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Basque dancing

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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General Dance Video Archive

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Basque dancing

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Title
Basque dancing
Names
Novek, Minda (Producer)
Novek, Minda (Director)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1974
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8905
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-331 (former)
Topics
Folk dancing, Basque
Sword-dance
Basques
Genres
Filmed dance
Notes
Creation/production credits: Produced and directed by Minda Novek for the C.A.W. Collect and the Museum of Contemporary Crafts.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Content: Excerpt of a 1974 tape called: A look at the traditional skills of the Lower East Side.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (15 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Description
During a traditional Easter celebration at the Centro Basco-Americano, New York City, a group of young people of Basque descent perform a number of folk dances from the Basque regions of Spain and France. Dances shown include a sword dance, a stick dance, a dance honoring war dead in the field, a dance honoring civic officials, and others, all accompanied by an elder playing a drum and a fife-like instrument.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY837031739-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12160008
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 353e4840-795a-0135-af8b-55fc6a32d74a
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1974: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Basque dancing" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1974. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8bff39de-e951-4e61-9236-e8f4095dc1d5

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Basque dancing" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8bff39de-e951-4e61-9236-e8f4095dc1d5

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1974). Basque dancing Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8bff39de-e951-4e61-9236-e8f4095dc1d5

Wikipedia Citation

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Basque dancing