- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 streaming video file (27 min.) (NTSC) : sd., col.
- Summary
- Performance of music and dance, preceded by a brief speech by the ambassador from Guinea. The program opens with an introduction by Cooke in the empty General Assembly Hall, and includes informal footage of the company arriving at the United Nations and touring its buildings.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Presented in memory of Mary Ann Herman.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Music.
- Special event coverage and commentary.
- Black films and programs.
- Video.
- Access (note)
- Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Credits (note)
- Supervising producer, Ben Park ; executive producer, George Movshon.
- Performer (note)
- Host: Alistair Cooke.
- Performed by Les Ballets Africains, the national ensemble of the Republic of Guinea.
- Event (note)
- Performance segments recorded in New York in the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations during a concert commemorating Human Rights Day, 1967.
- Funding (note)
- Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Call Number
- *MGZIDF 8086
- OCLC
- NYPY95-F224
- Title
International zone. Africa dances [electronic resource] / produced by United Nations Television ; director, Ramakantha Sarma.
- Imprint
United States : U.S. Broadcasters Committee for the United Nations, 1967.
- Country of Producing Entity
United Nations.
- Credits
Supervising producer, Ben Park ; executive producer, George Movshon.
- Performer
Host: Alistair Cooke.
Performed by Les Ballets Africains, the national ensemble of the Republic of Guinea.
- Event
Performance segments recorded in New York in the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations during a concert commemorating Human Rights Day, 1967.
- Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-4050.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
Drum dances.
- Added Author
Cooke, Alistair, 1908-2004. Host
Sarma, Ramakantha. Director
Ballets Africains.
United Nations.
DHCA.
- Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 8086
*MGZIC 9-4050 (former)