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Women's work / produced by Marianne Henderson, Ruth Twiggs ; directed by Marianne Henderson, Bruce Berryhill ; a production of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Catalog Data

Author:
Henderson, Marianne  Search this
Twiggs, Ruth  Search this
Berryhill, Bruce (Bruce Pennington)  Search this
Crutchfield, Margo A  Search this
Williams, Pofina  Search this
Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo  Search this
Winborne, Valerie A  Search this
Prentice, Beverley  Search this
King, Christine (Christine L.)  Search this
Diagne, Gacirah  Search this
Offutt, Treva  Search this
Garrison, Maia Claire  Search this
Wedderburn, Junior "Gabu"  Search this
Urban Bush Women (Dance company)  Search this
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts  Search this
Phoenix Learning Group  Search this
Subject:
Urban Bush Women (Dance company)  Search this
Physical description:
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Type:
Video recordings
Dance films
Documentary films
Nonfiction films
Filmed performances
Date:
2008
1995
Notes:
Originally produced in 1995.
Interviewees: Margo Crutchfield, Pofina Williams, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Valerie Winborne, Beverley Prentice, Christine King ; company musician Junior "Gabu" Wedderburn ; Urban Bush Women dancers: Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Beverley Prentice, Gacirah Diagne, Valerie Winborne, Treva Offutt, Christine King, Maia Claire Garrison.
DVD-R; this disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Summary:
Documentary on a residency by the Urban Bush Women, sponsored by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Va., in April 1995, as seen through the eyes of Pofina Williams, a student at Virginia Commonwealth University. She shares her observations of the company's interactions with the community, including workshops and performances for adults and students of various ages. Additional insights are provided by artistic director Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and company members Valerie Winborne, Beverley Prentice, and Christine King, who also discuss some of the issues explored in the company's works. In addition to the dance activities, company musician Junior "Gabu" Wedderburn is shown leading a workshop on Afro-Caribbean songs. Seen in performance excerpts are the dance works Girlfriends, Nyabinghi dreamtime, Shelter, and Batty moves.
Topic:
Modern dance  Search this
African Americans--Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
video 001621
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1105010