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Title Portrait of Billie / directed by Nick Havinga ; choreographed by John Butler ; performed by John Butler, Carmen De Lavallade and Billie Holiday, produced by Clair Roskam
Published [Kent, CT] : Creative Arts Television, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (28 min.)
Series Dance in video
Summary Choreographer John Butler and Carmen de Lavallade interpret the life of blues singer Billie Holiday in a dance to recordings of Holiday singing. Includes narration and photographs of Holiday's career and quotes from her book, "Lady Sings the Blues."
Notes Title from resource description page (viewed Oct. 18, 2013)
Event Recorded 1962, New York, NY
Notes This edition in English
Subject Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959.
SUBJECT Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959 fast
Subject Modern dance.
Modern dance
Genre/Form Filmed performances
Filmed performances.
Spectacles filmés.
Form Streaming video
Author Baldwin, Ronald, designer.
Butler, John, 1920-1993, choreographer (expression), dancer.
De Lavallade, Carmen, 1931- dancer.
Havinga, Nick, director.
Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959, performer.
Nelson, Dean (Lighting designer), designer.
Roskam, Clair, producer.
Other Titles Billie Holiday : photos, commentary and dance by Carmen de Lavallade & John Butler