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The white-haired girl

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
The white-haired girl
Additional title: White-haired girl (Choreographic work)
Names
Witke, Roxane (Commentator)
Shanghai School of Dancing (Dancer)
Shanghai Shi wu dao xue xiao (Dancer)
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Broadcaster)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1974
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6395
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 7-48 (former)
Topics
Ballet -- China
Genres
Motion pictures
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Filmed in the People's Republic of China by Shanghai Film Studio in 1972 and presented on U. S. television in 1974 by WGBH/TV, Boston, with commentary in English by Roxanne Witke.
Performers: Performed by the Shanghai School of Dancing. Cast: Mao Wei-fang (Hsi-erh, a young peasant girl), Shih Chung-chin (Hsi-erh, the white-haired girl), Tang Hsi-yin (Yang Pai-lao, her father, a poor peasant), Ling Kwei-ming (Wang Ta-chun, her fiancé), Wang Kuo-chun (Huang Shih-jen, the landlord), and Hsu-chin (Auntie Chang).
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (116 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
A modern revolutionary dance drama set in Hopeh Province, Northwest China, in the years 1935-38. Hsi-erh, whose father Yang is unable to pay his debts, is forced to work as bondsmaid for the landlord Huang Shih-jen. Cruelly treated, she escapes into the wilderness where her sufferings turn her hair white. Rescued by her fiancé Wang Ta-chun who now fights with the Eighth Route Army, Hsi-erh joins the army and goes forth to carry on the revolution.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Chinese
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY777012368-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12156579
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5c39ef70-7c59-0134-2117-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
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  • 1974: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The white-haired girl" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1974. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2b7ea380-ef9b-0133-1735-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The white-haired girl" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2b7ea380-ef9b-0133-1735-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1974). The white-haired girl Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2b7ea380-ef9b-0133-1735-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The white-haired girl