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Tibet Week.

Title
Tibet Week. Sukyi Nima [videorecording] / [presented by] Chaksam-pa, the Tibetan Dance and Opera Company ; artistic direction, Tashi Dhondup.
Publication
c1995.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Bkra-śis-don-grub.
  • Sonam Tashi.
  • Sonam Tsering.
  • Sonam Pelmo.
  • Tsering Topgyal.
  • Yangzom, Tashi.
  • Tenzin Gonpo.
  • Nyima Gyalpo.
  • Tsering Dolma.
  • Karma Gyaltsen.
  • Pema Dolma.
  • Calkowski, Marcia, 1949-
  • Boothe, Paul.
  • Chaksam-Pa Tibetan Dance and Opera Company.
  • Cross-Cultural Dance Resources.
  • Bold Eagle, inc.
  • New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
  • Tibet Week in Flagstaff (1995 : Flagstaff, Ariz.)
  • DHCA.
Description
  • 7 streaming video files (382 min. total) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
  • 7 videocassettes (Betacam SP, NTSC) (369 min.) : sd., col. ;
Summary
First full-length performance of a Tibetan folk opera, or lha-mo, in the U.S. The opera, which combines instrumental and vocal music, dance, dialogue, and improvisational comedy, tells the story of the changing fortunes of the beautiful Sukyi Nima. The opera's duration is ca. 317 min. (cassettes 1 through 6). Cassette 7 (ca. 52 min.) contains acknowledgment speeches, a closing ceremony, and a circle dance with audience participation.
Series Statement
Tibet Week.
Uniform Title
Sukyi Nima (Opera)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Music.
  • Video.
  • Special event coverage and commentary.
Note
  • Recording made possible by the cooperation of the participants in Tibet Week in Flagstaff, Arizona, Cross-Cultural Dance Resources, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library.
  • For programs and printed materials, including a plot synopsis and discussion of this opera, see *MGS (Tibetan) 96-11997 Tibet Week in Flagstaff.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video files online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Performer (note)
  • Tashi Dhondup (elder, hunter, boatman, narrator, minister, oracle, monk), Sonam Tashi (elder, clown, executioner, minister, monk), Sonam Tsering (drummer, secretary), Sonam Pelmo (Sukyi Nima, goddess), Tsering Topgyal (hunter-dancer, Yama, minister, Tibetan Muslim), Tashi Yangzom (goddess, mother deer), Tenzin Gonpo (hunter-dancer, king, boatman, monk, executioner, minister, drummer), Nyima Gyalpo (hunter-dancer, old man, prince, monk), Tsering Dolma (goddess, old woman), Karma Gyaltsen (hunter-dancer, hermit, narrator, Tibetan Muslim, monk, Lama Mani), and Pema Dolma (goddess, queen, wife of hunter).
  • English-language narrator: Marcia Calkowski.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at Coconino County Fairgrounds, Flagstaff, Arizona, on June 25, 1995, during Tibet Week, by Bold Eagle, Inc.; director, Paul Boothe.
Funding (note)
  • Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Language (note)
  • Titles and narration in English ; opera lyrics and dialogue in Tibetan.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 2360
OCLC
NYPY96-F383
Title
Tibet Week. Sukyi Nima [videorecording] / [presented by] Chaksam-pa, the Tibetan Dance and Opera Company ; artistic direction, Tashi Dhondup.
Imprint
c1995.
Playing Time
010008 010004 004053 005901 005951 004732 005447
Series
Tibet Week.
Cast
Tashi Dhondup (elder, hunter, boatman, narrator, minister, oracle, monk), Sonam Tashi (elder, clown, executioner, minister, monk), Sonam Tsering (drummer, secretary), Sonam Pelmo (Sukyi Nima, goddess), Tsering Topgyal (hunter-dancer, Yama, minister, Tibetan Muslim), Tashi Yangzom (goddess, mother deer), Tenzin Gonpo (hunter-dancer, king, boatman, monk, executioner, minister, drummer), Nyima Gyalpo (hunter-dancer, old man, prince, monk), Tsering Dolma (goddess, old woman), Karma Gyaltsen (hunter-dancer, hermit, narrator, Tibetan Muslim, monk, Lama Mani), and Pema Dolma (goddess, queen, wife of hunter).
Performer
English-language narrator: Marcia Calkowski.
Event
Videotaped at Coconino County Fairgrounds, Flagstaff, Arizona, on June 25, 1995, during Tibet Week, by Bold Eagle, Inc.; director, Paul Boothe.
Funding
Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Language
Titles and narration in English ; opera lyrics and dialogue in Tibetan.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video files online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5041.
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Added Author
Bkra-śis-don-grub. Director. Performer
Sonam Tashi. Performer
Sonam Tsering. Performer
Sonam Pelmo. Performer
Tsering Topgyal. Performer
Yangzom, Tashi. Performer
Tenzin Gonpo. Performer
Nyima Gyalpo. Performer
Tsering Dolma. Performer
Karma Gyaltsen. Performer
Pema Dolma. Performer
Calkowski, Marcia, 1949- Narrator
Boothe, Paul. Director
Chaksam-Pa Tibetan Dance and Opera Company.
Cross-Cultural Dance Resources.
Bold Eagle, inc.
New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
Tibet Week in Flagstaff (1995 : Flagstaff, Ariz.)
DHCA.
Added Title
Sukyi Nima (Opera)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 2360
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