CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
5121
Partner Institution:
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Source Collection Label:
Action Poetry fonds
Sub Series:
Action Poetry fonds
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Ahdri Mandiela : [Action Poetry performance video]
Title Source:
Transcribed from the Artifact
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Music
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
In Copyright (InC)
CREATORS
Name:
Mandiela, Ahdri
Role:
"Performer"
CONTRIBUTORS
Name:
Sobol, John
Role:
"Series organizer"
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
AV Type:
Video
Material Designation:
U-Matic
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Storage Capacity:
T01:00:00
Extent:
3/4 inch
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Duration:
00:51:07
Size:
15.2 GB
Encoding:
Apple ProRes (preservation) and H.264 (access)
Dates
Date:
1994-04-28
Type:
Performance Date
LOCATION
Address:
107, Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Venue:
Ground Round Theatre (Banff)
Latitude:
51.1735409
Longitude:
-115.5608138
CONTENT
Contents:
Item is a video recording of Ahdri Mandiela's performances at Action Poetry ’94. Performances include:
1. [I chant, I chant] (0:33)
2. Special request (5:34)
3. [In my country] (1:49)
4. [What is your life made of] (5:12)
5. [She feels blue today] (3:05)
6. [Got up this morning] (0:23)
7. [Black Woman] (3:45)
8. [For my sister whose heart broke] (1:19)
9. [In the cane fields] (3:56)
10. [Take a tour through my homeland] (0:33)
11. [In South Africa today] (6:18)
12. [Just send some sun] (0:27)
13. African by instinct (8:09)
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
Performances 2, 7, 10, 11, and 13 are accompanied by Flex Plan Nine. Number 5 is accompanied by Derryl Keyes on trumpet. Number 13 is accompanied by Ahdri Mandiela’s daughter.
Type:
General
Note:
Performance titles and lengths have been transcribed from the U-matic case label. The titles of any works not explicitly given by the performer in the recording were likely supplied by the archives ca. 1996, and are enclosed in square brackets.
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