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The longest trail

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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The longest trail

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Title
The longest trail
Names
Paulay, Forrestine (Producer)
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002 (Producer)
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002 (Director)
Paulay, Forrestine (Director)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1984
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7950
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1591 (former)
Topics
Indian dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Documentary films
Motion pictures
Notes
Creation/production credits: Produced and directed by Alan Lomax and Forrestine Pauley, both of the Choreometrics Project, Center for Social Sciences and Department of Anthropology, Columbia University. Distributed by the University of California Extension Media Center, Berkeley.
Content: Part of the series, Rhythms of earth: A global anthology of dance seen in cross-cultural perspective.
Content: For study guide (39 p.) see: Handbook for The longest trail, in: *MGZR Motion pictures. The longest trail. [Clipping file]
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (60 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
A dance geography of the American Indian people. This episode explores the Arctic background of North and South American Indian Dance styles, suggesting hunting behavior and animal movement as sources for native dance. Part 1, Siberia to Guatemala. Part 2, Panama to Tierra del Fuego.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY896014176-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12167169
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 781aece0-84f1-0135-bd74-19e73b36c990
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1984: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The longest trail" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1984. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3bc7ed1c-0ada-487e-8de5-f825f0513069

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The longest trail" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3bc7ed1c-0ada-487e-8de5-f825f0513069

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1984). The longest trail Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3bc7ed1c-0ada-487e-8de5-f825f0513069

Wikipedia Citation

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The longest trail