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Choreographer Donald McKayle joins dancers Jacqueline Walcott, Robert Powell, Sylvia Waters, Arthur Mitchell, Kathleen Stanford and Carmen de Lavallade in a performance of excerpts from his dance-drama They Called Her Moses" about Harriet Tubman, the ex-slave who was the "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, leading many other slaves to freedom. The music includes singing of "Follow the Drinking Gourd," "Wade In the Water," "Let My People Go,"...

In this video, Jennifer Muller discusses her background, inspirations, influences, and technique. Watch excerpts from recent choreography: Miserere Nobis, Alchemy, Grass, Helix Rituals, and Whew!

Louise Bédard is a veteran of Montreal's dance scene. When not dancing and choreographing, she spends a great deal of time creating collage art pieces. She finds that the two artistic disciplines inform one another and bring a multilayered sense of depth to her staged dance pieces, creating a form of "human collage."

This program features extended documentation of choreographer Yoshiko Chuma's work that was originally showcased in the film Homecoming- Celebrating 20 Years of Dance at P.S. 122. Works featured in this program include Homecoming Cabaret (2000) and 24 Hour Piece (1983). Also included is a commentary by the artist, P.S. 122 Executive Director Mark Russell, and numerous dance critics and presenters.

A renowned dancer and choreographer reminisces about her childhood years, especially the summers at Merriewold, the family estate.

Part 2 of the two-part series on choreographer David Rousseve picks up where Part 1 left off - with an excerpt from his solo, The Ten Year Chat, which celebrates a decade of his work and fuses early, recent and new work to create a sublimely self-effacing performing terrain that explodes issues of race, gender and AIDS. This program also includes additional commentary by the artist on his creative process. Length: Recorded in 2001 at Performance Space...

This is part two of a two-part series on choreographer Douglas Dunn and playwright Jim Neu. This program features additional excerpts from a performance of "Aerobia" which was recorded at P.S. 122 in New York City in November, 2001. Douglas Dunn is one of New York''s most acclaimed choreographers. A former member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Dunn has led his own company for the past 25 years. Jim Neu is one of New York theater''s best kept...