- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 streaming video file (NTSC) (61 min.) : sd., col.
- Summary
- Speeches heralding the opening of Tibet Week in Flagstaff, Arizona, June 18-25, 1995. Also included are a blessing by Reverend Elaine De Vore; a dance by Prema Dasara, accompanied by a prayer sung by Cynthia Knox; music and dancing, including two performers costumed as a yak, by Chaksam-pa, the Tibetan Dance and Opera Company; the ceremonial presentation of scarves to Dr. Vasant Merchant, Lina Wallen, Jeneda Benally, Jones Benally, Mayor Christopher Bavasi, and John McLaughlin; and a flute and vocal solo by Tashi Dhondup.
- Series Statement
- Tibet Week.
- 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, 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)
- Co-hosts: Aleia O'Reilly and John McLaughlin.
- Speakers (in order of appearance): Prema Dasara, Mayor Christopher Bavasi, Joann Kealiinohomoku, Suzan Craig, Sonam Tashi, Lina Wallen, and Dr. Vasant Merchant.
- Performers: members of Chaksam-pa, the Tibetan Dance and Opera Company: Tsering Topgyal, Nyima Gyalpo, Tenzin Gonpo, Sonam Tashi, Tashi Dhondup, Tsering Dolma, Tashi Yangzom; and Prema Desara.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped at Wheeler Park, Flagstaff, Arizona, on June 18, 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 2345
- OCLC
- NYPY96-F370
- Title
Tibet Week. Opening ceremony [electronic resource]
- Imprint
c1995.
- Series
Tibet Week.
- Performer
Co-hosts: Aleia O'Reilly and John McLaughlin.
Speakers (in order of appearance): Prema Dasara, Mayor Christopher Bavasi, Joann Kealiinohomoku, Suzan Craig, Sonam Tashi, Lina Wallen, and Dr. Vasant Merchant.
Performers: members of Chaksam-pa, the Tibetan Dance and Opera Company: Tsering Topgyal, Nyima Gyalpo, Tenzin Gonpo, Sonam Tashi, Tashi Dhondup, Tsering Dolma, Tashi Yangzom; and Prema Desara.
- Event
Videotaped at Wheeler Park, Flagstaff, Arizona, on June 18, 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.
- 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 9-5009.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
Animal dances.
- Added Author
Kealiinohomoku, Joann W. Speaker
Craig, Suzan M. W. Speaker
Bkra-śis-don-grub. Speaker. Performer
Sonam Tashi. Speaker. Performer
Tsering Topgyal. Performer
Nyima Gyalpo. Performer
Tenzin Gonpo. Performer
Tsering Dolma. Performer
Yangzom, Tashi. Performer
Dasara, Prema. Speaker. Performer
Knox, Cynthia. Singer
Merchant, Vasant V. Speaker
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.
- Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 2345
*MGZIC 9-5009 (former)