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The Red detachment of women

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Title

The Red detachment of women

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

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

Ballet -- China
Dance -- China

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.

Languages

English
Chinese

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY777030809-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12156828
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d614f090-7dcb-0134-c439-00505686a51c

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

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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