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Celebrate! A time to dance

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Title

Celebrate! A time to dance

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Barzyk, Fred (Producer)
Mandala Folk Dance Ensemble (Dancer)
Barzyk, Fred (Director)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1977

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8574
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2478 (former)

Subjects

Folk dancing -- Ireland
Folk dancing -- Italy
Folk dancing -- Greece
Folk dancing, Polish-American
Folk dancing -- Poland
Folk dancing -- New England

Genres

Television Programs
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Creation/Production Credits: Co-produced by WGBY-TV, Springfield, Massachusetts, and WGBH New Television Workshop, Boston. Producer/director: Fred Barzyk. Co-producer: Joan Steiger. Narrator: Howard Ziff.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (29 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Folk dances of four different countries, performed by the Mandala Folk Dance Ensemble, are preceded by vignettes of celebrations among immigrants from these countries and their American descendants. The celebrations are the eve of St. Patrick's Day (Ireland), an Italian anniversary, Greek Easter festivities, and a Polish wedding. A New England contra dance completes the program.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916015945-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12169914
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 85525990-7b84-0135-3f7a-1f5d2ba8a410

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. "Celebrate! A time to dance" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1977. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/85525990-7b84-0135-3f7a-1f5d2ba8a410

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1977). Celebrate! A time to dance Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/85525990-7b84-0135-3f7a-1f5d2ba8a410

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Celebrate! A time to dance" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/85525990-7b84-0135-3f7a-1f5d2ba8a410

Wikipedia citation

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