Touring Ballet 1958

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Full title reads: "Formosa. Touring Ballet".

Taiwan.

Shots of a touring Chinese ballet group arriving in trucks in a village on the outskirts of Taipei.

MS Actresses and dancers put on traditional make up before performance.

CU Chinese boy in audience with shaved...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
49315
Sort Number:
58/023
Time in/Out:
01:48:44:00 / 01:49:54:00
Canister:
58/23
Film ID:
1521.30
Issue Date:
20/03/1958

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