- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 streaming video file (NTSC) (55 min.) : sd., col.
- Summary
- Lecture on the origins and symbolism of the goddess known as Tara to the Tibetans, focusing on her role as an archetype of feminine wisdom and compassion. Prema Dasara outlines the mind-training practices associated with her, which she taught in Tibet Week workshops culminating in the performance called The 21 praises of Tara (see *MGZIC 9-5040 Tibet Week. The 21 praises of Tara). She also discusses the allegorical meaning of the eponymous heroine of Sukyi Nima, the full-length Tibetan folk opera presented during Tibet Week (see *MGZIC 9-5041 Tibet Week. Sukyi Nima).
- Series Statement
- Tibet Week.
- Uniform Title
- Sukyi Nima (Opera)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Educational/cultural films and programs.
- 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, see *MGS (Tibetan) 96-11997 Tibet Week in Flagstaff.
- Access (note)
- Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Performer (note)
- Introductions: Suzan M.W. Craig and Joann W. Kealiinohomoku.
- Speaker: Prema Dasara.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped at the Flagstaff City Council Chambers, Flagstaff, Arizona, on June 22, 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.
- Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Call Number
- *MGZIDF 2357
- OCLC
- NYPY96-F385
- Title
Tibet Week. The heroine and the goddess [electronic resource]
- Imprint
c1995.
- Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
- Series
Tibet Week.
- Event
Videotaped at the Flagstaff City Council Chambers, Flagstaff, Arizona, on June 22, 1995, during Tibet Week, by Bold Eagle, Inc.; director, Paul Boothe.
- Performer
Introductions: Suzan M.W. Craig and Joann W. Kealiinohomoku.
Speaker: Prema Dasara.
- Funding
Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
- Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5038.
Additional Copy 1: None.
Additional Copy 2: 1 3/4" videocassette, copied from edit master, 10/95; in Princeton ReCAP Regular Storage; was vid. viewing copy until 4/2017.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Craig, Suzan M. W. Commentator
Kealiinohomoku, Joann W. Commentator
Dasara, Prema. Speaker
Boothe, Paul. Director
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 2357
*MGZIC 9-5038 (former)