NTD Catalog

Rainbow ’round my shoulder

Choreographer

Donald McKayle
General Information

Dance ID

363

Year choreographed

1959

Premier

Donald McKayle Dance Company, YM-YWCA

Premier city

New York

Premier state

NY

Premier country

US

Premier date

May 10, 1959

Description of work

From introduction, p. iv: “Rainbow ‘Round my Shoulder explores the experiences, thoughts, and wishes of men on the chain-gangs of the American South.”

Version staged by

Donald McKayle

Running time

17:00

Running time comments

NULL

Style of Movement

Modern

ICKL Number

2244.5

Status of score

Typewriter/LW

Pagination

xiv, 292

Level of Notation

Intermediate/Advanced

Score revised by

Score updated by

Notation checked by

NULL

Movement checked by

NULL

Certified by

NULL

Transcribed by

NULL

Notator

Mary Corey

Year Notated

1993

Number of women

1

Number of minimum women

1

Number of men

7

Number of minimum men

7

Number of either gender

Number of minimum either gender

Number of soloist women

Number of soloist men

Number of soloist either gender

Number of principle women

Number of principle men

Number of principle either gender

total cast

8

Alternate cast

NULL

Additional cast

NULL

level of dancer

Advanced/Professional

Dancers in staged version

Toufik Oudrhiri Idrissi, Darrell Jones, Nicholas Leichter, Nikolai Vasilievich Ogryzkov, Michael Oliver, Eric Orondin, Ismael Rodriguez (female role: Jolie Long, Sara Baird, Alesha Daughtry, Courtney Hughes, Jane katapigh, Alison Lister, Lilla Geisler, Crystal E. Simkins, Deborah Freedman, Keiko Tonabe, Michelle Otley, Ciru Kuranja, Kara Abiog, Christi Olsen)

Dancers in original version

Alfred DeSio, Jay Fletcher, Charles Moore, Donald McKayle, Harold Pierson, Jaime Rogers, Gus Trikonis, Mary Hinkson (female role: Carmen de Lacallade, Paula Kelly, Sara Yarborough)

casting notes

NULL

Costume Information

Basic costume information provided with score

Lighting Information

Basic lighting information provided with score

Props Information

Set Information

Misc Production Information

NULL

Composers

Robert de Cormier: Arranged, Milton Okun: Arranged

Music Title

The John and Alan Lomax collection, Library of Congress : [Traditional prison songs]

Music Formats

Marked Score, Unmarked Score, Audiocassette, CD, MP3

Live Music Required

Yes

Music in Public Domain

Music right comments

NULL

Music availability offsite

NULL

Other music information

Permission for Education

Yes

Permission for education comments

NULL

Permission for Research

Yes

Permission for Research comments

NULL

Permission for Performance

No

Permission for Performance Comments

Coach is required

Dance in public domain

Copyright Information

Copyright by Donald McKayle

Royalty fees

$$

Royalty fees B

Licensing fees

NULL

Licensing fees B

$$$$$: whole work, $$$: for a solo

Archival score comment

Locate at OSU Library

DNB archival score available

Yes

archival score box level

Master Box 47

archival score condition

Excellent

archival revised score

archival revised score comments

NULL

Master copy available

Yes

Master copy comments

NULL

Archival offsite copy

Microfilms: OSU Special Collection 509A & 509B; NYPL

Archival paybills

Programs

Archival photos

NULL

Archival papers

NULL

Press material

Clippings

Moving picture format

VHS or PAL Video: The Ohio State University Dance Company, Sullivant Hall Theater, February 23, 25, March 4, 1995. Staged by Ursula O. Payne, VHS or PAL Video: [Note — In house use only] The New Dance Group Gala Concert, 1994, DVD: The Ohio State University Dance Company, Sullivant Hall Theater, February 23, 25, March 4, 1995. Staged by Ursula O. Payne

LabanWriter formats

No

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