Elan, International Folkdance Theatre

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Title

Elan, International Folkdance Theatre

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Silbey, Serge A (Cinematographer)
Elan, International Folkdance Theatre (Company) (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1966-05-22

Table Of Contents

Oral introductions for some of dances. Reel 1 (approx. 21 min.): Unidentified ensemble dance, including masked figure. -- "Come out my dove." Male-female duet. -- Keshoshana. Israeli wedding celebration. -- Reel 2 (approx. 22 min.): Ladarke. Croatian midsummer's day festival. -- Unidentified ensemble dance. -- Georgian dance. -- Soleares. -- Hungarian women's dance. -- Reel 3 (approx. 13 min.): Hoedown, Appalachian Mountains. -- Polyanka, Ural Mountains, Russia.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3221
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3577 (former)

Subjects

Soleá (Dance)
Folk dancing -- Israel
Folk dancing -- Croatia
Folk dancing -- Georgia (Republic)
Folk dancing -- Spain
Folk dancing -- Hungary
Folk dancing -- Appalachian Mountains
Folk dancing -- Soviet Union

Genres

Motion Pictures
Documentary Films
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Creation/Production Credits: Edited footage filmed in performance by Serge A. Silbey at McMillin Theater, Columbia University, New York, on May 22, 1966.
Creation/Production Credits: Artistic direction: Mutty Ehrlich. Costumes: Sandee Berry, Vicki Rovere, and Shelley Sigona.
Performers: Performed by Elan, International Folkdance Theatre. Company members identified orally at end of cassette 3.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.

Physical Description

Extent: 3 videocassettes (U-matic) (56 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY936024532-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12174779
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b4cfb5e0-7449-0134-75f5-00505686a51c

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. "Elan, International Folkdance Theatre" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1966. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4cfb5e0-7449-0134-75f5-00505686a51c

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1966). Elan, International Folkdance Theatre Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4cfb5e0-7449-0134-75f5-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Elan, International Folkdance Theatre" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 19, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b4cfb5e0-7449-0134-75f5-00505686a51c

Wikipedia citation

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