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20/20. Ballet for Jamaica

Title
20/20. Ballet for Jamaica [videorecording] / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; film produced by Peter Kelly.
Publication
Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1963.

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Additional Authors
  • Spohr, Arnold.
  • Taverner, Sonia.
  • Young, Marilyn.
  • Balanchine, George
  • Kelly, Peter.
  • Wild, Eric, 1910-
  • Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (27 min.) : sd., b&w; 1/2 in.
Summary
Documentary about the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's goodwill tour of Jamaica in January 1963. Most of the program is a travelogue of the various sites visited by company members, including the home of the prime minister of Jamaica, a military camp in Newcastle, Old Fort Charles, a sugar plantation, a bauxite plant, and a crafts market. Company members, who are orally identified in candid footage, include artistic director Arnold Spohr, principal dancer Sonia Taverner, and guest artist Marilyn Young. Dance sequences include views of company class, a local ballet class at Madame Soubi's studio in Kingston, and excerpts from the Canadians' performance of George Balanchine's Pas de dix.
Uniform Title
Pas de dix (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Alternative Title
20/20. Ballet in Jamaica
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Travelogues.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title from end credits.
  • Title on slate: 20/20. Ballet in Jamaica.
  • Additional information from accompanying data sheet.
Credits (note)
  • Film cameraman, Harry Makin ; original score, Eric Wild ; script, Lyal Brown ; 20/20 producer, Richard Knowles.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Harry Mannis.
  • Narrator: Maurice Burchell.
Event (note)
  • Telecast on the series 20/20 on March 1, 1963.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3803
OCLC
NYPY99-F1341
Title
20/20. Ballet for Jamaica [videorecording] / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; film produced by Peter Kelly.
Imprint
Canada : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1963.
Country of Producing Entity
Canada.
Event
Telecast on the series 20/20 on March 1, 1963.
Credits
Film cameraman, Harry Makin ; original score, Eric Wild ; script, Lyal Brown ; 20/20 producer, Richard Knowles.
Performer
Host: Harry Mannis.
Narrator: Maurice Burchell.
Local Subject
Dance company tours.
Added Author
Spohr, Arnold.
Taverner, Sonia.
Young, Marilyn.
Balanchine, George, choreographer.
Kelly, Peter. Producer
Wild, Eric, 1910- Composer
Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
DHCA.
Added Title
Pas de dix (Choreographic work : Balanchine)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-3803
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