[West African and African-American dance companies broadcast clip] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [West African and African-American dance companies broadcast clip]

Creator

  • Interviewee: Moussa, Djely
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Choreographer
  • Interviewee: Whiturs, Dereque
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Choreographer

Contributor

  • Donor: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters
    Contributor Type: Organization

Publisher

  • Name: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters
    Place of Publication: Dallas, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 2000-06

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a broadcast featuring two sponsored dance companies that will perform at the Naomi Burton Theatre on June 3rd, 2000. The footage shows the two dance companies and their respective choreographers being interviewed as well as a brief performance by their drummers. One company represents African dance hailing form Guinea and the other African American dance hailing from Dallas.
  • Physical Description: 1 cassette (VHS) (6 min., 22 sec.) : sd., col.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Black Academy of Arts and Letters (Dallas, Tex.)
  • Keyword: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Communications - Media
  • Keyword: TBAAL
  • Keyword: West African dancers
  • Keyword: dance companies
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Ethnic Groups - African Americans
  • Keyword: drummers
  • Keyword: interviews
  • Keyword: news stories
  • Keyword: broadcast clippings
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Places - Africa
  • Keyword: sponsored performers

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas
  • Coverage Date: 2000-06-03
  • Time Period: mod-tim
  • Place Name: Guinea
  • Place Point: north=32.774281; east=-96.797546;

Citation

  • Preferred Citation: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records (AR0797), University of North Texas Special Collections

Collection

  • Name: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records
    Code: BLACKA

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Special Collections
    Code: UNTA

Rights

  • Rights License: copyright
  • Rights Holder: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters
  • Rights Statement: Copyright for all content in the TBAAL Archive is owned solely by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Inquiries to obtain permission for commercial and/or non-educational use of material from the TBAAL Archive, should be directed to Curtis King, president, The Black Academy of Arts and Letters.

Resource Type

  • Video

Format

  • Video

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: UNTA_AR0797-691543-044-5001560697
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc1941515

Note

  • Digital Preservation: This material was digitized by Scene Savers in the Spring of 2022.
  • Digital Preservation: Tape begins abruptly on content. Audio on two channels. Major chroma noise is present that seem to also cause the 'Venetian-blind effect'. Headswitching visible across bottom.
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