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[Hadassah and Company]

Title
[Hadassah and Company] [electronic resource]
Publication
1949-1952.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Hadassah, 1909?-1992
  • Fain, Shulamith
  • Scherman, Benjamin B.
  • Hadassah and Company.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 streaming video file (NTSC) (18 min.) : si., col. and b&w.
Summary
Very brief excerpts from performances of various ethnic dances, including Israeli suite and Fable, combined with candid footage of dancers backstage, and outdoor views of buildings at Jacob's Pillow. Visibility is sometimes poor due to low-level stage lighting.
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Motion pictures.
Note
  • Originally recorded on 8 mm film.
  • Title from information provided by filmmaker.
  • Recording locations and dates from original film can.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Filmed by Benjamin B. Scherman.
Performer (note)
  • Danced by Hadassah and Company: Hadassah, Shulamith Fain, Sylvia Maier, Esta Beck, Lou Norman, John Fealy, Stephen Vendola, and others.
Event (note)
  • Filmed at various locations and dates, including Taft High School, city not identified, on October 29, 1949 ; photo studio, city not identified, in February 1951 ; Jacob's Pillow, Lee, Massachusetts, on June 29-July 1, 1951 ; Schroon Crest, Chesterton, New York, in June 1951 ; and in performance in "Dance and music around the world" at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, on March 3, 1952.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 3278
OCLC
NYPY96-F129
Title
[Hadassah and Company] [electronic resource]
Imprint
1949-1952.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Performer
Danced by Hadassah and Company: Hadassah, Shulamith Fain, Sylvia Maier, Esta Beck, Lou Norman, John Fealy, Stephen Vendola, and others.
Credits
Filmed by Benjamin B. Scherman.
Event
Filmed at various locations and dates, including Taft High School, city not identified, on October 29, 1949 ; photo studio, city not identified, in February 1951 ; Jacob's Pillow, Lee, Massachusetts, on June 29-July 1, 1951 ; Schroon Crest, Chesterton, New York, in June 1951 ; and in performance in "Dance and music around the world" at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, on March 3, 1952.
Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-4391.
Additional Copy: None.
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Added Author
Hadassah, 1909?-1992, dancer.
Fain, Shulamith, dancer.
Scherman, Benjamin B. Cinematographer
Hadassah and Company.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 3278
*MGZIC 9-4391 (former)
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