| Description |
1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. |
| Performer |
Host: Gregory Hines. |
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Performed by Gregory Hines with Honi Coles, Tommy Tune, Hinton Battle, Gregg Burge, Savion Glover, Bunny Briggs, Buster Brown, Jimmy Slyde, Sandman Sims, Fred Strickler, Brenda Bufalino and the American Tap Orchestra, LaVaughn Robinson, Germaine Ingram, Manhattan Tap, Jennifer Lane, Camden Richman, and Dianne Walker. |
| Credits |
Music director, Harold Wheeler ; production designer, John Falabella ; costumes, David Toser ; lighting, Michael Mannes. |
| Contents |
Informal rehearsal excerpts (ca. 20 min.), including a duet by Hines and his double -- Performance: Duet by Battle and Burge -- Ensemble dance by Manhattan Tap (Heather Cornell, Jamie Cunneen, Shelley Oliver, and Tony Scopino) -- Solo to the finale of Benjamin Britten's Simple symphony by Strickler -- "Women in tap": Trio followed by solos by Lane, Richman, and Walker, joined in the finale by Hines -- Solo by Hines -- Ensemble dance by Bufalino and the American Tap Dance Orchestra -- Honi Coles tribute (original choreography: Coles and Atkins, reconstructed by Bufalino) by Hines and Tune -- Duet by Ingram and Robinson -- Quintet by Hines, Briggs, Slyde, Sims, and Brown -- Solo by Glover -- Finale by the entire cast. |
| Event |
Telecast on the Great Performances: Dance in America series by WNET/13, New York, in March 1989. |
| Note |
Rights held by Don Mischer Productions, 9350 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 328, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; phone: (213) 276-2093; fax: (213) 276-4061. |
| Subject |
Tap dancing.
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| Genre/Form |
Dance.
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Video.
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| Local Subject |
Television. Tap: With Gregory Hines.
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Television. Dance in America.
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| Added Author |
Hines, Gregory, Host.
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Hines, Gregory, Dancer.
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Coles, Honi, 1911-1992, Dancer.
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Coles, Honi, 1911-1992, Choreographer.
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Glover, Savion, Dancer.
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Tune, Tommy, Dancer.
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Battle, Hinton, Dancer.
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Burge, Gregg, Dancer.
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Briggs, Bunny, Dancer.
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Brown, Buster, 1913-2002, Dancer.
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Slyde, Jimmy, Dancer.
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Sims, Sandman, Dancer.
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Strickler, Fred, Dancer.
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Bufalino, Brenda, Dancer.
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Robinson, Lavaughn, Dancer.
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Ingram, Germaine, Dancer.
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Lane, Jennifer, Dancer.
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Richman, Camden, Dancer.
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Walker, Dianne, Dancer.
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Cornell, Heather, Dancer.
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Cunneen, Jamie, Dancer.
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Scopino, Tony, Dancer.
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Oliver, Shelley, Dancer.
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Wheeler, Harold, Conductor.
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Falabella, John, Designer.
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Toser, David, Costume designer.
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Mannes, Michael, Lighting designer.
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Mischer, Don, Producer.
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Mischer, Don, Director.
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Grauer, Rhoda, Producer.
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American Tap Dance Orchestra.
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Manhattan Tap (Company)
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Coles and Atkins, Choreographer.
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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DHCA.
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| Added Title |
Tap. |
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Tap dance in America. |
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Gregory Hines's Tap dance in America. |
| Donor/Sponsor |
Gift of Dance in America.
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Gift of John Gruen, additional copy.
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| Call No. |
*MGZIC 9-1186
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| Research Call Number |
*MGZIC 9-1186
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