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Musical Museum

Date released

1971

Series name

This Week In Britain

Issue no

649

NoS ID

328890

Story no

1 / 1

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Way of the Morris (2011)

Director

Tim Plester

Subject

Dance; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 63 minutes), £13.40

Morris Dancing is a form of English folk dancing that dates back to the 15th Century, in which men in costumes adorned with bells would offer their version of the dance of the Moors, with scarves, sticks and...

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Ballets Russes (2006)

Director

Dayna Goldfine; Daniel Geller

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £19.99

The film charts the histories of the Massine and de Basil Ballets Russes companies from the 1930s onwards, seen through the eyes of the dancers who were still alive when the film was made (several have since...

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Museum Gets 350 Ancient Musical Instruments

Date released

10 Nov 1947

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1742

NoS ID

040798

Story no

4 / 5

Extras

1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

Music hath charms ... Ancient wind instruments are tried out at Horniman Museum in London to which they were bequeathed by collector in memory of son killed in war.

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Rhodesian Ballet

Date released

1960

Series name

Federal Spotlight

Issue no

110

NoS ID

351455

Story no

2 / 5

BFI synopsis: "Heritage" ballet depicting Rhodesian achievements.

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Organ Museum

Date released

17 Aug 1967

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

660

NoS ID

121908

Story no

3 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: Mr Hart of St Albans has a whole house full of fairground paraphanalia. He’s collected some of the finest examples of fairground organs in the world - some of them like whole orchestras...

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John Hodgson Interviews Kurt Jooss (1973 Video)

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. b&w. 40 min.

John Hodgson interviews Kurt Jooss about his life and experiences as a choreographer. Kurt Jooss was formerly Director of the Folkwanghochschule at Essen. He won the European Prize for choreography with his...

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Polka (1986 Video)

aka: Polka: Roots of Conjunto Accoridion Playing in South Texas

Director

Robert Boozajer Flaes; Maarten Rens

Subject

Anthropology; Music

Distribution

Hire (RAI Film & Video Library) Sale (RAI), Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 2000 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p) 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Compares the accordion music of Chicano immigrants in southern Texas with the traditional music of accordion players in Austria. Without making any final judgements on the roots of ‘conjunto’ music of...

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