TitleThe Kennedy Center Honors
Additional title: Sylvia pas de deux (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
NamesCronkite, Walter (Host)Stevens, George, Jr., 1932- (Screenwriter)Stevens, George, Jr., 1932- (Television producer)Stevens, George, Jr., 1932- (Creator)Horvitz, Louis J. (Television director)Mischer, Don (Television producer)Shrum, Robert, 1943- (Screenwriter)Vanoff, Nick (Creator)Albee, Edward, 1928- (Honoree)Carter, Benny (Honoree)Cash, Johnny (Honoree)Lemmon, Jack (Honoree)Tallchief, Maria (Honoree)Terfel, Bryn (Singer)Corella, Ángel, 1975- (Dancer)Tracey, Margaret (Dancer)Riverdance Irish Dance Company (Dancer)John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (U.S.) (Presenter)
CollectionMaria Tallchief Video Archive
Dates / OriginDate Created: 1996-12-08
Table of ContentsIntroduction (5 min.) / by Walter Cronkite and President Bill Clinton. |||| Johnny Cash tribute (24 min.) / presenters, Robert Duvall, Pete Seeger and Rosanne Cash ; singers, Kris Kristofferson, Lyle Lovett, Emmylou Harris, and Rosanne Cash. |||| Maria Tallchief tribute (14 min.) / presenter, Goldie Hawn ; Sylvia Pas de Deux dancers, Angel Corella (ABT) and Margaret Tracey (NYCB). |||| Benny Carter tribute (14 min.) / presenter, Wynton Marsalis ; performers, Kenny Barron, Phil Woods, David Sanborn, Jimmy Heath, and the Howard University Jazz Ensemble. |||| Speech (2 min.) / by James A. Johnson, Chairman of Kennedy Center. |||| Riverdance (4 min.) / performed by Colin Dunne and Jean Butler with ensemble. |||| Edward Albee tribute (14 min.) / presenters, Elaine Stritch, Irene Worth ; performers, Elaine Stritch, Irene Worth, George Grizzard, Rosemary Harris. |||| Jack Lemmon tribute (16 min.) / presenter, Kenneth Branagh ; performers, Hasty Pudding Club and Harvard Glee Club. |||| You'll Never Walk Alone (from Carousel) (4 min.) / music by Richard Rodgers ; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ; performed by Bryn Terfel. |||| Conclusion (2 min.) / by Walter Cronkite.
Library locationsJerome Robbins Dance DivisionShelf locator: *MGZIDF 1352
TopicsTallchief, MariaDanceAlbee, Edward, 1928-2016Carter, BennyCash, JohnnyLemmon, JackTallchief, Maria -- AwardsJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (U.S.)Television specials
GenresFilmed danceFilmed performancesTelevision programsSpeeches
NotesStatement of responsibility: directed by Louis J. Horvitz ; produced by George Stevens, Jr. and Don Mischer ; written by Bob Shrum and George Stevens, Jr. ; created by George Stevens, Jr. and Nick Vanoff.Content: Title from credits.Venue: Videotaped in performance at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. 1996 December 8.Acquisition: Gift; Maria Tallchief and Elise Paschen.
Physical DescriptionVideocassetteExtent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
DescriptionHonoring Edward Albee, Benny Carter, Johnny Cash, Jack Lemmon, Maria Tallchief.
Type of ResourceMoving image
LanguagesEnglish
IdentifiersRLIN/OCLC: 859337863NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19961531Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a2a489c0-352b-0131-26ac-3c075448cc4b
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