Tape Log #:  BAM.VT.88.001

Person, Company or Group Performing:   Festival of African American Dance (11th annual)

Title of Performance, Piece, or Group:  DanceAfrica: Reflections of Africa

Place of Recording:  Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House

Date of Recording:  June 5, 1988

Number of Reels or Cassettes:  2 cassettes

Format of Recording:  sd. color NTSC

___vhs ___betamax ___betacam ___8mm _X_3/4 inch ___D- 1,2,or 3 ___Digital Betacam ___DCT ___D-5

Length of Recording:   122 min

Contents summary or list:   Cassette 1: Greeting by Chuck Davis; Libration and welcoming by Gus Dinizula, Davis, Rose Marie Guiraud, and others; Bitter tongue performed by Urban Bush Women. -- Cassette 2: The Dance of life/Bak make performed by Sabar ak Ru Afriq; 6 dances performed by Les Guirivoires: Ballo, Temate, Kotou, Banti, Wale, and Zaouli

Production Credits:
Program: Artistic director: Chuck Davis; Lighting: Mitchell Bogard; Participating companies: Urban BushWomen, Sabar Ak Ru Afriq, Les Guiriviores. -- Individual works: Bitter Tongue: Choreographer: Joale Willa Jo Zollar; Music: Tiye Giraud and Edwina Lee Tyler; The Dance of Life/Bak make: Choreographer: Traditional, Music: Traditional -- 6 dances: Choreography: Traditional, staged by Rose Marie Guiraud, Music: Djun-Djun and the Wolloff Drums. Scenic Design:

Performers and their roles (or distinguishing feature to identify them, i.e. costume colors):

Dancers in Bitter Tongue: ... Dancers in The Dance of Life/Bak make: ... Dancers in Les Guirivoires: ...

Videotaping credits:   Character Generators

Technical notes and recording conditions:
Three camera shoot, recorded on D2, edited by Character Generators and dubbed to 3/4" for viewing

Type of production recorded:

_X_ full dress performance ___ dress rehearsal ___full rehearsal ____workshop ___ choreographic development

Terms governing use and reproduction/Release agreement signed:  Release on file, use restricted, permission needed from Chuck Davis for viewing.

Information regarding master, duplicates, location:	Format	# of Reels	Location
Master:	D2	2	Iron Mountain
Rough Edit and Out takes:	D2	6	Character Generators
Video Preservation Master:	D2	2	Archives
Video Viewing Copies:	3/4"	2	Video room