Bones and ash: a Gilda story

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Title

Bones and ash: a Gilda story

Collection

Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

Names

New York Public Library. Dance Division (Producer)
King, Christine L. (Dancer)
Dorant, Michelle (Dancer)
Kamara, Dionne (Dancer)
Tabor-Smith, Amara (Dancer)
Monsod, Trinket (Dancer)
Offutt, Treva Yvonne (Dancer)
Ross, Kwame Azalius (Dancer)
Datcher, Irene (Dancer)
Carter, Natalie (Dancer)
Rux, Carl Hancock (Dancer)
McKay, Stephanie (Dancer)
Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo (Director)
Gomez, Jewelle, 1948- (Author)
Reagon, Toshi (Composer)
Ross, Kwame Azalius (Composer)
Keck, Michael (Composer)
Kent, Steven (Director)
Smith, Douglas D. (Set designer)
Smith, Douglas D. (Associated name)
Mar, Stefani (Costume designer)
Munson, Kristabelle (Lighting designer)
Flowers, Roma (Lighting designer)
Holub, Johannes (Videographer)
Holub, Jenny (Videographer)
Ward, Penny (Videographer)
Urban Bush Women (Dance company) (Performer)
New York Public Library. Dance Collection (Associated name)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1996-11-15

Table Of Contents

Reel 1 (ca. 74 min.). Act I -- Reel 2 (ca. 71 min.). Act II.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2399
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5257 (former)

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Creation/Production Credits: [presented by the] Urban Bush Women ; based on the novel The Gilda stories by Jewelle Gomez ; conceived, directed, and choreographed by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar in collaboration with playwright Jewelle Gomez ; composer, lyricist, and musical director, Toshi Reagon ; co-director, dramaturg, and acting coach, Steven Kent.
Content: Accompanied by house program.
Content: Recording made possible by the cooperation of the Urban Bush Women, the Joyce Theater, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library.
Creation/Production Credits: Sound score, Michael Keck ; percussion score, Kwame Azalius Ross ; set and projection design, Douglas D. Smith ; costumes, Stefani Mar ; original lighting design, Kristabelle Munson ; lighting, Roma Flowers ; vocal coach, Bill Young.
Performers: Performed by the Urban Bush Women. Cast: Act I: Christine King (Girl) ; Michelle Dorant, Dionne Kamara, Amara Tabor-Smith (Irissas) ; Pat L. Hall (Gilda) ; Emerald Trinket Monsod (Bird) ; Treva Offutt (Theodora) ; Kwame Azalius Ross (Fox) ; Irene Datcher (featured vocalist, High Priestess of the True Death Society). Act II: Christine King (Girl) ; Michelle Dorant, Dionne Kamara, Amara Tabor-Smith (Irissas) ; Natalie Carter (Savannah) ; Carl Hancock Rux (Skip) ; Stephanie McKay (Toya) ; Kwame Azalius Ross (Fox) ; Treva Offutt (Theodora). Some cast members double as characters in the bordello, on the road, and in the beauty parlor.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, on November 15, 1996 ; video directed and edited by Johannes Holub ; camera, Jenny Holub and Penny Ward.
Funding: Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videocassettes (Betacam SP) (145 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY97-F3
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12747036
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): be6b7990-8b65-0135-0c41-056677809b3b

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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