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Ron K. Brown interview [and] Evidence Dance Company dress rehearsal, 2000-09-29

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Title
Ron K. Brown interview [and] Evidence Dance Company dress rehearsal, 2000-09-29
Additional title: Evidence
Additional title: Ronald K. Brown video archive
Names
Brown, Ronald K., 1966- (Interviewee)
Penn, Robert E. (Interviewer)
Brown, Ronald K., 1966- (Choreographer)
Taylor, Cheryl Boyce (Speaker)
Evidence Dance Company (Dancer)
Collection

Ronald K. Brown Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2000-09-29
Table of Contents
Reel 1: Ron K. Brown Interview (42 min.) |||| Reel 2: remainder of interview (1 min.) -- cast lines up for press photographs (2 min.) -- Ebony magazine dress rehearsal (21 min.) -- Water dress rehearsal (12 min.)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-6888
Topics
Brown, Ronald K., 1966- -- Interviews
Evidence Dance Company
High life (Choreographic work : Brown)
Walking out the dark (Choreographic work : Brown)
Grace (Choreographic work : Brown)
Rehearsals
Genres
Filmed dance
Interviews
Filmed performances
Notes
Additional physical form: Full Water rehearsal can be found at *MGZIDVD 5-6890.
Performers: Ronald K. Brown, interviewee ; Robert Penn, interviewer ; Evidence Dance Company, dancers ; Cheryl Boyce Taylor, speaker (Water).
Venue: Recorded September 29, 2000 New York City.
Acquisition: Gift; Robert E. Penn and Ronald K. Brown, 2011.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (MiniDV) (78 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in.
Description
An interview with Ron K. Brown discussing the mechanics of founding Evidence Dance Company and its administrative structure, the dance community and venues in New York City, other possible locations in which he'd like the company to perform, and his upcoming projects. These include High Life, Walking out the Dark, and Grace. He discusses the themes in the works and generally in his choreography as well as working with the Alvin Ailey Dance company to develop Grace. Following the interview, the dancers breifly line up for pres photos then perform dress rehearsals of Brown's works Ebony Magazine and Water.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20250105
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 48edbe90-3133-0132-2253-3c075448cc4b
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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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ron K. Brown interview [and] Evidence Dance Company dress rehearsal, 2000-09-29" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2000. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c2da11e0-e364-0130-aa71-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ron K. Brown interview [and] Evidence Dance Company dress rehearsal, 2000-09-29" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c2da11e0-e364-0130-aa71-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2000). Ron K. Brown interview [and] Evidence Dance Company dress rehearsal, 2000-09-29 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c2da11e0-e364-0130-aa71-3c075448cc4b

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Ron K. Brown interview [and] Evidence Dance Company dress rehearsal, 2000-09-29