TitleLike it is [and] Katherine Dunham: Excerpts
NamesDunham, Katherine (Interviewee)Noble, Gil (Producer)Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- (Interviewee)Katherine Dunham Company (Performer)Dunham, Katherine (Choreographer)Dunham, Katherine (Performer)Noble, Gil (Host)
CollectionGeneral Dance Video Archive
Dates / OriginDate Issued: 1979
Table of ContentsLike it is. sd., color. WABC-TV telecast, 1979. Producer and host: Gil Noble. Director: Frank Olivo. Sections includes: Introduction (0-200); Interview with Katherine Dunham discussing her life and career (200-426); Interview with Olatunji, Nigerian percussionist (426-431); Dunham interview (431-458); Interview with Arthur Mitchell on Dunham's classes and impact (458-481); Dunham interview (481-537); Mitchell interview (537-548); Dunham interview (537-807). Dunham discusses her training and education; her interest in Haitian dancing; her years in Haiti: the impact of religion and voodoo on their culture and dance. Many excerpts of native dancers in Haiti and the West Indies are shown. - Katherine Dunham: Excerpts. si., b&w., 1940(?). Filmed by Kenneth Persip. Performance by Katherine Dunham and Company (807-856).
Library locationsJerome Robbins Dance DivisionShelf locator: *MGZIDF 8706Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-201 (former)
TopicsDunham, KatherineDance -- French Polynesia -- TahitiDance -- HaitiDance -- West IndiesDance -- Anthropological aspectsFolk dancing -- HaitiDance, Black -- HaitiDance, Black -- Cuba
GenresInterviewsFilmed performancesFilmed dance
NotesFunding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.Acquisition: Gift; David Hahn. NN-PD
Physical DescriptionVideocassetteExtent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (59 min.) : sound with silent sequences, color, black and white ; 3/4 in.
DescriptionTelevision documentary on Katherine Dunham (55 min) followed by Katherine Dunham: Excerpts, a short series of silent films from a performance of Katherine Dunham and her company (5 min.).
Type of ResourceMoving image
LanguagesEnglish
IdentifiersRLIN/OCLC: NYPY817023233-FNYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12159218Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 61705fa0-2639-0137-2da5-6dd68ab63f55
Rights StatementThe 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
-
-
-
-