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Rare glimpses: dances from the Middle East, volume I

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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General Dance Video Archive

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Rare glimpses

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Title
Rare glimpses: dances from the Middle East, volume I
Names
Farrah, Ibrahim (Producer)
Fátima (Dancer)
Jajouka (Dancer)
Gamal, Nadia (Dancer)
Beeman, Andrea (Producer)
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 (Cinematographer)
Farrah, Ibrahim (Choreographer)
Beeman, Andrea (Editor)
Farrah, Ibrahim (Narrator)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1994
Table of Contents
[Dance solo] / filmed by Thomas Edison in New Jersey in 1897 ; performed by Fatima -- Guedra / excerpt from George Kebecoue's film A suite of Berber dances, 1950 ; filmed on location in Morocco -- Guedra / recorded in 1994 ; choreography by Ibrahim Farrah ; performed by Jajouka -- Bedouin dances / filmed in Lebanon in 1971 ; performed by Abou Horba and family -- [Dance solo] / filmed in 1971 ; performed by Nadia Gamal.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8873
Topics
Guedra (Dance)
Dance -- Middle East
Dance -- Morocco
Dance -- Saudi Arabia
Belly dance
Genres
Motion pictures
Documentary films
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: executive producer, Ibrahim Farrah ; producer/editor, Andrea Beeman.
Creation/production credits: Cinematography, Michael Petshaft ; audio, Howard Bernstein.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (57 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 3/4 in.
Description
An exploration of Middle Eastern dance through selected film and video excerpts, with narration by Ibrahim Farrah.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY95-F627
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12320484
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2a97c950-9478-0138-c6f7-2fbf8880974c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1994: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Rare glimpses" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1994. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d34a8045-066f-4685-9c38-de2a6418da12

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Rare glimpses" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d34a8045-066f-4685-9c38-de2a6418da12

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1994). Rare glimpses Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d34a8045-066f-4685-9c38-de2a6418da12

Wikipedia Citation

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Rare glimpses