Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (65 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm |
Contents |
Mother tongues -- (Re)invention -- Moments of contact -- Staging the (un)imaginable |
Summary |
A discussion of contemporary African dance, consisting of short excerpts from pieces by African choreographers & dancers and interviews with African dance experts |
Credits |
Director of photography, Jeff Silva ; principal cinematography, Jeff Silva, Alla Kovgan ; editor, Alla Kovgan ; music, Fabrice Bouillon Laforest, Jean-Yves Gratius |
Performer |
Company Kongo Ba Teŕia (Burkina Faso), Faustin Linyekula and Studios Kabako (Democratic Republic of Congo), Company Rary (Madagascar), Sello Pesa (South Africa), Company TchéTché (Côte d'Ivoire), Company Raiz di Polon (Cape Verde), Company Jant Bi (Senegal) and Kota Yamazaki (Japan), Nora Chipaumire (Zimbabwe), Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and members of Urban Bush Women (USA) |
Event |
Filmed from 2004-2006 at the University of Florida, Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, Bates Dance Festival, Tufts University and Time-Based Art Festival (Portland Institute for Contemporary Art) |
Notes |
Originally produced: [United States] : Joan Frosch, c2007 |
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[All regions ; NTSC] |
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DVD. Region unspecified |
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Predominantly in English. Some dialogue in other languages with English subtitles |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
Subject |
Modern dance -- Africa.
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Dance -- Africa.
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Genre/Form |
Dance films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Author |
Frosch, Joan D.
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Kovgan, Alla.
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Linyekula, Faustin, 1974-
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Pesa, Sello
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Yamazaki, Kota.
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Chipaumire, Nora.
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Zollar, Jawole Willa Jo.
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Silva, Jeff.
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Bouillon-Laforest, Fabrice.
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Gratius, Jean-Yves.
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Company Kongo Ba Teŕia
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Studios Kabako.
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Company Rary
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Company TchéTché
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Compagnie Jant-Bi.
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Raïz di Polon (Dance company)
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Urban Bush Women (Dance company)
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Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)
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