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The 1987 Yup'ik Dance Festival

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
The 1987 Yup'ik Dance Festival
Additional title: Yup'ik Dance Festival
Names
McDonald, John (Producer)
Martz, Mike (Director)
Bethel Native Dancers (Company) (Performer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1987
Table of Contents
Reel 1 (61 min.): Groups performing: Kuskokwim Community College, Kotlik High School, St. Mary's Village, and Akula High School, Kasigluk. - Reel 2 (58 min.): Groups performing: Bethel High School, Bethel Native Dancers, Toksook Bay, and Mountain Village.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7969
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2034 (former)
Topics
Eskimos -- Alaska
Dance -- Alaska
Yupik dance
Bethel (Alaska)
Kotlik (Alaska)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: Produced (?) by KYUK Productions. Producer: John McDonald. Director: Mike Martz. Distributed as a videotape by KYUK Video Productions, Bethel, Alaska.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (119 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Record of a festival of traditional Yup'ik Eskimo dances held in a gymnasium, and performed by groups from several Alaskan villages.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY906005322-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12168281
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b9e01a50-7c67-0135-84b3-439d1b92b95b
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1987: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The 1987 Yup'ik Dance Festival" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1987. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a70aa545-0210-4fe2-9330-46f60e591574

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The 1987 Yup'ik Dance Festival" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a70aa545-0210-4fe2-9330-46f60e591574

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1987). The 1987 Yup'ik Dance Festival Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a70aa545-0210-4fe2-9330-46f60e591574

Wikipedia Citation

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The 1987 Yup'ik Dance Festival