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Ailey celebrates Ellington. [Unedited footage, takes 201-223]

Title
Ailey celebrates Ellington. [Unedited footage, takes 201-223] [videorecording] / CBS-TV ; directed by Joshua White ; produced by Robert Weiner ; choreography by Alvin Ailey ; music by Duke Ellington.
Publication
1974.

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Additional Authors
  • Ailey, Alvin
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
  • Greenwood, Jane
  • White, Joshua.
  • Weiner, Robert.
  • Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble.
  • CBS Television Network.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (62 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Unedited footage, with time code and slate. Excerpts from Alvin Ailey's Night creature. For the completed telecast, see *MGZIC 9-461 Ailey celebrates Ellington.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Uniform Title
Night creature (Choreographic work : Ailey)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Television.
  • Unedited footage.
Note
  • Time code at bottom of frame.
  • Original container labeled Reel II-a, Part 1.
Credits (note)
  • Costumes, Jane Greenwood.
Event (note)
  • Recorded for the CBS-TV telecast Ailey celebrates Ellington, first aired in 1974.
Contents
  • Takes 201-213. Night creature. Second movement (ca. 32 min.).
  • Takes 214-219. Night creature. Third movement (ca. 18 min.).
  • Takes 220-223. Night creature. First movement (ca. 12 min.). This tape also contains a few minutes from Take 224, which is recorded in full on *MGZIA 4-6783 Ailey celebrates Ellington. [Unedited footage, takes 224-230].
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6784
OCLC
NYPY03-F176
Title
Ailey celebrates Ellington. [Unedited footage, takes 201-223] [videorecording] / CBS-TV ; directed by Joshua White ; produced by Robert Weiner ; choreography by Alvin Ailey ; music by Duke Ellington.
Imprint
1974.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Recorded for the CBS-TV telecast Ailey celebrates Ellington, first aired in 1974.
Credits
Costumes, Jane Greenwood.
Performer
Danced by the Repertory Workshop Dancers of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center.
Added Author
Ailey, Alvin, choreographer.
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974, composer.
Greenwood, Jane, costume designer.
White, Joshua. Director
Weiner, Robert. Producer
Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble.
CBS Television Network.
Added Title
Night creature (Choreographic work : Ailey)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-6784
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