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Games [and] Shards

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Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

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Games [and] Shards

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Title
Games [and] Shards
Additional title: Games (Choreographic work : McKayle)
Additional title: Shards (Choreographic work : Byrd)
Names
New York Public Library. Dance Division (Producer)
McKayle, Donald, 1930- (Performer)
Chavis, Raquelle (Performer)
Manning, Deborah (Performer)
Plantadit, Karine (Dancer)
Hiett, DeeAnna (Dancer)
Rhoden, Dwight (Dancer)
Lynch, Aubrey (Dancer)
Johnson, Wesley, III (Dancer)
Inman, Tracy (Dancer)
Hash, Dana (Dancer)
Tyson, Andre (Dancer)
Roxas, Elizabeth (Dancer)
Robinson, Renée (Dancer)
Chase, Deborah (Dancer)
Thomas, Nasha (Dancer)
Richardson, Desmond (Dancer)
Joy, Michael (Dancer)
Charlip, Remy (Costume designer)
Burd, William (Designer)
Spence, Chenault (Lighting designer)
Byrd, Donald, 1949- (Choreographer)
Morales, Mio (Composer)
Berry, Gabriel (Costume designer)
Blu (Lighting designer)
Melo, Niels (Videographer)
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Performer)
Collection

Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1991-04-04
Table of Contents
CONTENTS: Games (approx. 23 min.). Choreography: Donald McKayle, assisted by Dudley Williams. Music: Traditional. Scenery: William Burd. Costumes: Remy Charlip. Lighting: Chenault Spence. Performed by Deborah Manning, Karine Plantadit, DeeAnna Hiett-Washington, Dwight Rhoden, Aubrey Lynch II, Wesley Johnson III, Tracy Inman. Singers: Raquelle Chavis, Donald McKayle. The sections of the work are: Play, Hunger, Terror. -- Shards (approx. 29 min.). Choreography: Donald Byrd, assisted by Maude Karlsson. Music: Mio Morales. Costumes: Gabriel Berry. Lighting: Blu. Performed by Dana Hash, Andre Tyson, Elizabeth Roxas, Renee Robinson, Debora Chase, Nasha Thomas, Raquelle Chavis, Desmond Richardson, Rhoden, Johnson, Inman, and Michael Joy.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2253
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2695 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in performance for the Jerome Robbins Archive on April 4, 1991, at Zellerbach Auditorium, Berkeley, California, by Niels Melo, with the assistance of grants from the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Performers: Performed by members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (53 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916056903-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12170874
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 69f5b3d0-86a9-0135-d831-4956e63c9bda
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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  • 1991: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Games [and] Shards" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1991. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b49149ff-7e80-4ba7-8452-dafe0eeb2a24

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Games [and] Shards" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 13, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b49149ff-7e80-4ba7-8452-dafe0eeb2a24

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1991). Games [and] Shards Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b49149ff-7e80-4ba7-8452-dafe0eeb2a24

Wikipedia Citation

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Games [and] Shards