Raqs sharqi

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Title

Raqs sharqi

Collection

TAG Foundation Video Archive

Names

Sofian, Anahid (Dancer)
Holub, Johannes (Videographer)
Sofian, Anahid (Choreographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1976-09-07

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6296
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 5-769 (former)

Subjects

Belly dance
New York Dance Festival

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Venue: Videotaped in performance during the New York Dance Festival on September 7, 1976 at the Delacorte Theater.
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography: Anahid Sofian. Music: Traditional Middle Eastern - "Ebnil Balad," "Harsem Kanoom," "Kashlarin Ingee Ingee," "Feejon," and taxsims. Musicians: Charles Ganimian, Mohammed El-Akkad, Orhan Yeginsoy, John Vartan, Robert Marashlian, and Steve Knight. Performed by Anahid Sofian.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (28 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY807025538-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12158703
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 174a9f90-aa91-0133-b2cf-60f81dd2b63c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Raqs sharqi" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/174a9f90-aa91-0133-b2cf-60f81dd2b63c

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1976). Raqs sharqi Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/174a9f90-aa91-0133-b2cf-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Raqs sharqi" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/174a9f90-aa91-0133-b2cf-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia citation

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