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Traditional Japanese dance

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Asia Dance Project Video Archive

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Traditional Japanese dance

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Title
Traditional Japanese dance
Additional title: Fuji musume
Additional title: Sagi musume
Names
Nishikawa, Koisaburō, 1909-1983 (Dancer)
Nishikawa, Ukon (Dancer)
Nishikawa, Koijirō, 1921-1983 (Dancer)
Nishikawa, Shizu (Dancer)
Gordon, Beate (Narrator)
Japan Society (New York, N.Y.) (Presenter)
Collection

Asia Dance Project Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1966-02-08
Table of Contents
CONTENTS. - Demonstration by Koisaburo Nishikawa of the preparation for a Kabuki performance. Costume, wig, and make-up for a female role are explained and basic movements shown. - Fuji musume (Spirit of the wisteria tree). Performed by Shizu Nishikawa. - Kotobuki Sanbasō, dance derived from Noh drama. Performed by Ukon and Koijiro Nishikawa. - Sagi-musume (The white heron). Performed by Koisaburo Nishikawa.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8918
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-776 (former)
Topics
Kabuki
Dance -- Japan
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Television programs
Notes
Venue: Videotaped by WNDT/Channel 13, Newark, New Jersey on February 8, 1966.
Performers: Performed by members of the Koisaburo Nishikawa Company: Koisaburo Nishikawa, Shizu Nichikawa, Ukon Nishikawa, and Koijiro Nishikawa.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Creation/production credits: Produced by Beate Gordon for the Japan Society. Director: Bud Myers. Narrator: Beate Gordon.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 1 videotape reel (30 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Japanese
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY807025413-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12158691
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7a9de9c0-795d-0135-e631-1f1977b1363c
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

  • 1909: Creator Born
  • 1966: Created
  • 1983: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2022: Found by you!
  • 2023

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Traditional Japanese dance" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1966. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/51ba1f53-a437-4c34-99d9-a8e6d0679801

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Traditional Japanese dance" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/51ba1f53-a437-4c34-99d9-a8e6d0679801

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1966). Traditional Japanese dance Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/51ba1f53-a437-4c34-99d9-a8e6d0679801

Wikipedia Citation

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Traditional Japanese dance