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Roots of Japanese contemporary dance

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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General Dance Video Archive

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Roots of Japanese contemporary dance

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Title
Roots of Japanese contemporary dance
Additional title: Prisoner (Choreographic work : Ishii, B)
Names
Ishii, Baku, 1886-1962 (Choreographer)
Ishii, Maki (Producer)
Ishii, Baku, 1886-1962 (Dancer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1986 (Questionable)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8983
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2755 (former)
Topics
Modern dance -- Japan
Choreographers -- Japan
Dance -- Japan
Genres
Motion pictures
Documentary films
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Recorded in Japan at a performance celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Baku Ishii, a pioneer of Japanese contemporary dance.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Language: Titles in Japanese.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
Description
Archival footage of The prisoner (b&w), choreographed and performed by Baku Ishii, a clip from The golden road to health and beauty, a film made in Germany in 1923, followed by four dances, probably reconstructions of Ishii's choreography.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
Japanese
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926008512-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12171776
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): be8a6120-8044-0135-5f9f-0dfe6189b0ef
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

  • 1886: Creator Born
  • 1962: Creator Died
  • 1986: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Roots of Japanese contemporary dance" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1986. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be8a6120-8044-0135-5f9f-0dfe6189b0ef

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Roots of Japanese contemporary dance" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be8a6120-8044-0135-5f9f-0dfe6189b0ef

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1986). Roots of Japanese contemporary dance Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/be8a6120-8044-0135-5f9f-0dfe6189b0ef

Wikipedia Citation

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Roots of Japanese contemporary dance