Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre
Cultural Zephyr e.V.
Black
International Cinema
Berlin
Germany & U.S.A.
The Collegium
- Forum & Television Program
Berlin
Magdeburg - Wolfsburg
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith
Co-Founder/Director/Moderator: Fountainhead Tanz Theatre, Black International
Cinema,
The Collegium - Forum
& Television Program Berlin and Cultural Zephyr e.V.
THE
COLLEGIUM TRAILER ON You Tube
Production Staff
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith - Conceptualization, Research, Direction,
Choreography
Anthony J. Phillips - Stage Manager
Angela Kramer - Production Co-ordination/Assistant Direction
Production Staff
Donald Muldrow McKinney Griffith II - Camera
Kevin O. Roth - Camera
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...are an international, intercultural community of persons engaged in achieving increasing understanding and cooperation between individuals and groups in support of democratic procedures and the elimination of violence, religious, ethnic and gender persecution, youth exploitation, homophobia and racial hatred through the process of art, education, culture and dialogue.
...sind eine internationale, interkulturelle Gemeinschaft von Menschen mit dem Engagement fuer ein besseres Verstaendnis und wachsende Kooperation zwischen Individuen und Gruppen, mit Unterstuetzung des demokratischen Prozesses und der Beseitigung von Gewalt, Verfolgung aufgrund religiöser, ethnischer und geschlechtlicher Zugehörigkeit, Kindes- und Jugendmissbrauch, Homosexuellen-Feindlichkeit und von Rassenhass, durch die Mittel der Kunst, der Bildung, der Kultur und des Dialogs.
...sont une communauté internationale et interculturelle de personnes qui s'engagent pour une meilleure compréhension, pour une coopération croissante entre les individus et les groupes, dans le but d'affirmer les aspirations démocratiques et de contribuer ainsi à éliminer la violence, l'antisémitisme, la discrimination des homosexuels et le racisme par le véhicule de l'art, de l'éducation, de la culture et du dialogue.
...kültürler ve uluslar arasi bir topluluk olarak, bireyler ve gruplar arasinda daha iyi bir anlayis ve is birlikteligi için angaje olmaktayiz, bununla demokratik bir sürecin destegiyle sanat, egitim, kültür ve dialog araciligi ile siddet, antisemitizm, homoseksüel düsmanligi ve irklar arasi kin ve nefret duzgusuna bir çözüm getirmek istiyoruz.
...é uma comunidade international e intercultural de pessoas empenhádas em melhorar a compreensão e aumentar a cooperação entre indivíduos e grupos, apoiando o processo democrãtico e a eliminação da violência, anti-semitismo, discriminação homossexual e racismo, a trave's da arte, educação, cultura e diálogo.
...sono una communità internazionale e interculturale di persone impegnate per una migliore comprensione e cooperazione tra gl'individui e i gruppi, con la meta di dare un impulso al processo democratico, eliminando cosi la violenza, l'antisemitismo, il rassismo e la discriminazione degli omosessuali - per questa realisazione ci sono gl'instrumenti dell'arte dell'educazione, della cultura e dello dialogo. ...son una comunidad internacional e intercultural de personas empenadas para una mejor comprensión y cooperación entre los individuos y grupos, con la meta de dar fuerza al impulso democrático y asi de eliminar también la violencia como el antisemitismo, el racismo y la discriminación de los homosexuales. Por eso se usan los medios del arte, de la educación, de la cultura y del diálogo.
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THE COLLEGIUM - FORUM & TELEVISION PROGRAM
BERLIN
THE COLLEGIUM - FORUM & TELEVISION PROGRAM
BERLIN
THE COLLEGIUM - FORUM & TELEVISION PROGRAM
BERLIN
THE COLLEGIUM - FORUM & TELEVISION PROGRAM
BERLIN
Definition: Co. le. gi. um/n. - a group in which each member has approximately equal power and authority. The goals are to establish improved communication and co-operation between people from the African Diaspora, Africa and people from other national and ethnic backgrounds for the increased psychological, spiritual, social, artistic and economic well-being of said groups.
Furthermore, The Collegium also seeks to establish and maintain relationships with other individuals, organizations and communities having convergent interests with the aforementioned goals.
The Collegium, in association with Fountainhead Tanz Theatre, the annual Black International Cinema and Cultural Zephyr e.V., was founded in Berlin, Germany on May 14, 1995 by Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith, Mark Headley and Calvann Cole as an open forum enabling and supporting informational exchange and the undertaking of projects among The Collegium participants in conjunction with other individuals and groups where feasible.
Production, Performing, Technical Staff and Guests
A Fountainhead Tanz Theatre Production
and Direction of
The Collegium Television Program in association with Classic
In Black 2001
June 18, 2000
Production, Performing, Technical Staff and Guests
A Fountainhead Tanz Theatre Production
and Direction of
The Collegium Television Program in association with Classic
In Black 2001
June 18, 2000
Production, Performing, Technical Staff and Guests
A Fountainhead Tanz Theatre Production
and Direction of
The Collegium Television Program in association with Classic
In Black 2001
June 18, 2000
Production, Performing, Technical Staff and Guests
A Fountainhead Tanz Theatre Production
and Direction of
The Collegium Television Program in association with Classic
In Black 2001
June 18, 2000
State of Affairs
from left: Primus Guenou, Maria Bahn, Narrator Prof. Donald
Muldrow Griffith,
Harry Louiserre, Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq, Earl Bostic
The Collegium Television Program presents,
by Ronald Chavers
November 19, 2000
Utrecht, November 1995
"The
Transformation and Re-transformation of the dying nature,
of the family of trees, their earth, their vegetation, their
animals, plants and their human freedoms....
The Tree of Life symbolizes the Tree Spirit or the May Tree
or the harvest,
the reapers and the protectors of the harvest,
also it manifests itself in the Corn Spirit: the symbol
of Death, Resurrection and New Life."
(R.E. Chavers, The Revival of the Tree Spirit, Dance Programscript, 1995)
The Afro Egyptian Method and the History of Western Philosophy
written by Prof. Dr. Ronald Chavers
Publisher: Africa World Press/The Red Sea Press, U.S.A.
The Collegium, July 15, 2001
Guests & Production Staff
RANYA ORFALY
Singer - Actress - Model
Dancer; Fountainhead Tanz Theatre
St. Maurice
(d. c. 286)
In 1230, the citizens of Magdeburg, formerly East Germany, dedicated their newly built cathedral to St. Maurice (depicted here with St. Erasmus by fifteenth-century German painter Mathis Grünewald). The cult of St. Maurice subsequently spread far and wide across medieval Europe, principally along the Rhine River in Switzerland and in northern Italy. Also known as St. Moritz and St. Mauritius, St. Maurice was a significant figure in Germanic iconography. Artisans painted, sculpted, and engraved his image on works still found today in cathedrals and museums throughout Germany.
Maurice was commander of the Theban Legion, composed of 6,600 Egyptian Christians serving in the Roman army. Around A.D. 286, the legion was sent to Gaul to reinforce the army of future Roman emperor Maximian. Ordered by Maximian to persecute Christians who were in revolt there, Maurice and his men refused. The entire legion was executed at Agaunum (now Saint-Maurice-enValais, Switzerland); Maurice and three others-Vitalis, Candidus, and Exuperius- were later canonized.
Throughout the Middle Ages, St. Maurice was revered along with St. George, St. Martin, and St. Mary. From the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries, a group of German men who worshiped St. Maurice called themselves Schwarzhaupter, or Blackheads, in his honor. They were members of the Livonian Order, inclusion in which was determined by class and religion; their coat of arms displayed an image of St. Maurice.
Both captivating and enduring, the images of St. Maurice reflect Europe´s lasting reverence for him; September 22 is still set aside to commemorate the life of this great military saint.
St. Maurice
St. Maurice
St. Maurice
St. Maurice
HUMANITY 21
The
enclosed document is the result of consultations between
an international group of
persons, to develop a theoretical and practical basis for
co-operation, leading to an
improved psycho-social and economic plan of action in Germany
and internationally,
A planned discussion group on October 20, in Berlin, will
undertake these topics with
the resulting formulations and understanding, to be presented
on THE COLLEGIUM TELEVISION PROGRAM 9-10p.m. in Berlin,
Oct. 21, 2001.
1. NETWORKING- Utilizing electronic media, i.e., internet,
e-mail to facilitate events and
disseminate ideas. Additionally, enlisting the assistance
of experienced people and
organizations to support professional and societal advancement.
2.
Imagery- An increasingly conscious choice of photographs,
text and graphics to more
accurately and vividly depict a stated point of view.
3.
Proposals to lessen/ eliminate, the failure of undertakings
and planning of such
undertakings, in relationship to realizable resources. The
recognition of reasonable
expectations of any venture or undertaking.
4.
An agenda defined in local, national and international terms.
Stated for purposes of
inclusiveness, thereby, lessening differences and heightening
and highlighting, the ties
that bind.
5. Trans- Racial Co-operation and decision making. What alliances and how?
6.
Cultural work as a means of resistance against implied or
forced acculturation. The
term refers to the degree of pressure exerted externally
or internally to assimilate a
person or group, into a given societal-cultural norm, against
the individual or groups
preference.
7. The World Conference of Racism Durban/South Africa 2001. Plus and minus?
Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson
(1878-1946)
Born in Galveston,
Texas, Jack (John Arthur) Johnson was a skinny lad who traveled the country
by hitching rides on trains, supporting
himself by working at odd jobs and boxing as an amateur.
He became professional in 1899 but was unable to compete for the championship
in the United States - an opportunity he gained by knocking out Tommy
Burns
in Sydney, Australia, in 1908. His status as the world´s first black heavyweight
boxing champion provoked hatred from some Americans, who launched a search
for the "Great White Hope," a white boxer who could dethrone
him.
Johnson successfully
defended his title several times, most notably defeating James Jeffries,
who had been coaxed out of retirement to fight him in 1910.
Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis wrote in the liner notes for his album titled
Jack Johnson,
"The day before Johnson defended his title against Jim Flynn (1912)
he received a note:
´Lie down tomorrow or we string you up-Ku Klux Klan.´"
Ultimately, Johnson lost the title to Jess Willard in Havana, Cuba, in
1915.
His career record was 78 wins (45 knockouts), 8 losses, and 12 no-decisions.
Johnson was inducted into the Boxing Halll of Fame in 1954.
Guest Artists
October 21, 2001
Quarteto Latinoamericano
Guest Artists
October 21, 2001
Quarteto Latinoamericano
Guest Artists
October 21, 2001
Quarteto Latinoamericano
October 21, 2001
Quarteto Latinoamericano
THE COLLEGIUM TELEVISION PROGRAM
DECEMBER 16, 2001
9-10 pm / 21-22 Uhr
Guest Artists
TAP & TRAY
Kurt Albert & Klaus Bleis
E-Mail
The FAX read, almost incidentally, "Carnell Lyons died last Suturday."
During our early years in Berlin, through
travels, quests for identity
and purpose, and through the auspices of Bob Harrel, proprietor
of
"Talk of the Town," the international Berlin disco of the
early eighties, we met
Carnell Lyons.
Carnell Lyons
Carnell was a tap man from the streets and stages of somewhere, U.S.A., and had
emigrated to Germany some twenty years before our initial meeting. In the
face of changing times, taste, and opportunities, Carnell had opted for Europe.
But a desperate need for expression continued
to grow and as a means of
addressing that need evolved, he became a teacher of tap,
or as the Germans
prefer, a step dance teacher.
The years came and went and we observed
a cultural awakening by many
people in Germany to the economic, artistic, and spiritual
possibilities that Carnell
was providing through his teaching.
Carnell Lyons
We saw Carnell as a catalyst for innovation and attempted to record for ourselves, and
future generations, the contributions this old Black man was making to German culture.
To some extent, we were successful, but
we observed the end approaching, with his limbs
stiffening, his breathing more labored and, most significantly,
the light in his eyes growing
increasingly dim.
We were pained at the news of his death
and surprised that if affected us so.
We don't know much about his other additions or subtractions
in life, but we
do know that he motivated many people to discover themselves
through the art and
delight of tap/step dancing and as a result, his pupils,
present and former, are endeavoring
to continue the master's technique.
from left: Kurt Albert, Carnell Lyons, Klaus Bleis
Carnell Lyons contributed to human kind in his inimitable and irascible manner
and people, including ourselves, loved and respected him.
Godspeed Carnell, and thank you for the lessons of life bestowed upon us and so many others.
Fountainhead Tanz Theatre
published
by
Indiana University South Bend/USA 1993
DANCE-The Inaugural Performance of the Dance Program
Division of the Arts - Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre
The Collegium
Television Program
Sunday, June
16, 2002
9 -10 p.m.
presents
LUTAMYO
M. LEONARD
Painter
&
SUYEN GORE
MOSELY
Model - Actress
The Collegium
Television Program
Sunday, June
16, 2002
9 -10 p.m.
presents
LUTAMYO
M. LEONARD
Painter
&
SUYEN GORE
MOSELY
Model - Actress
The Collegium
Television Program
Sunday, June
16, 2002
9 -10 p.m.
presents
LUTAMYO
M. LEONARD
Painter
&
SUYEN GORE
MOSELY
Model - Actress
The Collegium Television Program
Sunday, June
16, 2002
9 -10 p.m.
presents
LUTAMYO
M. LEONARD
Painter
&
SUYEN GORE
MOSELY
Model - Actress
The Collegium Television Program
Sunday, July 21, 2002
9 - 10 p.m.
presents
CYBERNOMADES
Abdel Rahman Satti and Sun Leegba Love
DETROIT GARY WIGGINS
Saxophone
MAHOMA MWAUNGULU
P.A.F. - Pan African Forum
Abdel Rahman Satti and Sun Leegba Love
DETROIT GARY WIGGINS
Saxophone
MAHOMA MWAUNGULU
P.A.F. - Pan African Forum
The Collegium Television Program
Sunday, November 17, 2002
9 - 10 p.m.
presents
THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM
The Fire Next Time
or
...Dialogue between Civilizations
or
Beginning of the End...?
PART I: Birth
PART II: Somewhere, Sometime...
PART III: Beginning of the End?
O death, sweet death, sole refuge of spirits
confined in awful prison! - Etienne Jodelle
Come death, if you will: you cannot divide us;
you can only unite us. - Franz Grillparzer
Dancers: Angela Kramer and Marion Kramer
Costumes: Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith
Sound: Thomas M. Wendt
Light: Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith, Prof. Donald M.
Griffith, Anthony J. Phillips
Camera: Anthony J. Phillips, Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith,
Rolf Gänsrich
Music: Samuel Barber, Antonin Dvorák, Béla Bartók
Conception, Direction & Choreography: Fountainhead® Tanz
Theatre
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith
Production Staff: The Children of Abraham
from left: Tony Watson, Prof. Gayle McKinney
Griffith, Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith,
Rolf Gänsrich, Angela Kramer, Andrea, Thomas M. Wendt,
Anthony J. Phillips
Melancholy
STRIDING striving.
Life yearns.
Shuddering standing.
Looks seek.
Dying grows.
Coming screams.
Deep down we (are) dumb.
August Stramm 1874-1915
BALLADS AND THINGS
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith and Albrecht Hirsch
Guests
Chic Virgin & Calvann Cole
"TELEVISION PROGRAM"
Offener Kanal Berlin....."The Collegium" - LIVE
Voltastr. 5
13355 Berlin
Tel.: 030/46 40 05 0
Marion Kramer
Public Relations Co-ordination/Assistant Production Co-ordination
The Collegium Television Program
Sunday, December 21, 2003
9 - 10 p.m.
presents
HOLIDAY GREETINGS
from left: Andreas, Angela Kramer, Khadija Tarjan McKinney Griffith Yutta Saftien, Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Rolf Gänsrich, Donald Muldrow McKinney Griffith II, Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith, Thomas M. Wendt, Marion Kramer
Rehearsal for "Ode To Bahia" Production, Direction, Choreography: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Ballet Mistress: Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith, Dancer: Diane Callies, Marion Kramer, Costumes: Diane Callies, Cameraman: Darnell S. Summers
"Ode To Bahia" Dancers: Marion Kramer, Diane Callies
The Collegium Television Program
Sunday, March 21, 2004
9 - 10 p.m.
Stanley Tyrone Greene / Black Ty Productions &
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith / Co-Founder/Director:
Fountainhead® Tanz Theater/Black International Cinema/
The Collegium Forum & Television Program & Cultural Zephyr e.V.
Dr. William E. Downey / Chair: American Democrats
Abroad
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith
Ellen Brandel / American Voices Abroad
standing from left: Thomas M. Wendt, Rolf Gänsrich,
Ulrike Roth,
Colin Andersen, Manuela Patz, Prof. Gayle McKinney
Griffith,
Donald Muldrow McKinney Griffith, Khadija Tarjan
McKinney Griffith,
Kevin Ohene Roth, Angela Kramer, Marion Kramer
seated from left: Dr. William E. Downey, Prof.
Donald Muldrow Griffith,
Ellen Brandel
The Collegium Television Program
Sunday,
June 20, 2004
9 - 10 p.m.
John F. Kennedy Friendship Center in association with Fountainhead Tanz Theatre presents
"CAUGHT UP" Program Director: Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith Choreography: Khadija Tarjan McKinney Griffith
Dancers from left: Khadija Tarjan McKinney Griffith, Hannah Kellermann, Francesca ScelsiDancers from left: Hannah Kellermann, Khadija Tarjan McKinney Griffith, Francesca Scelsi
Sir Kenny Martin/"Pocketzone"
from left: Juliane Burwitz, Ngozi Madubuko, Kenny Martin, Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith, Khadija Tarjan McKinney Griffith, Donald Muldrow McKinney Griffith, Hannah Kellermann, Prof. Donald Muldrow McKinney Griffith, Francesca Scelsi, Rolf Gänsrich, Angela Kramer
The Collegium Television Program
Sunday,
May 20, 2005
9 - 10 p.m.
State of Affairs Part I Guest: Phil Hill, American Voices Abroad, AVA Arts Calendar Ballads & Things State of Affairs Part II "Footprints In The Sand?" "Dance U.S.A. to Berlin - A Retrospective" Guests: Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith Christopher Hemmans Robert Solomon Charles Wynn George Younger Moderation: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffithfrom left standing: George Younger, Mark Headley, Robert Solomon, Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith from left sitting: Christopher Hemmans, Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith, Charles Wynn
from left standing: Phil Hill, Harry Louiserre, George Younger, Mark Headley, Charles Wynn, Robert Solomon, Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffithi, Martin Kersten, Christopher Hemmans from left sitting: Maxine Hunter, Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith, Khadija Tarjan McKinney Griffith, Angela Kramer
from left standing: Phil Hill, Harry Louiserre, George Younger, Mark Headley, Charles Wynn, Robert Solomon, Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffithi, Martin Kersten, Marion Kramer from left sitting: Maxine Hunter, Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith, Khadija Tarjan McKinney Griffith, Angela Kramer
Mark Headley
Robert Solomon
Christopher Hemmans, Mark Headley & Robert Solomon
Robert Solomon, Mark Headley, Christopher Hemmans, Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith
Co-Founder/Director/Moderator: Fountainhead Tanz Theatre, Black International Cinema,
The Collegium - Forum & Television Program Berlin and Cultural Zephyr e.V.
The Collegium Television Program
Sunday,
September 18, 2005
9 - 10 p.m.
Arts Calendar Literature+Photography+Painting+Choreography+Dance=Performance Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre & Placement in Concert Concept/Production/Direction/Choreography/Film: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith/Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre Photography: Lorenz Eiche Paintings: Angela Kramer/Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre Dancers: Carmen Schall Jenny Schalast Marion Kramer/Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre Kristin Rennack Cinema "I Dream A World" Production & Direction: Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre State of Affairs Interview, Poetry and Music with Michelle Prevot, Anthony Earl Baggette and Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq Moderation: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith
Angela Kramer
Dancers: from left, Kristin Rennack, Jenny Schalast, Carmen Schall, Marion Kramer
Rehearsal
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith
Carmen Schall
Rehearsal
Jenny Schalast & Kristin Rennack
Kristin Rennack
Rehearsal
Marion Kramer
Carmen Schall
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith / Warm Up
10th ANNIVERSARY November 11, 1995 - 2005
The Collegium Television Program
Sunday,
November 20, 2005
8 - 10 p.m.
"Never Givin' Up" & "Yes, We Can...!" Moderation: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith STATE OF AFFAIRS: Film & Interview Peter Unsicker/Wall Street Gallery, Berlin ARTS CALENDAR I: Multimedia Presentation Film: "Ode to Bahia" Dancers: Diane Callies & Marion Kramer REMEMBRANCE Dancer: Marion Kramer/Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre Concept/Production/Direction/Choreography: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith/Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre ARTS CALENDAR II: Zac Galen (vocals, guitars) Sebastian Maasan (keyboards) Jonathan Robinson (bass) Matthias Klein (drums) STATE OF AFFAIRS II: Interview Jürgen Linke/Director: Offener Kanal Berlin (Part I) ARTS CALENDAR III: JAZZSOULBLUE A Theatre Performance written by Anthony Earl Baggette CINEMA: 10th ANNIVERSARY November 11, 1995 - 2005 10 YEARS THE COLLEGIUM - HISTORICAL OVERVIEW "Never Givin' Up" & "Yes, We Can...!" Production & Direction: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre
MusiKal TheaTre TIME KonsTrucTion "The artist must be the medium through which humanity expresses itself."
Romare Bearden FOUNTAINHEAD® TANZ THEATRE presents ON AIRE²
A Moment in "Time" Multimedia Presentation: Film, Music and Performancefrom left: Rowan Smy, Bobby StaRRR, Angela Kramer, Khadija Tarjan McKinney Griffith, Marion Kramer, Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Photos: Iris Praefke ON AIRE², A Moment in "Time" is a musical theatre depiction
of the passage of "Time",
as measured by humans whose "Time" is always fleeting,
in relationship to the machinations of nature,
which functions at will regardless of "Time". A portrayal of the co-existence of life and "Time"
as presented through film, song, dance, spoken word and music.from left back: Angela Kramer, Silvia Cavallari, Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Rowan Smy, Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith, Hanna Weckler, Bobby StaRRR, Ursula Wunder, Marion Kramer, from left front: Pierre Walter, Marta Domurat, Khadija Tarjan McKinney Griffith Premiere: THE COLLEGIUM - Forum & Television Program Berlin
(Magdeburg, Wolfsburg) January 21, 2007 Time: 9-10 pm, LiveLive Performance Premiere:
Nickelodeon Cinema
Torstraße 216, Berlin/Mitte
Tel.: 30 87 23 72 Dates / Termine: February 9 and 16, 2007 Time: 10 pm / 22 UhrConcept, Production, Direction, Choreography:
Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre, Co-Conspirators: Bobby StaRRR, UK/Berlin, www.myspace.com/bobbystarrr Rowan Smy, Australia/Berlin, merseasmy@yahoo.com Kevin Hunter, USA/Netherlands, www.myspace.com/kevinhunterguitar Song: "Hand Eye Coordination" Lyrics, Composition and Performance: Rowan Smy Story: "Grownupism! 1 Day, When I Grow Up!" Author: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith / Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre Performance: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Angela Kramer, Marion KramerText: "Time - Klock": Author: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Donald Muldrow Griffith II, Khadija Tarjan McKinney Griffith / Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre Performance: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Angela Kramer, Marion Kramer Choreography - "Hat & Cap": Khadija Tarjan McKinney Griffith Dancers: "Moving with and on Time", Marion Kramer "Hat and Cap", Khadija Tarjan McKinney Griffith Translation English/German: Angela Kramer Script Editing: Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith, Khadija Tarjan McKinney Griffith, Angela Kramer, Marion Kramer / Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre
Original Composition & Music: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Rowan Smy, Bobby StaRRR, Kevin Hunter Music Remix: Bobby StaRRR, Rowan Smy Graphic Design: Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith, Angela Kramer, Marion Kramer Public Relations Co-ordinator: Marion Kramer Public Relations: Silvia Cavallari, Marta Domurat, Diana Lindlahr, Hanna Weckler THE COLLEGIUM TELEVISION PROGRAM Sunday, July 15, 2007 CINEMA "Ballads and Things" STATE OF AFFAIRS Martin Schmidt "Thoughts" Text: Martin Schmidt Concept & Direction: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith ARTS CALENDAR BEATDIGGERS Raps: Highjacker, Sen, Blanik Piano: Baum Guitar: Boris Bass: Ortli Drums: majusBeats Photographs Regina Bruhn
 Marion Kramer, public relations -co-ordination |
 Preparing the lights |
 Cordula Alkert, camera/lighting design &, Joanna Johnson, production assistant |
 television studio rehearsal |
 Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith/producer/director/moderator in rehearsal with Martin Schmidt /text & Boris Wiese/guitar |
 Angela Kramer, production co-ordination |
 Drums: majusBeats |
 Martin Kersten, camera |
 Make-up |
 Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, producer/director/moderator & co-host Joanna Johnson |
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 Martin Schmidt/text & Boris Wiese/guitar |
 Beatdiggers |
 Beatdiggers & Thomas M. Wendt/sound technician (photo right) |
 Joanna Johnson preparing the cue cards |
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THE COLLEGIUM TELEVISION PROGRAM Sunday, August 19, 2007 CINEMA "Culture In Berlin" Production & Direction: Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre STATE OF AFFAIRS
"Diverse & Together"
XXIII. Black International Cinema Berlin/Germany, Warsaw/Poland & U.S.A. 2008 in co-operation with
Foundation Diversity Forum, Warsaw/Poland
Anna Grudzinska/Director and Katarzyna Kubin/Vice-Director Foundation Diversity Forum/Fundacja Forum Róznorodnosci ARTS CALENDAR "Troubled - Aufgewühlt" Presenters: Cordula Alkert and Marion Kramer Blue Box: "When We Were Tigers" Photographs Regina Bruhn
 2 minutes before the program begins |
 producer/director/moderator: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith - we're on! |
 "Welcome to THE COLLEGIUM" |
 Katarzyna Kubin, Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith & Anna Grudzinska |
 Katarzyna Kubin/vice-director, Foundation Diversity Forum/Fundacja Forum Róznorodnosci |
 state of affairs |
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 perspectives |
 Anna Grudzinska/director, Foundation Diversity Forum/Fundacja Forum Róznorodnosci |
 Cordula Alkert, camera/lighting design & Marion Kramer/public relations co-ordinator |
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THE COLLEGIUM TELEVISION PROGRAM Sunday, September 16, 2007 CINEMA XXIII. Black International Cinema Berlin/Germany, Warsaw/Poland & U.S.A. 2008 Preview: "The Power Of Art", Director: Claudine Pommier, Canada 2007 "Culture In Berlin"
Production & Direction: Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre ARTS CALENDAR I
"Sankofa"
Raycurt Johnson, violin/vocals
Werner Kunschke, guitar
Dmitri Baltek, cello
Yaw Domprey, percussions
Sonjah, dancer ARTS CALENDAR II Jane Wing, actress/poet
Text: Jane Wing
Violin: Raycurt Johnson
Concept & Direction: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith 1. "Just a poem"
2. "If you look at me"
3. "For Simon Chorley"
4. "Dear Diary"
5. "Dedication"
6. "My True Inspiration" Photographs Regina Bruhn
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 producer/director/moderator: Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith |
 "Sankofa" Raycurt Johnson, violin/vocals Werner Kunschke, guitar Dmitri Baltek, cello Yaw Domprey, percussions Sonjah, dancer |
 Dmitri Baltek, cello |
 Werner Kunschke, guitar & Raycurt Johnson, violin/vocals |
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 Yaw Domprey, percussions |
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 Jane Wing, actress/poet & Raycurt Johnson, violin/vocals |
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 Jane Wing, actress/poet |
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THE COLLEGIUM TELEVISION PROGRAM
Sunday, September 2 & 9, 2007
Special Edition
Lester Sloan
Photo Journalist/Artist
THE
COLLEGIUM - Forum & Television Program Berlin
in co-operation
with
Offener
Kanal Berlin
via
Television, Radio, Internet
in English, German, Polish
present
A
COMPLEXION CHANGE
Intercultural Dialogue within a Migratory Society
The
future is with us,
how do we respond to the inevitabilities of population
change,
clash or cooperation?
Partial Portrait / Past, Present, Future?
A relationship of Europe to the world and the
human contributions
to a developing Europe, at the dawn of the 21st
century.
SPECIAL
EDITION
November
29, 2007
8.00 - 9.30 pm
Guest
Speakers
Pamela David-Brown, Jamaica
Anna Grudzinska/Foundation Diversity Forum, Poland
Mark Headley/Choreographer, Barbados
Günter Piening/Commisioner of the Senate
of Berlin for Integration and Migration, Germany
Barbara Saltmann/Board of Directors, Caribbean
United European Society e.V., Jamaica
Christine Schmidt/Manager for Environmental Projects,
Germany
Visual Presentations
Cordula Alkert/The Collegium, Germany
Rolf Gänsrich/ Journalist and Author, Germany
Translators
Marta Domurat/The Collegium, Poland
Anna Grudzinska/Foundation Diversity Forum, Poland
Martin
Kersten/The Collegium, Germany
Katarzyna Kubin/Foundation
Diversity Forum, Poland
Martin Schmidt, Germany
Editors
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith/The Collegium,
U.S.A.
Angela Kramer/The Collegium, Germany
Marion Kramer/The Collegium, Germany
Technicians
Martin Kersten/The Collegium, Germany
Tom Penman/The Collegium, Scotland
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE PDF FILES
TELEVISION PROGRAM, SCRIPT AND CONCEPT / English/German/Polish/Spanish
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Production,
Direction, Moderation
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith (co-founder/producer/director) Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre / Black International Cinema Berlin / THE COLLEGIUM - Forum & Television Program Berlin / Cultural Zephyr e.V. |
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Cinema A documentary exploring a dance theatre workshop directed by Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre in Arezzo, Italy. The title and concept are based on the Langston Hughes poem "I Dream A World". A portrayal of an international, intercultural gathering of dancers, teachers and their communication with one another. Awarded "Best Film" 1988 by the Polish Commission for Film Arts. |
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THE COLLEGIUM - Forum & Television Program
FEBRUARY
17, 2008
9.00-10.00
pm
RE-BROADCAST
FEBRUARY 24, 2008
MARCH 2, 2008
9.00-10.00
pm
from left: Prof. David Levering Lewis, Prof. Ruth
Ann Stewart, Mariette, Art Jones,
Guest, Martin Kersten, Marta Domurat, Angela Kramer,
Tom Penman,
Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Thomas M. Wendt,
Guest
CINEMA
THE COLLEGIUM presents "Culture
In Berlin"
ARTS
CALENDAR
Sankofa
American Black History in Song...
RayCurt Johnson/violin
Victor Maximov/guitar
Yaw Domprey/percussion
1. Autumn
Leaves
2. Windsong (a tribute to Noel Pointer, jazz violinist,
R.I.P.)
3. Summertime
Sankofa
Go back and Assume
The importance of returning
in time to contribute useful cultural values to
the present.
It is believed progress is based upon the constructive
utilization
of positive contributions from the past, which
are needed today.
This symbol teaches the wisdom of learning from
the past,
which assists in constructing the future.
It also teaches people to cherish and value their
culture and avoid adulteration.
Sankofa is a symbol of positive reversion and
revival.
Prof. David Levering
Lewis, Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Prof. Ruth
Ann Stewart
STATE
OF AFFAIRS
Prof. Ruth Ann Stewart
Clinical
Professor of Public Policy, Robert F. Wagner Graduate
School
of Public Service, New York University.
Teaching and research focus on arts and cultural
policy
and the role of the arts and artist in urban revitalization.
Co-editor of the forthcoming book, UNDERSTANDING
THE ARTS
AND CREATIVE SECTOR IN THE UNITED STATES.
Prof. David Levering
Lewis
Julius
Silver University Professor and Professor of History,
New York University.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for the 2-volume
work,
W.E.B. DU BOIS: BIOGRAPHY OF A RACE and
W.E.B. DU BOIS: THE FIGHT FOR EQUALITY AND THE
AMERICAN CENTURY.
Just published, Professor Lewis's most recent
work is
GOD'S CRUCIBLE: ISLAM AND THE MAKING OF EUROPE,
570-1215.
Prof. David Levering
Lewis, Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith, Prof. Ruth
Ann Stewart