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"On Pointe," Director: Elisa Silva, Ari Briskman, and Nick North, identifier # VHS-2019-0147, 1998

 Item

Scope and Contents

Produced at Rice

"A film by Elisa Silva Ari Briskman Nick North

Houston Ballet footage: excerpts from ""La Bayadere"" choreographed by Ben Stevenson

Additional footage courtesy of the Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center Home of Chicago's Bryant Ballet

All photos by Anne Bradley, copyright 1989, 1990

Special thanks to The Houston Ballet Connie Van Brunt Brian Huberman Dawn Scannell and Ayisha McMillan"

"Made for ARTS 327

A portrait documentary of Ayisha McMillan, a young Black ballerina who studied at Rice and works at the Houston Ballet."

Dates

  • Creation: 1998

Conditions Governing Access

A digitized copy of this item is accessible upon request by contacting woodson@rice.edu and using identifier # VHS-2019-0147 in the request. This item is stored in a nearline / dark preservation environment.

Extent

From the Collection: 12 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586