The Iraqi National Troupe for Folkloric Arts

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Title
The Iraqi National Troupe for Folkloric Arts
Names
Drake, Alfred, 1914-1992 (Speaker)
Kittani, Ismat, 1929- (Speaker)
Jassim, Nour El-Diin (Director)
Khouri, Joseph (Choreographer)
Oliver, Federico (Director)
Iraqi National Troupe for Folkloric Arts (Performer)
United Nations (Producer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1981
Place: United Nations
Publisher: United Nations Television
Table of Contents
The Preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights / spoken by Alfred Drake (ca. 5 min.) -- Statement (ca. 6 min.) by Ismat Kittani of Iraq, president of the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly -- A selection of music and dances from Iraq (ca. 46 min.) / direction, Nour El-Diin Jassim ; choreography, Joseph Khouri ; performed by the Iraqi National Troupe for Folkloric Arts.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8091
Topics
Dance -- Iraq
Drum dances
Genres
Television programs
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Music
Speeches
Notes
Content: Title from accompanying program.
Creation/production credits: Executive producer, Peter Hollander ; supervising producer, Martin Bunnel ; concert coordinator, Marilyn Posnick.
Venue: Recorded in performance in New York at the United Nations on Human Rights Day, 1981.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (63 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Excerpts from a telecast of a concert of international music and dance commemorating Human Rights Day. Following the telecast, candid footage (ca. 5 min.) at the end of the tape depicts the troupe and dignitaries in greetings and a photo session.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY95-F219
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12176503
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 22fa8af0-88c7-0138-3e33-7983d52c277e
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1914: Creator Born
  • 1981: Created
  • 1992: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Iraqi National Troupe for Folkloric Arts" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b592e4d8-062f-473b-bace-686e90a27555

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Iraqi National Troupe for Folkloric Arts" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b592e4d8-062f-473b-bace-686e90a27555

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1981). The Iraqi National Troupe for Folkloric Arts Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b592e4d8-062f-473b-bace-686e90a27555

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The Iraqi National Troupe for Folkloric Arts