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[Haitian folklore and voudou dances]

Title: [Haitian folklore and voudou dances] [motion picture]
Publication: [ca. 1956-63]

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Description

1 film reel. 24 1/2 min. 885 ft. : si. at sd. speed. color.; 16 mm.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Lavinia Williams.

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Note

Filmed in Haiti by Lavinia Williams and Raymond Doret. Edited by George Lamboy. Features members of Lavinia Williams' Ballets d'Haïti and the National Folkloric Troupe of Haiti.
For descriptive notes by Lavinia Williams about this film, see: *MGZR Motion pictures. Haitian folklore and voudou dances. [Clippings]

Contents

CONTENTS. - Yanvalou, Danse Mahi, and Danse Ibo. Danced by Sara Yarborough (age 6), Sharon, her sister (age 7), and Cassandra Marshall (age 6), all dressed in white. - Congo. Danced by Sara and Sharon Yarborough (ages 6 and 7). - Lavinia Williams teaching members of the National Folkloric Troupe of Haiti. - Girls of the École Normal in modern jazz and Danse Congo. - Danse Congo and Danse Juba performed by Ballets d'Haïti. Soloists: Madeline Marcel and Guy Louis. - Danse Coyé, Danse Congo, Pas rigol, and Spider dance (Guédé-Zarien). Danced by Nicole Morita and Hugo Carrieus of the Ballets d'Haïti. - Danse Juba, Bamboche, Danse Congo, and Zépaules (Shoulder dance). Danced by National Folkloric Troupe of Haiti at an open-air evening concert.

Call Number

*MGZHB 12-1449

OCLC

NYPY787010126-F

Title

[Haitian folklore and voudou dances] [motion picture]

Imprint

[ca. 1956-63]

Local Subject

Motion pictures. Haitian folklore and voudou dances.

Local Subject

Voodoo dancing.

Added Author

Yarborough, Sara, dancer.

Yarborough, Lavinia Williams, choreographer.

Doret, Raymond.

Lavinia Williams Dance Companies.

Haitian Institute of Classic and Folklore Dance (Port-au-Prince).

Research Call Number

*MGZHB 12-1449

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