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Njinga, the queen king : the return of a warrior /

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Musical theater work juxtaposing the life of Njinga, a seventeenth-century female ruler of Ndongo (present-day Angola), with twentieth-century characters and political events.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Pauline Oliveros Foundation Inc, Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival
Other Authors: Ione, Carole, 1937-, Oliveros, Pauline, 1932-2016, Maynard, Valerie, Blu, Rush, Loren, 1935-, Even, Tirtza, Ward, Gail, Walker, Adriene, Escobar, M'bewe, Miles, Karen, Guinier, Marie
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English, Congolese, and Portuguese.
Published: New York : Mode Records, 2010.
Subjects:
Nzinga, > Queen of Matamba, > 1582-1663.
Pageants.
Angola > History.
Filmed performances.
Description
Summary:Musical theater work juxtaposing the life of Njinga, a seventeenth-century female ruler of Ndongo (present-day Angola), with twentieth-century characters and political events.
Item Description:Special features include: Ancestral voices (1992, 56:40), directed by Stephen Barnwell; Peak Moments (2009, 12:51), filmed and edited by Victoria Kereszi.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (193 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:03:13:00
Format:DVD; region 0; audio format in Dolby Digital 5.1; NTSC; aspect ratio, 4:3 and 16:9.
Production Credits:Choreography and movement, Carol Chappell, Nego Gato, Biza Sompa, Titos Sompa ; fight choreography, Nego Gato ; original music and sound, Pauline Oliveros ; traditional Congolese music arranged by Titos Sompa ; traditional Brazilian music arranged by Nego Gato ; electro-acoustical design, Loren Rush ; scenery and costumes, Valerie Maynard ; lighting, Blu.