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Film ID | ACE161 |
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Title | Ballet Black |
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Date | 1986 |
Director | Steve Dwoskin |
Production Company | Stephen Dwoskin/Urbane |
Synopsis | The history of Les Ballets Nègres, the first black ballet troupe in Europe, created in 1946 by Berto Pasuka (born Jamaica, d.1963), with the participation of surviving members of the company. |
Minutes | 85 min |
Choreographer | Richie Riley, Raymond Maclean |
Full synopsis |
ACE161.2 (00:00:00 - 00:10:57) Pathé Pictorial issue on Ballets Nègres, filmed by George Stevens and Terry Ashwood. Scenes from rehearsals for first British show, with dancers and musicians. Images selected for the film emphasise the African origins of the dances. Photo of Pasuka and Roy Carr. Woman’s VO describes Carr’s background. Same photo includes Cherry Adele. Pamela Johnson at the reunion. Photo of Pamela Johnson in company –VO continues. Tony Johnson –VO continues. Johnson at reunion –VO continues. Photo of John Lagey –VO continues.Lagey at reunion –VO continues. Photo of Lagey. Same photo includes Richie Riley, Roy Carr, Brenda Davies and Vivien Snow –VO continues. More of the photo including Tony Johnson, Pearl Johnson, Dorothy Lawson – VO continues. Photo including Pasuka and Pearl Johnson –VO continues. More of same photo including Tony Johnson, Geoffrey Russell-Smith, Wardrobe Mistress, Vivien Snow, Brenda Davies –VO continues. Photo of Marjorie Blackman in costume; other photographs including one of Prince Kari-Kari –VO continues. Still of Leonard Salzedo. VO of Salzedo talking about contact with Pasuka over formation of company. Photo of Salzedo and others on motor-cycles. The reunion. Photo of Nat Laryea. Photo of Claudell Francis. Patricia Clover. Clover at reunion. Photo of Veronica Antia. Photo of Ben Johnson – VO continues. Ben Johnson at reunion. Photo of Pearl Johnson. Pearl Johnson at reunion. Photo of Astley Harvey. Film of Harvey. Photo of Marie Antia. Richie Riley. Riley at reunion. Dorothy Ralston. Photo of Ronald Ali, Elesto Cortez, Richie Riley. Rehearsal. ACE161.3 (00:10:57 - 00:20:07) ACE161.4 (00:20:07 - 00:30:05) ACE161.5 (00:30:05 - 00:39:31) ACE161.6 (00:39:31 - 00:47:39) ACE161.7 (00:47:39 - 00:56:41) ACE161.8 (00:56:41 - 01:04:57) ACE161.9 (01:04:57 - 01:09:48) ACE161.10 (01:09:48 - 01:24:34) |
Full credits | With the participation of the original “BALLETS NÈGRES” members: Ben Johnson, Astley Harvey, Pamela Johnson, Johnny Lagey (Kwango), Pearl Johnson, Richie Riley, Tony Johnson, Patricia Clover (Salzedo), Leonard Salzedo. Director Stephen Dwoskin; Camera Stephen Dwoskin; Assistant Camera Véronique Goël; Sound Roger Ollerhead, Anthea Kennedy, Alan Hodge; Editors Stephen Dwoskin, Anthea Kennedy; Art Director Bernard Trude; Script Stephen Dwoskin; Costumes Véronique Goël; Make-up James Rowe; Electrician A. L. Newman; Production Manager Trish Thomas; Grips Sam Burford, Nic Boothby, Phil Hendy, Ian Wilbin; Music Schaun Tozer; Musicians: Simon Limbrick, percussion, Jon Wilkinson, additional percussion, Schaun Tozer, keyboards; Music Sound Engineer Jon Wilkinson; Original music from the BALLETS NÈGRES, Prince Kari-Kari and his Tam-Tam Orchestra. The ballet They Came: Composed by Leonard Salzedo; Arranged by Schaun Tozer, Simon Limbrick, Jon Wilkinson; Pianist Steve Halliwell; Consultants Astley Harvey, Richie Riley, Leonard Salzedo; Choreography Richie Riley, Raymond Maclean; Dancers Paul Bailey, Jacqui Boatswain, Beaux Bryant, Colin Charles, Raymond Maclean, Michael Noble, Julia de Peyer, Joy Richardson, Marcia Waldron, Desmond Williams, Honeyboy Williams. Animation Sequences Alan Hodge; Animation Rostrum Jack Warner; Special Dance Sequences Bolaji Adeola, Charles Keele; Ballet Sketches Richie Riley, Joy Richardson, Astley Harvey; With the voices of Rosalind Stockwell, John Warner, Astley Harvey, Ben Johnson, Leonard Salzedo, Pat Salzedo; Special thanks to Keith Hodiack, Kenneth Chubb, John Cowley, Harvard Theatre Collection, Pathé Picture Library, National Sound Archive, Riverside Studios, Electric Screen Cinema, Venture Centre. Executive Producer for the Arts Council Rodney Wilson . Produced by Stephen Dwoskin/Urbane Ltd. The Arts Council © 1986 |
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