Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe

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Title

Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Susskind, David, 1920-1987 (Producer)
Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008 (Director)
Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe (Performer)
ABC Television Network (Broadcaster)
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (U.S.) (Event place)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1972

Table Of Contents

Plate spinning. - Long pole feats. - Trick cycling. - Flowery sticks (stick twirling). - Wu shu (acrobatics). - Foot dexterity. - Lion dance. - Diabolos (folk game) - Pagoda of chairs. - Juggling and balancing. - Pagoda of bowls. - Swallow game (hoop diving).

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6488 ; *MGZIC 7-231 (former)

Subjects

Acrobats -- China
Dance -- China

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Television Programs

Notes

Venue: Telecast by ABC-TV on April 18, 1973 during a performance at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. Producer: David Susskind. Director: Kirk Browning. Narrator: Joyce Susskind.
Performers: Performed by the Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe of the People's Republic of China during their first North American tour.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videocassettes (Umatic) (90 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY777027826-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12156790
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 28af3280-08d9-0135-19a4-71276cc85745

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

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1972. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/28af3280-08d9-0135-19a4-71276cc85745

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1972). Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/28af3280-08d9-0135-19a4-71276cc85745

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/28af3280-08d9-0135-19a4-71276cc85745

Wikipedia citation

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