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Like it is [and] Katherine Dunham: Excerpts

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General Dance Video Archive

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Like it is [and] Katherine Dunham: Excerpts

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Title
Like it is [and] Katherine Dunham: Excerpts
Names
Dunham, Katherine (Interviewee)
Noble, Gil (Producer)
Mitchell, Arthur, 1934- (Interviewee)
Katherine Dunham Company (Performer)
Dunham, Katherine (Choreographer)
Dunham, Katherine (Performer)
Noble, Gil (Host)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1979
Table of Contents
Like 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 locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8706
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-201 (former)
Topics
Dunham, Katherine
Dance -- French Polynesia -- Tahiti
Dance -- Haiti
Dance -- West Indies
Dance -- Anthropological aspects
Folk dancing -- Haiti
Dance, Black -- Haiti
Dance, Black -- Cuba
Genres
Interviews
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Notes
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Acquisition: Gift; David Hahn. NN-PD
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (59 min.) : sound with silent sequences, color, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Description
Television 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 Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY817023233-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12159218
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 61705fa0-2639-0137-2da5-6dd68ab63f55
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

  • 1979: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Like it is [and] Katherine Dunham: Excerpts" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1c2a8c1-9947-4955-a6bd-429acbaf776f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Like it is [and] Katherine Dunham: Excerpts" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1c2a8c1-9947-4955-a6bd-429acbaf776f

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1979). Like it is [and] Katherine Dunham: Excerpts Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1c2a8c1-9947-4955-a6bd-429acbaf776f

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Like it is [and] Katherine Dunham: Excerpts