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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
The open gate
Names
Dunham, Katherine (Interviewee)
Yarborough, Lavinia Williams (Speaker)
Roach, Ron (Narrator)
Olatunji, Babatunde (Musician)
Dinizulu, Kimati (Musician)
Ilott, Pamela (Producer)
Yarborough, Lavinia Williams (Dancer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1984
Table of Contents
Part I (30 min.): Vodoun in Haiti. General overview of the vodoun religion in Haitian history and culture, including its roots in African tribal religions and its ties to Christianity. Among the experts interviewed is dancer/choreographer/anthropologist Katherine Dunham. - Part II (29 min.): Vodoun ceremony. Lavinia Williams presents a detailed description of vodoun ceremonies, which include dancing, singing, and spirit possession. Accompanied by musicians Babatunde Olatunji, Kimati Dinizulu, Jimmy Cruiz, and Ron McBee, she demonstrates representative vodoun dances such as the Yanvalou, Banda, Congo, and Petro dances.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6885
Topics
Yanvalou (Dance)
Banda (Dance)
Congo (Dance)
Petro (Dance)
Dance -- Haiti
Dance, Black -- Haiti
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Interviews
Television programs
Notes
Creation/production credits: Telecast by CBS-TV on the series For our times. Writer/producer: Patricia Lou Layne. Executive producer: Pamela Ilott. Narrator: Ron Roach.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (62 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Two parts of a documentary on the vodoun religion of Haiti.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY906038484-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12169246
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 61870130-7e74-0138-91db-63de94d89d8a
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: Created
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The open gate" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1984. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b10a2b89-f057-4d6f-8b80-5cbd95d27c2b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The open gate" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b10a2b89-f057-4d6f-8b80-5cbd95d27c2b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1984). The open gate Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b10a2b89-f057-4d6f-8b80-5cbd95d27c2b

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The open gate