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Haitian festival with Jean-Léon Destiné

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
Haitian festival with Jean-Léon Destiné
Names
Yarborough, Lavinia Williams (Interviewee)
Destiné, Jean Léon (Interviewee)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1980 - 1989 (Approximate)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1363
Topics
Dance -- Haiti
Modern dance -- Haiti
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Interviews
Television programs
Notes
Performers: Interviewees: Lavinia Williams, Jean-Léon Destiné, unidentified woman.
Venue: Recorded in Haiti. Parts or all of this recording may have been included in a television program.
Language: In French. Interview with Lavinia Williams in English with voice-over translation in French.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (Betacam SP) (83 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Interviews with Lavinia Williams and Jean-Léon Destiné, interspersed with footage of Afro-Caribbean dancing in the studio, including a duet by Williams and Destiné. This is followed by views of a modern dance class taught by a woman, who discusses her teaching, which is based on the technique of Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis. The recording closes with an open-air performance combining dance, singing, drumming, and text, presented on the occasion of the return of the ashes of a revolutionary leader. Destiné is seen performing his Slave dance, a solo in which he sings and dances, on cassette 2.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
French
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12591314
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c8101280-6f24-0131-3fd0-3c075448cc4b
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.

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  • 1980: Created (Approximate)
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Haitian festival with Jean-Léon Destiné" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980 - 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c8101280-6f24-0131-3fd0-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Haitian festival with Jean-Léon Destiné" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c8101280-6f24-0131-3fd0-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980 - 1989). Haitian festival with Jean-Léon Destiné Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c8101280-6f24-0131-3fd0-3c075448cc4b

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Haitian festival with Jean-Léon Destiné