Research Catalog

Title

Academy of Ballet in Haiti [videorecording]

Publication

[1954?-1960?].

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Details

Additional Authors

• Yarborough, Lavinia Williams.
• Yarborough, Sara
• Haitian Institute of Classic and Folklore Dance (Port-au-Prince)

Description

1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (43 min.) : sd., b&w and col.; 3/4 in.

Summary

Documentary on Lavinia Williams' work as a ballet teacher in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, particularly during the years 1957-1959, including footage of her students in class and performance. Film version (*MGZHB 16-1742 Academy of Ballet in Haiti) offers a somewhat clearer visual image but lacks soundtrack.

Subject

• Yarborough, Lavinia Williams
• Dunham, Katherine
• Balanchine, George
• Dance > Haiti
• Ballet > Haiti

Note

• Compilation of motion pictures originally filmed without sound.Musical accompaniment and voice-over narration in English by Lavinia Williams added to videotape version. Filmmaker: Raymond Doret.

Contents

CONTENTS. - Lavinia Williams présente Études de danse (b&w). Shown warming up in the studio, Williams discusses her dance background, which includes ballet, modern, and ethnic dance; reminisces about her work with Katherine Dunham and George Balanchine on the musical comedy Cabin in the sky; and describes her approach to teaching. - Ballet and tap students at the union school (?) in Haiti, ca. 1954. - Lavinia Williams Yarborough présente Cours de ballet et chorégraphies avec ses elèves, ca. 1957 (color). Williams and her students are seen in class. Her star pupils, among them Régine Maximilien (?), Rose-Marie Joseph, Linda Barreyre, Jo Archer, and others, perform in costume on a rooftop and on Williams' porch. - Rose-Marie Joseph and Régine Maximilien perform solos, ca. 1959 (color). - Régine Maximilien performs pointe exercises and her own choreography, ca. 1960 (color). Williams' daughter Sara Yarborough, then 9 or 10 years old, also dances in this section.

Call Number

*MGZIC 9-1666

OCLC

NYPY906038612-F

Title

Academy of Ballet in Haiti [videorecording]

Imprint

[1954?-1960?].

Local Subject

Motion pictures. Academy of Ballet in Haiti.

Musical comedies. Cabin in the sky.

Ballet -- Study and teaching.

Local Subject

Ballet in television. Academy of Ballet in Haiti.

Added Author

Yarborough, Lavinia Williams. Narrator. Teacher

Yarborough, Sara, dancer.

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

Research Call Number

*MGZIC 9-1666