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| Genre/Form: | Dance Special event coverage and commentary Video |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | George Balanchine; Fred Astaire; Martha Graham; Agnes De Mille; Jerome Robbins; Gene Kelly; Katherine Dunham; Merce Cunningham; Alwin Nikolais; Alvin Ailey; Alexandra Danilova; Fayard Nicholas; Harold Nicholas; Edward Villella; Peggy Lyman; Tim Wengerd; Kitty Carlisle Hart; Mikhail Baryshnikov; Danilo Radojevic; Christopher D'Amboise; Yves Montand; Gregory Hines; Donald O'Connor; Cyd Charisse; Carmen De Lavallade; Geoffrey Holder; Arthur Mitchell; Joseph Papp; Jacques D'Amboise; Darci Kistler; Robert Lyon; Savion Glover; Louis Gossett; Douglas Fairbanks; Leonard Bernstein; Beverly Sills; Walter Cronkite; Cicely Tyson |
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: | CBS Television Network. |
| OCLC Number: | 77623373 |
| Production notes: | Recorded at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D. C. Telecast by CBS-TV. |
| Description: | 2 videocassettes (229 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences NTSC ; 1/2 in. (VHS) |
| Contents: | Cassette 1: George Balanchine [1978] (ca. 16 min.). Host: Leonard Bernstein. Presenter: Edward Villella. Chaconne: duet, recorded by Dance in America, perf. by Suzanne Farrell and Peter Martins. Fred Astaire [1978] (ca. 11 min.). Presenter: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. "One," perf. by the cast of A chorus line. Martha Graham [1979] (ca. 18 min.). Presenter: Gene Kelly. Frescoes: excerpt, perf. by Peggy Lyman and Tim Wengerd. Singer: Leontyne Price. Agnes de Mille [1980] (ca. 18 min.). Welcome: Beverly Sills. Presenter: Kitty Carlisle Hart. Texas fourth: excerpt, performers not identified. Jerome Robbins [1981] (ca. 22 min.). Presenter: Mikhail Baryshnikov. Fancy free: three variations, perf. by Danilo Radojevic, Baryshnikov, and Christopher d'Amboise. Gene Kelly [1982] (ca. 23 min.). Presenter: Yves Montand. "I got rhythm/Fascinatin' rhythm," perf. by Gregory Hines. "Singin' in the rain," perf. by Donald O'Connor, Cyd Charisse, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and ensemble. Cassette 2: Katherine Dunham [1983] (ca. 20 min.). Presenter: Agnes de Mille. Tributes by Geoffrey Holder, Carmen de Lavallade, and Arthur Mitchell. Breakdancing, perf. by the New York City Breakers. Merce Cunningham [1985] (ca. 18 min.). Presenter: Baryshnikov. Native green: excerpt, perf. by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Alwin Nikolais [1987] (ca. 20 min.). Presenter: Joseph Papp. Tribute by Jacques d'Amboise. Tensile involvement: excerpt, perf. by the Nikolais Dance Theatre. Alvin Ailey [1988] (ca. 20 min.). Presenter: Cicely Tyson. Tribute by Katherine Dunham. Revelations: excerpts, perf. by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Alexandra Danilova [1989] (ca. 23 min.). Presenter: Jerome Robbins. Tribute by Jacques d'Amboise. Swan lake: Act II pas de deux, perf. by Darci Kistler and Robert Lyon. The Nicholas Brothers [1991] (ca. 20 min.). Presenter: Gregory Hines. Tribute from Lou Gossett, Jr. Tap dancing by Ted and Van, the Steps Ahead Tap Trio, Savion Glover, and Hines. |
| Responsibility: | CBS-TV. |
Abstract:
Compilation of excerpts from eleven telecasts of the Kennedy Center Honors, encompassing thirteen dance honorees. Each segment includes a video biography of the honoree(s), and most include pre-recorded footage of the current president's speech at the White House. Walter Cronkite hosts all segments from 1981 on.
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Related Subjects:(44)
- Balanchine, George.
- Astaire, Fred.
- Graham, Martha.
- De Mille, Agnes.
- Robbins, Jerome.
- Kelly, Gene, -- 1912-1996.
- Dunham, Katherine.
- Cunningham, Merce.
- Nikolais, Alwin.
- Ailey, Alvin.
- Danilova, Alexandra, -- 1907-1997.
- Nicholas Brothers.
- Nicholas, Fayard.
- Nicholas, Harold.
- Villella, Edward, -- 1936-
- Lyman, Peggy.
- Wengerd, Tim, -- 1945-1989.
- Hart, Kitty Carlisle, -- 1915-
- Baryshnikov, Mikhail, -- 1948-
- Radojevic, Danilo.
- D'Amboise, Christopher.
- Montand, Yves, -- 1921-1991.
- Hines, Gregory.
- O'Connor, Donald, -- 1925-2003.
- Charisse, Cyd.
- De Lavallade, Carmen.
- Holder, Geoffrey, -- 1930-
- Mitchell, Arthur, -- 1934-
- New York City Breakers.
- Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
- Papp, Joseph.
- D'Amboise, Jacques, -- 1934-
- Nikolais Dance Theatre.
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
- Kistler, Darci, -- 1964-
- Lyon, Robert.
- Steps Ahead Tap Trio.
- Glover, Savion.
- Gossett, Louis, -- 1936-
- Fairbanks, Douglas, -- 1909-2000.
- Bernstein, Leonard, -- 1918-1990.
- Sills, Beverly.
- Cronkite, Walter.
- Tyson, Cicely.
