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Songs of the Badius

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Songs of the Badius

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Title
Songs of the Badius
Names
Zantzinger, Alfred Gei (Producer)
Zantzinger, Alfred Gei (Director)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1986
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7930
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1556 (former)
Topics
Tabanka (Dance)
Batuko (Dance)
Funana (Dance)
Dance -- Cape Verde
Genres
Documentary films
Motion pictures
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: Motion picture produced and directed by Gei Zantzinger. Cinematographer: Thomas Ott. Produced in cooperation with the Amilcar Cabral African Youth Movement.
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) (35 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Documentary on three formerly suppressed dance forms of the Kriolu people of the Cape Verde Islands, who are descended from Portuguese colonists and African slaves (the word "badiu" signifies a runaway slave). These dances, the tabanka, the batuko, and the funana, are seen in action, along with interviews with noted practitioners.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY896042036-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12167968
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 29f11250-8505-0135-9c0b-01f0341f85ff
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

  • 1986: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Songs of the Badius" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1986. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7292ac9d-bcf5-4efa-b23b-f78d459c64d9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Songs of the Badius" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7292ac9d-bcf5-4efa-b23b-f78d459c64d9

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1986). Songs of the Badius Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7292ac9d-bcf5-4efa-b23b-f78d459c64d9

Wikipedia Citation

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Songs of the Badius