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Additional authors

1. Aldrich, Elizabeth, 1947-
2. Lancelot, Francine
3. Ōno, Tadamoro, 1933-
4. Opoku, Albert A
5. Arhin, Kwame
6. Mardawa, Rama Sasminta
7. Soedarsono, Suharti
8. Suharto, Ben
9. Paré, Jean Christophe
10. Richardson, Miranda
11. Hamengku Buwono X, Sultan of Yogyakarta, 1946-
12. Grauer, Rhoda
13. Dunlop, Geoff
14. Venza, Jac
15. Sergeev, K. M. (Konstantin Mikhailovich), 1910-1992
16. Ris et Danceries (Company)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (59 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Program 3 of an eight-part documentary series exploring the ramifications of dance around the world. Japan, France, Java, and Ghana show how court dances serve to reinforce the power of a sovereign, preserve social hierarchies, express cultural ideals, support the state religion, and serve other functions vital to government. Tadamoro Ōno, a member of the Imperial Household of Japan, discusses the court dance form Bugaku. Historian Elizabeth Aldrich and Francine Lancelot, artistic director of Ris et Danceries, examine dance at the court of Louis XIV. The palace of Sultan Hamengku Buwono X of Yogyakarta in central Java offers examples of the wayang wong (dance drama) and bedoyo (women's court dance), with commentaries by the Sultan, and by dance master Romo Sas (Rio Sasminta Mardawa), Suharti Soedarsono, and Benedictus Suharto. Dances at the palace of the Asantehene, the elected king of the Asante people of Ghana, are described by Albert Opoku and Kwame Arhin.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Bob Lockyer, BBC.

Series statement

1. Dancing [British edition] ; 3

Uniform title

1. Dancing (Television series)

Alternative title

1. Dance at court.

Subject

1. Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
2. Akihito, Emperor Emeritus of Japan, 1933-
3. Bedoyo (Dance)
4. Court dancing
5. Dance -- Political aspects
6. State aid to dance
7. Dance -- France -- 17th century
8. Dance -- France -- 18th century
9. Court dancing -- France
10. Court dancing -- Japan
11. Dance -- Japan
12. Dance -- Ghana
13. Dance -- Indonesia -- Java
14. Wayang wong (Dance drama)
15. Dance -- Religious aspects

Contents

1. DANCE CONTENTS: Marches and drills celebrating the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II of England, filmed in London. -- Procession of the Asantehene and other chiefs, filmed in Ghana. -- Reception at the court of Sultan Hamengku Buwono X in Yogyakarta. -- Shinto ceremonies centering on Emperor Akihito of Japan. -- Bugaku performance, filmed in Japan. -- Excerpts from the opera-ballet Atys, and other baroque dances in performance and rehearsal. Reconstructed by Lancelot and perf. by members of Ris et Danceries. -- Wayang wong, including masked dancers and a combat dance, filmed in Yogyakarta. -- Bedoyo. -- Dance rehearsal, supervised by Romo Sas. -- Dances associated with an Adae [festival] at the court of the Asantehene, filmed in Ghana. -- Dance rehearsal, supervised by Romo Sas. -- Bugaku masked dance. -- Jean-Christophe Paré in a baroque dance rehearsal. -- Girls' ballet class at the Kirov Ballet School in Russia. -- The sleeping beauty: Act I, Aurora's variation.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1850

Note

1. Produced by Thirteen/WNET in association with RM Arts and BBC-TV. Series devised by Rhoda Grauer, executive producer. Producers: Geoff Dunlop and Jane Alexander, Screenlife Limited. Director: Geoff Dunlop. Director, performance programs: Jac Venza. Narrator: Miranda Richardson.
2. British edition, with some differences in content and editing from the American edition, which appears on *MGZIC 9-4111. This is episode 4 in the American series.

Title

1. Dancing. Dance at court [videorecording]

Imprint

1. c1993.

Series

1. Dancing [British edition] ; 3

Local subject

1. Television. Dancing.

Local subject

1. Baroque dancing.
2. Social dancing -- 17th century
3. Social dancing -- 18th century.
4. Opera ballet. Atys.
5. Dance -- Political aspects -- France.
6. Bugaku.

Local subject

1. Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Japan.
2. Shinto rites and ceremonies.
3. Ashanti (African people) -- Dances.
4. Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Ghana.

Local subject

1. Court dances -- Indonesia -- Java.

Local subject

1. Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Indonesia -- Java.

Local subject

1. Marching drills -- Great Britain.
2. Marching bands.

Added author

1. Aldrich, Elizabeth, 1947- Commentator
2. Lancelot, Francine. Commentator
3. Ōno, Tadamoro, 1933- Commentator
4. Opoku, Albert A. Commentator
5. Arhin, Kwame. Commentator
6. Mardawa, Rama Sasminta. Commentator
7. Soedarsono, Suharti. Commentator
8. Suharto, Ben. Commentator
9. Paré, Jean Christophe, dancer.
10. Richardson, Miranda. Host
11. Hamengku Buwono X, Sultan of Yogyakarta, 1946- Commentator
12. Grauer, Rhoda. Producer
13. Dunlop, Geoff. Producer. Director
14. Venza, Jac. Director
15. Ris et Danceries (Company)
16. Sergeev, K. M. (Konstantin Mikhailovich), 1910-1992. Spi︠a︡shchai︠a︡ krasavit︠s︡a

Added title

1. Dancing (Television series)
2. Dance at court.

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1850