Bibliograph

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, produced and directed by Thomas Grimm ; Danmarks Radio/ZDF/RM Arts

Type

Label

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, produced and directed by Thomas Grimm ; Danmarks Radio/ZDF/RM Arts

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Oclc number

45535736

Responsibility statement

produced and directed by Thomas Grimm ; Danmarks Radio/ZDF/RM Arts

Runtime

103

Summary

In this two-part program, members of Ailey's dance company celebrate his memory by performing three works choreographed by Ailey himself, as well as a special ballet tribute choreographed by Ulysses Dove. Includes biography of Alvin Ailey

Table Of Contents

Introduction by Jamison (ca. 6 min.) -- For Bird, with love (ca. 38 min.) / Choreography: Alvin Ailey, staged by Masazumi Chaya; Music: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, and Jerome Kern; Original music: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson; Scenery/costumes: Randy Barcelo; Lighting: Timothy Hunter; Perf; by Gary DeLoatch (Bird); Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson, Stephen Smith, Andre Tyson, and Dereque Whiturs (men close to him); Marilyn Banks, Debora Chase, Elizabeth Roxas, and Desire Vlad (women close to him); Dudley Williams (club manager); April Berry and Nasha Thomas (chorus girls) -- Witness (ca. 10 min.) / Choreography: Ailey, staged by Chaya; Music: traditional Negro spirituals sung by Jessye Norman ... [et al.]; Décor: Douglas Grekin and Patrick Venn; Costume: Kirsten Lund Nielsen; Perf; by Banks -- Memoria (ca. 26 min.) / Choreography: Ailey, staged by Chaya; Music: Keith Jarrett; Costumes: Christina Giannini; Lighting: Chenault Spence; Perf; by Berry (Joyce Trisler) and others -- Episodes (ca. 22 min.) / choreography, Dove; Music: Robert Ruggieri; Costumes: Jorge Gallardo; Lighting: John B; Read; Perf; by Chase, Wesley Johnson, Rhoden, Richardson, Renee Robinson, Roxas, Smith, Vlad, and Whiturs

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Tribute to Alvin Ailey

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