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Witch doctor

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Title
Witch doctor
Names
Ramon, Jeanne (Dancer)
Cimber, Alphonse (Musician)
Destiné, Jean Léon (Choreographer)
Lerner, Murray (Choreographer)
Ritter, Lloyd (Choreographer)
Ritter-Lerner-Young Associates (Film producer)
Unity Films (Presenter)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1951
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZHB 4-2636
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1362
Topics
Vodou -- Haiti
Voodoo dancing
Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Haiti
Genres
Filmed dance
Motion pictures
Documentary films
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Presented by Ritter-Young-Lerner Associates and Unity Films ; produced by Ritter-Young-Lerner Associates and Victor Solow ; screen choreography, direction, photography and editing by Murray Lerner, Lloyd Ritter and Robert Young ; original stage choreography by Jean Léon Destiné, using Haitian voodoo themes.
Performers: Jean Léon Destiné (witch doctor) ; Jeanne Ramon (possessed woman) ; Alphonse Cimber (drummer).
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (9 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Description
Film version of a dance work inspired by an exorcism ritual.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13681518
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b982d510-6f24-0131-60e1-3c075448cc4b
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

  • 1951: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Witch doctor" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1951. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf77d650-6f24-0131-d310-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Witch doctor" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf77d650-6f24-0131-d310-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1951). Witch doctor Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf77d650-6f24-0131-d310-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Witch doctor