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Au coeur des sables: The soul of the sand

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Au coeur des sables

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Title
Au coeur des sables: The soul of the sand
Additional title: Soul of the sand
Names
Lefebvre, Elodie (Director)
Lefebvre, Elodie (Writer of accompanying material)
Acogny, Germaine, 1944- (Choreographer)
Acogny, Germaine, 1944- (Interviewee)
Théfaine, Flora (Choreographer)
Théfaine, Flora (Teacher)
Théfaine, Flora (Interviewee)
Blumenthal, Bud (Teacher)
Blumenthal, Bud (Choreographer)
Blumenthal, Bud (Interviewee)
Montet, Bernardo (Interviewee)
Montet, Bernardo (Teacher)
Montet, Bernardo (Choreographer)
Collection

African Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2004
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2869
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-6099 (former)
Topics
Acogny, Germaine, 1944-
Théfaine, Flora
Blumenthal, Bud
Montet, Bernardo
Dance schools -- Senegal
Workshops -- Senegal
Dance -- Senegal
Dancers -- Senegal
Genres
Documentary films
Motion pictures
Notes
Statement of responsibility: conception et realisation, Elodie Lefebvre.
Creation/production credits: Written and directed by Elodie Lefebvre.
Performers: Interviewees: Teachers/choreographers, Flora Thefaine (Togo), Bud Blumenthal (USA), Bernardo Montet (France) ; Founder of l'Ecole des Sables (The School of Sands), Germaine Acogny.
Performers: Performers (students, l'Ecole des Sables ): Emmanuel Toe (Burkina Faso), Ivete Moreno (Cape Verde), Franck Bitemou (Congo Brazaville), Durand Thibau (Congo Brazaville), Chris Macangou (Congo Brazaville), Masrice Imbujo (Congo Kinshassa), Michel Kouakou (Ivory Coast), Daudet Grazaille (Ivory Coast), Peace Elewonu (Ghana), Bernard Nil Ikuley (Ghanna), Elimanie Njau (Kenya), Mani Asumani (Kenya), Mattew Ondiegua (Kenya), Gaby Saranouffi (Madagascar), Saroy Rakotosolofo (Madagascar), Issa Sisocco (Mali), Abdramane Diabate (Mali), Angelika Shroeder (Namibia), Dominic Lunengue (Namibia), Mary Oamen (Nigeria), Aliou Olatunji (Nigeria), Oumar Bodian (Senegal), Ibrahima Niang (Senegal), Ibrahima N'Diaye (Senegal), Thierno Thiam (Senegal), Sedia Macha (Tanzania), Mbim Sorccodo (Tchad), Henry Motra (Togo), Gilbert Douglas (Zimbabwe).
Performers: Musicians/performers: Oumar Fendi Diop, Ndeye Seck, Khar Seck, Ousmane Sene, Mamadou Traore.
Acquisition: Gift; François Bernadi and Elodie Lefebvre. NN-PD
Biographical/historical: In French; with English subtitles.
Physical Description
Videodisc
Extent: 1 videodisc (DVD) (48 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Documentary about Germaine Acogny's school l'Ecole des Sables, and her three month dance workshop in Senegal with teachers/choreographers, Flora Thefaine (Togo), Bud Blumenthal (USA), and Bernardo Montet (France).
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 712647545
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18894184
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a4d386c0-72e1-0134-aa83-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 2004: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Au coeur des sables" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2004. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a4d386c0-72e1-0134-aa83-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Au coeur des sables" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 14, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a4d386c0-72e1-0134-aa83-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2004). Au coeur des sables Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a4d386c0-72e1-0134-aa83-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Au coeur des sables