- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 streaming video file (NTSC) (54 min.) : sd., col.
- Summary
- Lecture on Tibetan opera or lha-mo, covering its origins in legend; the rituals surrounding the performances, which are often linked to exorcism; its elements of singing, drumming, and dancing; its subject matter; the seven basic dance styles used in opera; the role of the audience; and some important opera troupes. A survey of the current state of opera in Tibet under the Chinese regime and among the exiled Tibetan communities includes background information on Chaksam-pa, the Tibetan Dance and Opera Company, the featured performers at Tibet Week. The lecture concludes with a detailed analysis of the opera Sukyi Nima, presented during Tibet Week, including a plot synopsis and discussions of its origins in the Sanskrit play Sakuntala, its Buddhist themes, and the symbolism of its costumes, masks, and scenic elements.
- Series Statement
- Tibet Week.
- 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: Joann W. Kealiinohomoku and Tim Bryson.
- Speaker: Marcia Calkowski.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped at Cline Library Auditorium, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, on June 20, 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 2354
- OCLC
- NYPY96-F380
- Title
Tibet Week. The Tibetan folk opera, a cultural context [electronic resource]
- Imprint
c1995.
- Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
- Series
Tibet Week.
- Performer
Introductions: Joann W. Kealiinohomoku and Tim Bryson.
Speaker: Marcia Calkowski.
- Event
Videotaped at Cline Library Auditorium, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, on June 20, 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 9-5035.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Kealiinohomoku, Joann W. Commentator
Calkowski, Marcia, 1949- 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 2354
*MGZIC 9-5035 (former)