Rare glimpses: dances from the Middle East, volume I

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Title

Rare glimpses: dances from the Middle East, volume I

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Farrah, Ibrahim (Producer)
Fátima (Dancer)
Jajouka (Dancer)
Gamal, Nadia (Dancer)
Beeman, Andrea (Producer)
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 (Cinematographer)
Farrah, Ibrahim (Choreographer)
Beeman, Andrea (Editor)
Farrah, Ibrahim (Narrator)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1994

Table Of Contents

[Dance solo] / filmed by Thomas Edison in New Jersey in 1897 ; performed by Fatima -- Guedra / excerpt from George Kebecoue's film A suite of Berber dances, 1950 ; filmed on location in Morocco -- Guedra / recorded in 1994 ; choreography by Ibrahim Farrah ; performed by Jajouka -- Bedouin dances / filmed in Lebanon in 1971 ; performed by Abou Horba and family -- [Dance solo] / filmed in 1971 ; performed by Nadia Gamal.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8873

Subjects

Guedra (Dance)
Dance -- Middle East
Dance -- Morocco
Dance -- Saudi Arabia
Belly dance

Genres

Motion Pictures
Documentary Films
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: executive producer, Ibrahim Farrah ; producer/editor, Andrea Beeman.
Creation/Production Credits: Cinematography, Michael Petshaft ; audio, Howard Bernstein.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (57 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

An exploration of Middle Eastern dance through selected film and video excerpts, with narration by Ibrahim Farrah.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY95-F627
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12320484
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2a97c950-9478-0138-c6f7-2fbf8880974c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Date Issued

1994

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Rare glimpses: dances from the Middle East, volume I" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1994. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2a97c950-9478-0138-c6f7-2fbf8880974c

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1994). Rare glimpses: dances from the Middle East, volume I Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2a97c950-9478-0138-c6f7-2fbf8880974c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Rare glimpses: dances from the Middle East, volume I" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 12, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2a97c950-9478-0138-c6f7-2fbf8880974c

Wikipedia citation

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