To Dance For Gold; Part 2

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Program
To Dance For Gold
Segment
Part 2
Producing Organization
Mississippi Educational Television
ABC Video Enterprises
Contributing Organization
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-526-gx44q7rw8b
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Description
Program Description
"'To Dance for Gold' is a two-hour documentary chronicling the events of the 11 International Ballet Competition held in summer, 1982, in Jackson, Mississippi. "Performances by the award-winning dancers and other finalists are interspersed with documentary highlights of the two-week event. Cameras followed the dancers not only onstage but backstage, in the rehearsal halls and during leisure time. "The international village at Millsaps College, where the dancers lived for two weeks, and the international Ballet School at Jackson State University, where members of the IBC jury conducted classes, are also visited. "Featured performers in the program are gold medalists Gina Gail Hyatt from West Germany and Janie Parker from the United States and silver medalists Kathy Thibodeaux, William Pizzuto, Li Cunxin and Katherine Healy, all of the United States, and Alexis Zubiria of Venezuela, Pablo Savoye of France and Pierre Quinn of Canada. "Hosts of the program are Dick Button, Jacques d'Amboise and Marge Champion. "The documentary tells many of the behind-the-scenes-stories of the competition. One chapter related is that of Lin Jianwei from China, who finished performing, walked offstage, out of the Jackson Municipal Auditorium and into a waiting car, which took him to New Orleans, where he requested permission from immigration officials to work in the United States. Meanwhile, his deserted partner, Wang Quifeng, tried to keep a stiff upper lip in front of television cameras. "In addition, the three hosts focus on the city of Jackson, proclaimed by President Reagan as the official home of the competition in America."--1983 Peabody Digest.
Broadcast Date
1983-08-17
Asset type
Program
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:58:19.730
Credits
Producing Organization: Mississippi Educational Television
Producing Organization: ABC Video Enterprises
AAPB Contributor Holdings
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-b61da8c28d5 (Filename)
Format: U-matic
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Citations
Chicago: “To Dance For Gold; Part 2,” 1983-08-17, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed October 16, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-gx44q7rw8b.
MLA: “To Dance For Gold; Part 2.” 1983-08-17. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. October 16, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-gx44q7rw8b>.
APA: To Dance For Gold; Part 2. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-gx44q7rw8b