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Title
The Red detachment of women
Additional title: Red detachment of women (Choreographic work)
Names
Shih, Ching-hua (Dancer)
Liu, King-tang (Dancer)
Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996 (Host)
Zhongguo wu ju tuan (Performer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1972-03-12
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6425
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 7-219 (former)
Topics
Ballet -- China
Dance -- China
Genres
Television programs
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: Telecast by NBC-TV on March 12, 1972. Produced by Lucy Jarvis. Narration written by Sidney Carroll. Host and narrator: Gene Kelly.
Performers: Performed by Shih Ching-hua (Wu Ching-hua), Liu King-tang (Hung Chang-ching), and the China Ballet Troupe of Peking.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (120 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
U.S. television presentation of the 1970 film produced by the Peking Movie Production Company. A modern revolutionary ballet from the People's Republic of China set in the second civil war period (1927-37) on Hainan Island. The slave girl, Wu Ching-hua, beaten and left for dead by the cruel Kuomintang landlord, is rescued by the Red Army commander, Hung Chang-ching. She joins the rebels, becomes politically aware, and fights against the oppressors.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Chinese
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY777030809-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12156828
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d614f090-7dcb-0134-c439-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1972: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Red detachment of women" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1972. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9ecde6c0-ef9b-0133-54f7-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Red detachment of women" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 9, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9ecde6c0-ef9b-0133-54f7-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1972). The Red detachment of women Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9ecde6c0-ef9b-0133-54f7-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Red detachment of women