Carnival of rhythm [and] City College dancers

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Title

Carnival of rhythm [and] City College dancers

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Dunham, Katherine (Dancer)
Savage, Archie (Dancer)
Beatty, Talley (Dancer)
Yarborough, Lavinia Williams (Choreographer)
Katherine Dunham Company (Performer)
City University of New York. City College (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1941 - 1982

Table Of Contents

Carnival of rhythm (b&w; approx. 19 min.): Motion picture short released by Warner Brothers in 1941. Director/writer: Stanley Martin. Performed by Katherine Dunham and her company, with Archie Savage and Talley Beatty as featured dancers. Summary: Suite of Brazilian songs and dances set in the framework of a story told by voice-over narration. -- City College dancers (color; approx. 28 min.): Videotaped in performance in 1982 by Video D, New York. Choreography: Lavinia Williams (?). Performed by Adele Guzman, William Poag Hall, Leslie Romain, Jan Hanvik, Monica Johnson, Dwayne Mack, Patricia West, Joni Yecalsik, Rhonda Spearman, Patrick Mathieu, Mary Mikovich, Darryle Stepney, Alexis Delfin, Sapphire Lofton, Kim Tuber, and Lisa Nickerson. Dances performed: 1. Quadrille - Bal des affranchis (Ball of the freed people); 2. Tourist in Haiti; 3. Finale - Carnival.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6884

Subjects

Folk dancing -- Haiti
Dance, Black -- Brazil
Dance, Black -- Haiti

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Motion Pictures
Television Programs

Notes

Content: Compilation of a motion picture and a performance videotape.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (47 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY906023875-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12168873
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 535bec00-7d96-0138-d18d-2bde63aa6aca

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. "Carnival of rhythm [and] City College dancers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1941 - 1982. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/535bec00-7d96-0138-d18d-2bde63aa6aca

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1941 - 1982). Carnival of rhythm [and] City College dancers Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/535bec00-7d96-0138-d18d-2bde63aa6aca

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Carnival of rhythm [and] City College dancers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/535bec00-7d96-0138-d18d-2bde63aa6aca

Wikipedia citation

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