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The primal mind [and] Native land: Nomads of the dawn [videorecording]

Title: The primal mind [and] Native land: Nomads of the dawn [videorecording]
Publication: c1984, c1986.

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Description

1 cassette. 116 min. : sd. color with b&w sequences NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Jamake Highwater/Native Land Foundation.

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Genre/Form

Documentaries and factual films and programs.

Note

Compilation of two documentaries produced by The Primal Mind Foundation. Executive producer: Alvin H. Perlmutter. Writer/host: Jamake Highwater.

Contents

CONTENTS: The primal mind (c1984) (approx. 58 min.). Producer: Richard Berman. Director/camera: Don Lenzer. SUMMARY: Documentary exploring architectural, environmental, and artistic alternatives to western culture, particularly those offered by Native American cultures. One segment of the program contrasts a Native American eagle dance, performed by George Flying Eagle and Jim Trujillo, with the grand pas de deux from The nutcracker, performed by Rosemary Sabovick and Joseph Fritz. Still photographs of Martha Graham's Primitive mysteries are shown as part of a discussion of western artists who have found inspiration in Native American art. The documentary also confronts the need of Native American artists to find their own creative voices despite the divergent pulls of traditional and western culture. -- Native land: Nomads of the dawn (c1986) (approx. 58 min.). Producer/director: John Peaslee. Choreography: Jamake Highwater. Costumes: LouAnne Gilleland, Elena Pellicciano. Masks: Silvia Chavez Toro. Danced by Nelson Diaz, Diego Garrido, Maria Luisa Gonzalez, Pancho Lopez, Wilson Pico, Hua Lan Scremin, Mai Scremin, Klever Viera, Fausto Villagomez, Carlos Barrientos, Walter Machicado. SUMMARY: Documentary celebrating the cultural achievements of various Native American cultures, both in North and South America. Includes dance dramatizations of the Aztec creation myth, the settlement of the Americas in ancient times, the
Inca creation myth, and the struggle between the Inca emperor Atahualpa and the Spanish conquistador Pizarro. A street theater performance by the group Yuyachkani, recorded in Lima, Peru, illustrates the present-day plight of many Native Americans.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1278

OCLC

NYPY916042257-F

Title

The primal mind [and] Native land: Nomads of the dawn [videorecording]

Imprint

c1984, c1986.

Local Subject

Television. The primal mind.

Television. Native land: nomads of the dawn.

Added Author

Highwater, Jamake, choreographer. Author. Host

Graham, Martha, choreographer.

Pico, Wilson, dancer.

Perlmutter, Alvin H. Producer

Berman, Richard. Producer

Peaslee, John. Producer. Director

Lenzer, Don. Director

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1278

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