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Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

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Revelations

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Title
Revelations
Additional title: Revelations (Choreographic work : Ailey)
Names
New York Public Library. Dance Division (Producer)
Machanic, Amos (Dancer)
Vlad, Desire (Dancer)
Johnson, Lisa (Dancer)
Roxas, Elizabeth (Dancer)
Meek, Leonard (Dancer)
Asca, Guillermo (Dancer)
Cáceres, Linda (Dancer)
Franklin, Edward (Dancer)
Thomas, Nasha (Dancer)
Gaddis, Bernard (Dancer)
Lambert, Vikkia (Dancer)
Joy, Michael (Dancer)
Sands, Uri (Dancer)
Rushing, Matthew, 1973- (Dancer)
Powell, Troy (Dancer)
Sellers, John, 1924-1999 (Arranger)
Ailey, Alvin (Choreographer)
Harper, Ves (Designer)
Forbes, Barbara (Costume designer)
Cernovich, Nicola (Lighting designer)
Roberts, Howard A., 1924- (Arranger)
Johnson, Hall, 1888-1970 (Arranger)
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Presenter)
LeCain/Charette Associates (Videographer)
New York Public Library. Dance Collection (Associated name)
Sellers, John, 1924-1999 (Singer)
Harper, Ves (Costume designer)
Collection

Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1997-04-22
Table of Contents
Pilgrim of sorrow: I been 'buked / music arranged by Hall Johnson ; danced by the Company -- Didn't my Lord deliver Daniel / music arranged by James Miller ; danced by Amos Machanic Jr., Désirée Vlad, Lisa Johnson -- Fix me, Jesus / music arranged by Hall Johnson ; danced by Elizabeth Roxas, Leonard Meek. |||| Take me to the water: Processional / danced by Guillermo Asca, Linda Cáceres, Edward Franklin, Amos J. Machanic Jr. -- Wade in the water / music, "Wade in the water" sequence by Ella Johnson, "A man went down to the river" is an original composition by Ella Johnson ; danced by Nasha Thomas, Bernard Gaddis, Vikkia Lambert -- I want to be ready / music arranged by James Miller ; danced by Michael Joy. |||| Move, members, move: Sinner man / danced by Uri Sands, Matthew Rushing, Troy Powell -- The day is past and gone / danced by the Company -- You may run on / music arranged by Brother John Sellers and Howard Roberts, sung by Brother John Sellers ; danced by the Company -- Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham / danced by the Company.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2422
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5500 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: [presented by] the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ; choreography by Alvin Ailey ; music, traditional.
Content: Accompanied by house program.
Content: Recording made possible by the cooperation of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library.
Creation/production credits: Music arranged by Howard Roberts unless otherwise noted ; decor and costumes, Ves Harper ; costumes for "Rocka my soul" redesigned by Barbara Forbes ; lighting, Nicola Cernovitch.
Performers: Danced by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Venue: Recorded in performance at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts, Boston, Mass., on April 22, 1997, by LeCain/Charette Associates.
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
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (39 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY97-F442
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13231602
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3c0b0910-86ac-0135-519b-091be2f6776a
Rights Statement
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  • 1997: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Revelations" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1997. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dc8fb636-444e-4f2e-b3e1-9d91294b1fe4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Revelations" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dc8fb636-444e-4f2e-b3e1-9d91294b1fe4

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1997). Revelations Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dc8fb636-444e-4f2e-b3e1-9d91294b1fe4

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Revelations