The Red detachment of women
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Title
The Red detachment of women
Collection
Names
Shih, Ching-hua (Dancer)
Liu, King-tang (Dancer)
Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996 (Host)
Zhongguo wu ju tuan (Performer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1972-03-12
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6425
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 7-219 (former)
Subjects
Genres
Television Programs
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Notes
Creation/Production Credits: Telecast by NBC-TV on March 12, 1972. Produced by Lucy Jarvis. Narration written by Sidney Carroll. Host and narrator: Gene Kelly.
Performers: Performed by Shih Ching-hua (Wu Ching-hua), Liu King-tang (Hung Chang-ching), and the China Ballet Troupe of Peking.
Physical Description
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (120 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Abstract
U.S. television presentation of the 1970 film produced by the Peking Movie Production Company. A modern revolutionary ballet from the People's Republic of China set in the second civil war period (1927-37) on Hainan Island. The slave girl, Wu Ching-hua, beaten and left for dead by the cruel Kuomintang landlord, is rescued by the Red Army commander, Hung Chang-ching. She joins the rebels, becomes politically aware, and fights against the oppressors.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY777030809-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12156828
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d614f090-7dcb-0134-c439-00505686a51c
Rights
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Red detachment of women" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1972. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d614f090-7dcb-0134-c439-00505686a51c
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1972). The Red detachment of women Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d614f090-7dcb-0134-c439-00505686a51c
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Red detachment of women" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d614f090-7dcb-0134-c439-00505686a51c
Wikipedia citation
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