and arrangement, Pamela Patrick. Shekere / company collaboration. Drum interlude / featuring drumming by Pamela Patrick. Petro / traditional Haitian rhythm ; choreography, Pat Hall-Smith. Reel 2 (ca. 52 min.). Sorceress / composition and arrangement, Tiyé Giraud. Vocal gourds / rap ; written by Pamela Patrick. Berimbao / composition and arrangement, Tiyé Giraud ; translation (into Portuguese), Norma Smith. Work songs / adaptation, research and arrangement, Tiyé Giraud. Women on their way to the fields: work songs from Angola/Zaire ; various southern American work songs ; children's songs. Tana tana / traditional South African song ; choreography, Pat Hall-Smith. Makin' turns /; composition and arrangement, Ahmondylla Best.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4798
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5868 (former)
Topics
Dance Theater Workshop
Drummers (Musicians)
Work songs
Gum boot dance (Dance)
Dance, Black
Genres
Music
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: presented by Dance Theater Workshop ; [created and performed by] LadyGourd SanGoma.
Content: Accompanied by house program.
Content: End of cassette 1 contains unrelated b&w footage.
Creation/production credits: Costumes, Pat Hall-Smith ; lighting, Lori A. Dawson.
Performers: Performed by LadyGourd SanGoma: Ahmondylla Best, Tiyé Giraud, Pamela Patrick and Pat Hall-Smith.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at Dance Theater Workshop's Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, as part of the New Song series, on December 17, 1989, by Video D Studios.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (91 min.) : sound, color
Description
Concert of vocal and instrumental music and dance.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3163
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13987268
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 95356250-4b5c-0133-9f3f-60f81dd2b63c
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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  • 1989: Issued
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Look above the clouds" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97559d30-4b5c-0133-5ce5-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Look above the clouds" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97559d30-4b5c-0133-5ce5-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1989). Look above the clouds Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97559d30-4b5c-0133-5ce5-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Look above the clouds