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Black Tie Dinner Collection (The Dallas Way)
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["The Lou Myers Cabaret" live performance]
Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "The Lou Myers Cabaret" show held over the weekend of February 9-10, 2001 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows Myers performing accompanied by a small band.
Date:
February 10, 2001
Creator:
King, Curtis & Myers, Lou
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["In Concert...The Gospel Gurls", tape 2]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Gospel Gurls" live concert event held at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre on April 8th and 9th, 2000. The footage shows Curtis King giving introductions followed by the concert in full.
Date:
April 8, 2001
Creator:
King, Curtis; Hatchett, Carolene; Jones, Dottie; Bell, Angela; Burroughs, Lisa; Arterberry, Benita et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Black male preacher speaking to a church congregation]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a male preacher giving a sermon to a congregation seated in wooden pews. The footage shows this man speaking with passion, vigor, and conviction.
Date:
2001
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["Sankofa Cafe Bash"]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Sankofa Cafe Bash" held on June 23rd, 2001 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows a play followed by spoken word artists performing for a dinner crowd.
Date:
June 23, 2001
Creator:
Sankofa Cultural Arts-N-Jazz
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[1st Naomi Bruton arts scholarship award winner]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded following "Talking Funny With Hot Blues & Jazz" Saturday's performance. The footage shows the awarding of the 1st Naomi Burton Arts Scholarship. Performer Cece Antoinette is Naomi Brutons daughter.
Date:
April 7, 2001
Creator:
Antoinette, Cece; Kemp, Emme & King, Curtis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["The Lou Myers Cabaret" live performance, 2]
Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "The Lou Myers Cabaret" show held over the weekend of February 9-10, 2001 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows Myers performing accompanied by a small band.
Date:
February 10, 2001
Creator:
Myers, Lou
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["Two Legends Singing" after-dinner show]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Two Legends Singing" dinner show over the weekend of March 9-10th, 2001 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows entertainers Linda Hopkins and Barbara McNair singing a variety of jazz, Broadway, and R&B classics.
Date:
March 10, 2001
Creator:
Hopkins, Linda; McNair, Barabra & King, Curtis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["Dance with the Caribbeans" live performance]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Dance with the Caribbeans" held on February 24th, 2001 at the Naomi Bruton Theatre. The performance begins at the 6:30 minute mark and shows the dance company "ASHE" performing traditional dances from the Caribbean and Jamaican islands. The performers include, dancers, drummers and speakers.
Date:
February 24, 2001
Creator:
King, Curtis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["Been There Done That!" live performance]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Been There Done That!" featuring Judge Greg Mathis, Fred Hammond, and Phyllis Yvonne Stickney. The production was held on the Naomi Bruton main stage in 2001. The footage shows the gospel music event staged in a courtroom presided over by a judge and angles. The play follows multiple court cases all dealing with right and wrong.
Date:
2001
Creator:
Design Tour
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["Flute for Two" jazz concert]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Flute for Two" jazz concert featuring Bobbi Humphrey and Hubert Laws. The concert was held on the Naomi Bruton main stage on April 14th, 2001. The footage shows the two jazz flutists accompanied by a jazz ensemble.
Date:
April 14, 2001
Creator:
Humphrey, Bobbi; Laws, Hubert & King, Curtis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["The Gospel Gurls" close-up camera]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters was recorded during the October 2001 live concert event for the "Gospel Gurls " at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows a camera shooting close-up angles from the performance including opening remarks given by Curtis King and the seven-person all-female gospel group.
Date:
October 26, 2001
Creator:
King, Curtis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Juneteenth "Jamfest" featuring Roy Ayers and Les McCann]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 2001 jazz and blues Juneteenth "Jamfest" featuring Roy Ayers and Les McCann. The concert was held on June 16th, 2001 on the Naomi Bruton main stage. The footage shows a comedian opening the show followed by Ric E Bluez, McCann, a 15-minute intermission, and Ayers as the finale.
Date:
June 2001
Creator:
King, Curtis; Ayers, Roy & McCann, Les
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[The first annual "Ladies Luncheon"]
Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the first annual Ladies Luncheon held on April 5th, 2001. The lunch was held to recognize the wives of Dallas/Fort Worth area religious leaders for their work in supporting the Academy. The footage shows import figures Jeraldine Estelle, Alice Debase, Ernestine Abernathy, Ruth Anderson, Nanette Booker, Ruby Hawthorne, Helen Martin, Julia Parhams, and Eva Washington.
Date:
April 5, 2001
Creator:
King, Curtis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["Love and Nappiness Revue" live performance]
Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Love and Nappiness Revue" over the weekend of June 15-16th, 2001 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows various short performances all centered on the topic of promoting a positive image of the African American cultural heritage. All the skits focus on the rituals of beauty and the stories that are told as a result of the process of keeping one's hair.
Date:
June 16, 2001
Creator:
A Nappy Hair Affair
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Lou Meyers Cabaret "Jazz Storyteller" performance clip and news spot]
Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a news spot on Lou Meyers cabaret performances. The footage shows a reporter speaking outside a venue about actor Lou Meyers performing cabaret on the side paired with clips of him singing at multiple places in California. The clip focuses on a primary performance at an unknown venue.
Date:
February 2001
Creator:
Meyers, Lou
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Juneteenth "Jamfest" featuring Roy Ayers and Les McCann, tape 2]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 2001 jazz and blues Juneteenth "Jamfest" featuring Roy Ayers and Les McCann. The concert was held on June 16th, 2001 on the Naomi Bruton main stage. The footage shows a comedian opening the show followed by Ric E Bluez, McCann, a 15-minute intermission, and Ayers as the finale.
Date:
June 16, 2001
Creator:
King, Curtis; Ayers, Roy & McCann, Les
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["Etta's Dance Expressions" spring recital]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during Etta's Dance Expressions spring recital held on the Naomi Bruton main stage on June 3rd, 2001. The footage shows children of varying ages performing ballet, contemporary, and hip hop styles of dance in short skits.
Date:
June 3, 2001
Creator:
King, Curtis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["Jazz Funk at Piano" starring Kim Jordan, tape 2 of 2]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the return of pianist Kim Jordan for the "Jazz Funk at Piano" live concert held on April 20th, 2001 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows Jordan playing on piano accompanied by a small jazz ensemble. The tape concludes with closing remarks led by Curtis King.
Date:
April 20, 2001
Creator:
Jordan, Kim & King, Curtis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["Jazz Funk at Piano" starring Kim Jordan, tape 1 of 2]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the return of pianist Kim Jordan for the "Jazz Funk at Piano" live concert held on April 20th, 2001 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows Jordan playing on piano accompanied by a small jazz ensemble.
Date:
April 20, 2001
Creator:
Jordan, Kim & King, Curtis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["Letters to the Lord" dance performance]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Praise in Dance: Letters to the Lord on his Revelation" live performance held on June 10th, 2001 at the Naomi Bruton Theatre. The footage shows dancers and musicians of varying ages giving a performance centered on Jesus' letters to the seven churches.
Date:
June 10, 2001
Creator:
St. Lukes United Methodist Church
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["The Ebony Nutcracker" performance video, 1 of 2]
Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during Etta's Dance Expressions "Ebony Nutcracker" performance held on December 8th 2001. The footage shows a children's performance of the Nutcracker with a cast and ensemble of black dancers and drummers in place of a classical rendition.
Date:
December 8, 2001
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["Etta's Dance Expressions" spring recital, 2]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during Etta's Dance Expressions spring recital held on the Naomi Bruton main stage on June 3rd, 2001. The footage shows young children performing ballet, contemporary, and hip hop styles of dance in short skits.
Date:
June 3, 2001
Creator:
King, Curtis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["Sisters in Opera" master tape]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Sisters in Opera" live concert event featuring Barbara Conrad and Harolyn Blackwell accompanied on piano by Joseph Joubert. The concert was held at the Naomi Bruton Theatre on April 29th, 2001. The women sing mezzo-soprano and soprano respectively along with opera apprentice Lynn Roberts.
Date:
April 29, 2001
Creator:
King, Curtis; Conrad, Barbara; Blackwell, Harolyn & Roberts, Lynn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["Funny Bone N' Jazz" live performance video, 1 of 2]
Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the comedy and jazz event held after the 2001 volunteer appreciation soiree sponsored by Fannie Mae Foundation. The footage shows a performance entitled "Funny Bone N' Jazz" featuring comedians Ajai Sanders and Paul Luther accompanied by a small jazz ensemble.
Date:
December 8, 2001
Creator:
King, Curtis; Sanders, Ajai; Luther, Paul; Winslow, Charles; Bassett, Ira; Hayden, Tom et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library