Research Catalog

Title

Third world dance: Tracing roots: Legendary women [videorecording]

Publication

1981.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Lewis, Julinda.
• Baker-Scott, Shawneequa.
• Chenzira, Ayoka.
• Sandler, Kathe.
• Low, Betty.
• Harvey, Dyane
• Ipiotis, Celia.
• Bush, Jeffrey C.
• ARC Videodance (Firm)

Description

1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (28 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 3/4 in.

Summary

Guests are Shawneequa Baker-Scott, a dancer, teacher, and choreographer; Ayoka Chenzira, producer/director of the film Syvilla - They dance to her drum; and Kathe Sandler, producer/director of the film Remembering Thelma. They discuss the lives and influence of two outstanding black women, Syvilla Fort and Thelma Hill. Both are remembered as performers, Hill with Alvin Ailey's company and Fort with Katherine Dunham, and as inspirational teachers. Excerpts are screened from the films Remembering Thelma and Syvilla - They dance to her drum (b&w), as well as an excerpt from Baker-Scott's Every mother's child (b&w), danced by herself and Dyane Harvey. In the commentary Esoterica balletica, Betty Low recalls Loie Fuller's innovative use of lighting.

Series Statement

Eye on dance ; 30

Subjects

• Dance, Black > United States
• Television > Esoterica balletica
• Motion pictures > Syvilla - They dance to her drum
• Motion pictures > Remembering Thelma
• Television > Eye on dance
• Fort, Syvilla
• Stage lighting
• Fuller, Loie, 1862-1928
• Television > Third world dance
• Hill, Thelma, 1924-1977

Note

• Produced by ARC Videodance as part of the television series Eye on dance. Recorded on October 15, 1981 at Arc Videodance Studio, New York. Telecast on October 26, 1981. Producers: Celia Ipiotis and Jeff Bush. [Video] director: Richard Sheridan. Program director: Celia Ipiotis. Technical director: Jeff Bush. Host: Julinda Lewis.

Call Number

*MGZIC 9-2818

OCLC

NYPY916069594-F

Title

Third world dance: Tracing roots: Legendary women [videorecording]

Imprint

1981.

Series

Eye on dance ; 30

Local Subject

Television. Eye on dance.

Television. Third world dance.

Local Subject

Television. Esoterica balletica.

Motion pictures. Remembering Thelma.

Motion pictures. Syvilla - They dance to her drum.

Added Author

Lewis, Julinda. Host

Baker-Scott, Shawneequa. ive, dancer.

Chenzira, Ayoka. Interviewee

Sandler, Kathe. Interviewee

Low, Betty. Commentator

Harvey, Dyane, dancer.

Ipiotis, Celia. Producer

Bush, Jeffrey C. Producer

ARC Videodance (Firm)

Research Call Number

*MGZIC 9-2818