1 streaming video file (NTSC) (15 min.) : sd., b&w.
Summary
During a traditional Easter celebration at the Centro Basco-Americano, New York City, a group of young people of Basque descent perform a number of folk dances from the Basque regions of Spain and France. Dances shown include a sword dance, a stick dance, a dance honoring war dead in the field, a dance honoring civic officials, and others, all accompanied by an elder playing a drum and a fife-like instrument.
Produced and directed by Minda Novek for the C.A.W. Collect and the Museum of Contemporary Crafts. Excerpt of a 1974 tape called: A look at the traditional skills of the Lower East Side.
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Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Title
Basque dancing [electronic resource]
Imprint
1974.
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.