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Egypt dances: Interview with Magda Saleh

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Egypt dances

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Title
Egypt dances: Interview with Magda Saleh
Names
Saleh, Magda Ahmed Abdel Ghaffar (Interviewee)
Zweig, Jonas (Interviewer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1980
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 5869
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2117 (former)
Topics
Dance -- Egypt
Ballet -- Egypt
Belly dance
Cairo Ballet Company
Genres
Motion pictures
Documentary films
Interviews
Television programs
Notes
Venue: Videotaped at WPC-TV, William Paterson College, Wayne, New Jersey.
Creation/production credits: Producer/host: Jonas Zweig. Director: Jerry Chamberlain.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (59 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Jonas Zweig interviews Egyptian ballerina and dance scholar Magda Saleh, who discusses her research into traditional Egyptian dance, including belly dancing, and the activities of the Cairo Ballet. She presents a complete short film, Drop of water, and excerpts from Egypt dances. For the complete version of Egypt dances, see *MGZIC 9-240. For another version of this interview, with somewhat different content, see *MGZIC 9-2116.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY906047368-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12169466
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7f63ccc0-792b-0134-c7a9-00505686a51c
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

  • 1980: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Egypt dances" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d449dc10-aa23-0133-2dc2-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Egypt dances" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d449dc10-aa23-0133-2dc2-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980). Egypt dances Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d449dc10-aa23-0133-2dc2-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Egypt dances