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Dance at the gym [and] Masekela langage

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

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Dance at the gym [and] Masekela langage

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Title
Dance at the gym [and] Masekela langage
Additional title: Dance at the gym (Choreographic work : Byrd)
Additional title: Masekela langage (Choreographic work : Ailey)
Names
New York Public Library. Dance Division (Producer)
Plantadit, Karine (Dancer)
Manning, Deborah (Dancer)
Roxas, Elizabeth (Dancer)
Hash, Dana (Dancer)
Tyson, Andre (Dancer)
Richardson, Desmond (Dancer)
Rhoden, Dwight (Dancer)
Scott, Antonio Carlos (Dancer)
Robinson, Renée (Dancer)
Thomas, Nasha (Dancer)
Chavis, Raquelle (Dancer)
Inman, Tracy (Dancer)
Joy, Michael (Dancer)
Byrd, Donald, 1949- (Choreographer)
Salomons, Ruthlyn (Choreographer)
Morales, Mio (Composer)
Church, Davis (Costume designer)
Rosenburg, David H (Lighting designer)
Ailey, Alvin (Choreographer)
Waters, Sylvia (Restager)
Rotardier, Kelvin (Restager)
Giannini, Christina (Costume designer)
Masekela, Hugh, 1939- (Composer)
Spence, Chenault (Lighting designer)
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Performer)
LeCain/Charette Associates (Videographer)
Collection

Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1994-03-18
Table of Contents
CONTENTS: Dance at the gym (approx. 25 min.). Choreography: Donald Byrd, assisted by Ruthlyn Salomons. Original music: Mio Morales. Costumes: Davis Church. Lighting: David H. Rosenburg. Perf. by Karine Plantadit, Deborah Manning, Elizabeth Roxas, Dana Hash, Andre Tyson, Desmond Richardson, Dwight Rhoden, and Antonio Carlos Scott. -- Masekela langage (approx. 33 min.). Choreography: Alvin Ailey, staged by Sylvia Waters and Kelvin Rotardier. Music: Hugh Masekela. Costumes: A. Christina Giannini. Lighting: Chenault Spence. Cast: Prologue - Sobukwe: The company. Fuzz: Renee Robinson, Nasha Thomas, Hash, Raquelle Chavis, Tyson, Rhoden, Tracy Inman, and Michael Joy. Morolo: Roxas, Rhoden, Inman, and Joy. Babajula bonke: Tyson and the company. Bo Masekela: Robinson. U-Dui: Chavis and the company. Mace and grenades: Richardson and the company. Epilogue - Sobukwe: The company.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2317
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4211 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped in performance for the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image by LeCain/Charette Associates, with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment on the Arts, at the Wang Theater, Boston, Massachusetts, on March 18, 1994.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic SP) (58 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY946078260-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12176265
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cc7d7100-86ab-0135-f2fe-2383628a2ceb
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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  • 2017: Digitized
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dance at the gym [and] Masekela langage" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1994. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc7d7100-86ab-0135-f2fe-2383628a2ceb

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dance at the gym [and] Masekela langage" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc7d7100-86ab-0135-f2fe-2383628a2ceb

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1994). Dance at the gym [and] Masekela langage Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc7d7100-86ab-0135-f2fe-2383628a2ceb

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Dance at the gym [and] Masekela langage