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Multi-cultural dances

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Title
Multi-cultural dances
Names
Rose, Phyllis (Director)
Bird, Miriam (Dancer)
Craig, Anthony (Dancer)
Espinosa, Gerardo (Dancer)
McKinney, Marie (Dancer)
Taylor, Michael (Dancer) (Dancer)
Bey, La Rocque (Arranger)
Yohn, Robert (Choreographer)
Niasse, Madu (Arranger)
McMinn, Tim (Arranger)
Phyllis Rose Dance Company (Dancer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1997-03-29
Table of Contents
Reel 1 (ca. 56 min.). Round and round (Trinidad) [calypso] / arrangement, La Rocque Bey ; danced by the Company -- Irish hard reel / arranged and danced by Miriam Bird -- Irish set reel / arranged by Miriam Bird ; danced by Miriam Bird, Anthony Craig, Gerardo Espinosa, and Marie McKinney -- Grass dance (Native American) / arranged and danced by Michael Taylor ; drummer, Marie McKinney -- Macarena / led by Gerardo Espinosa -- Cha cha (Cuba) / choreography, Phyllis Rose ; danced by the Company -- Tango uno (Argentina) / choreography, Robert Yohn ; danced by Miriam Bird, Anthony Craig, Marie McKinney, Phyllis Rose, and Michael Taylor -- Kumbala (Mexico, Brazil) / choreography and performance, Gerardo Espinosa ; based on martial arts movements -- Ay wanna ay (West Africa) / arranged and performed by Marie McKinney -- Bahin dance (Ivory Coast) / arranged by Madu Niasse ; danced by the Company -- Djomba! Djomba! (Ivory Coast and Senegal) / arranged by Madu Niasse ; danced by Miriam Bird, Anthony Craig, Marie McKinney, Phyllis Rose, and Michael Taylor -- Reel 2 (ca. 30 min.). The moondance (West Africa) / arranged by Madu Niasse ; led by Anthony Craig -- 64 tai chi sword (China) / arranged by Master Lu Dian Wah of Beijing, China ; performed by Marie McKinney -- Sodassa lassya (The dance of the 16 offerings) (Nepal) / taught by Susanah Greene ; danced by Miriam Bird, Anthony Craig, Marie McKinney, and Michael Taylor -- Virginia reel (English/U.S.) / choreography, traditional ; danced by the Company -- Cotton eyed Joe (German/U.S.) / arranged by Tim McMinn ; danced by the Company.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3360
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5503 (former)
Topics
Calypso (Music)
Grass dance
Macarena (Dance)
Cha-cha (Dance)
Tango (Dance)
Dance -- Africa, West
Dance -- Côte d'Ivoire
Tai chi
Dance -- Nepal
Virginia reel (Dance)
Cotton-eyed Joe (Dance)
Sword-dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: presented by the Office of Multicultural Affairs of SUNY Cortland ; artistic direction by Phyllis Rose.
Content: Accompanied by house program.
Performers: Danced by the Phyllis Rose Dance Company: Miriam Bird, Anthony Craig, Gerardo Espinosa, Marie McKinney, Phyllis Rose, and Michael Taylor.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Dowd Fine Arts Theater, Cortland, N.Y., on March 29, 1997.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (86 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Program of dances from around the world, several involving participation by the audience, which includes adults and children. The dances are introduced by company members.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F2638
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13681530
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 47919120-aa11-0133-55ba-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Multi-cultural dances" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1997. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/53455280-aa11-0133-494d-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Multi-cultural dances" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/53455280-aa11-0133-494d-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1997). Multi-cultural dances Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/53455280-aa11-0133-494d-60f81dd2b63c

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Multi-cultural dances