The Iraqi National Troupe for Folkloric Arts

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Title

The Iraqi National Troupe for Folkloric Arts

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

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)

Date / 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 Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8091

Subjects

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

Extent: 1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (63 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

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.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY95-F219
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12176503
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 22fa8af0-88c7-0138-3e33-7983d52c277e

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

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/22fa8af0-88c7-0138-3e33-7983d52c277e

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/22fa8af0-88c7-0138-3e33-7983d52c277e

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 December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/22fa8af0-88c7-0138-3e33-7983d52c277e

Wikipedia citation

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