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Portrait of Billie (Motion picture)

Title
Portrait of Billie (Motion picture)
Publication
1975.

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Moving imagePermit needed *MGZHB 8-1388Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
  • Yarborough, Sara
  • Dove, Ulysses
  • Butler, John, 1920-1993
  • Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959.
  • Compton, Gardner.
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Description
1 reel. 17 min. 613 ft. : sd. b&w.; 16 mm.
Uniform Title
Portrait of Billie (Choreographic work : Butler)
Note
  • Filmed for the Jerome Robbins Archive by Gardner Compton with the assistance of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, on Aug. 20, 1975. Rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes.
  • Choreography: John Butler. Music: sung by Billie Holiday. Performed by Sara Yarborough and Ulysses Dove of the Alvin Ailey City Center Dance Theater.
Access (note)
  • Closed.
Call Number
*MGZHB 8-1388
OCLC
NYPY787010215-F
Title
Portrait of Billie (Motion picture)
Imprint
1975.
Restricted Access
Closed.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. Portrait of Billie.
Added Author
Yarborough, Sara, dancer.
Dove, Ulysses, dancer.
Butler, John, 1920-1993, choreographer.
Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Singer
Compton, Gardner.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Added Title
Portrait of Billie (Choreographic work : Butler)
Research Call Number
*MGZHB 8-1388
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