The New York Public Library

Research Catalog

200 years of American dance [videorecording]

Title
200 years of American dance [videorecording] / presented by the U.S. Information Agency ; produced and directed by Stephen Wordell ; written and conceived by Walter Terry.
Publication
1975.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Result Found

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.

Moving imageUse in library *MGZIDVD 5-5580Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

Details

Additional Authors
  • Balanchine, George,
  • Catanzaro, Tony,
  • DHCA.
  • Garza, Homer,
  • Swartz, F. Randolph.
  • Terry, Walter.
  • Williams, Les,
  • Wordell, Stephen.
  • Young, Laura,
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (60 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3/4 in.
Uniform Title
  • Pas de deux [1960] (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
  • Swan lake (Choreographic work). Act II, Pas de deux.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Research, F. Randolph Swartz.
Performer (note)
  • Speaker: Walter Terry.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5580
Title
200 years of American dance [videorecording] / presented by the U.S. Information Agency ; produced and directed by Stephen Wordell ; written and conceived by Walter Terry.
Imprint
1975.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
System Details
DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.
Credits
Research, F. Randolph Swartz.
Performer
Speaker: Walter Terry.
Dancers: Homer Garza, Les Williams, Laura Young, Tony Catanzaro.
Summary
Lecture-demonstration on the history of American dance, illustrated with stills, brief film clips, and live performance. Homer Garza performs an Indian hoop dance; Les Williams dances a shuffle and Irish clog; Laura Young and Tony Catanzaro dance a pas de deux from Swan lake and an excerpt from Balanchine's Tchaikovsky pas de deux.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-8.
Local Subject
Television. 200 years of American dance.
Lecture-demonstrations.
Hoop dances.
Added Author
Terry, Walter. Speaker. Author
Garza, Homer, dancer.
Catanzaro, Tony, dancer.
Young, Laura, dancer.
Williams, Les, dancer.
Wordell, Stephen. Producer. Director
Swartz, F. Randolph. Researcher
Balanchine, George, choreographer.
DHCA.
Added Title
Swan lake (Choreographic work). Act II, Pas de deux.
Pas de deux [1960] (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5580
View in Legacy Catalog