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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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General Dance Video Archive

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Title
Like it is
Names
Dunham, Katherine (Interviewee)
Pomare, Eleo (Interviewee)
Johnson, Carole (Interviewee)
Ailey, Alvin (Interviewee)
Noble, Gil (Host)
Sackeyfio, G. Odukwe (Dancer)
Parks, John (Choreographer)
Pratt, Ronald (Choreographer)
Johnson, Carole (Dancer)
Parks, John (Dancer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1971-01-30
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6422
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 7-210 (former)
Topics
Dance, Black
Genres
Television programs
Filmed dance
Interviews
Panel discussions
Notes
Creation/production credits: Telecast on January 30, 1971 by WABC-TV, New York on the series Like it is. Produced by Charles Hobson. Directed by Dan Fanelli. Host: Gil Noble.
Performers: Odukwe Sackeyfio performs Adua, a traditional Ashanti dance; Carole Johnson dances Acid, an excerpt from Changes, choreographed by Ron Pratt of Movements Black; John Parks, also of Movements Black, dances It happens every day, an excerpt from his Trilogy.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (60 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Panel discussion on black artists and modern dance by Katherine Dunham, Eleo Pomare, Carole Johnson, Alvin Ailey and host Gil Noble. Topics include the economic picture for the dancer, government and foundation subsidy, commercial viability for black dance, dance in the schools, the international scene, dance as a social art, Les Ballets Africains, the black dancer in Broadway productions, alternatives to Broadway, the need for black critics.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY797021018-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12157642
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ea309480-7dca-0134-46ac-00505686a51c
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

  • 1971: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Like it is" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1971. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/956d24f0-ef9b-0133-55d8-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Like it is" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/956d24f0-ef9b-0133-55d8-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1971). Like it is Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/956d24f0-ef9b-0133-55d8-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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