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Additional authors

1. Huang, Hsu-hui
2. Lee, Ching-chun
3. Lin, Chung-hung
4. Wang, Chih-hao
5. Wang, Chiang-mei
6. Wu, I-fang
7. Li, Wen-long
8. Wang, Weimin
9. Lin, Huaimin
10. Lee, Ming Cho.
11. Lin, Keh-hua.
12. Qu, Xiaosong.
13. Wolff, Henry.
14. Hennings, Nancy.
15. Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
16. Yun men wu ji.
17. Ju Percussion Group.
18. Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
19. Asia Society.
20. Character Generators/Video.
21. DHCA.

Description

1. 3 videodiscs (NTSC) (105 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Dance work inspired by the poem cycle Nine songs or Jiu ge, written more than 2,000 years ago by Qu Yuang.

Uniform title

1. Nine songs (Choreographic work : Lin)

Subject

1. Video
2. Dance
3. Modern dance > Taiwan
4. Literature and dance
5. Mask dances

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. Disc 1 (36 min.): Greeting the gods / music, Tsou tribe of Ali Mountain, Taiwan (Greeting the gods) ; danced by Huang Hsu-hui (the traveler), Lee Ching-chun (the shaman), and the company (the celebrants) -- Homage to the sun god / music, Henry Wolff and Nancy Hennings (Crossing the line) ; danced by Huang Hsu-hui (the sun god), Sung Chao-chiun and Wang Chih-hao (his guards), Lee Ching-chung (the shaman), and the company (the celebrants) -- Homage to the gods of fate / music, Tibetan Buddhist Tantras of Gyütö (Sangwa dupa) ; danced by Lin Chung-hung (the greater god of fate), Tsao Kuei-hsing (the lesser god of fate), Wang Chih-hao (the greater puppet), Wu Chun-hsien (the lesser puppet), and ensemble (human beings).
2. Disc 2 (27 min.): Homage to the goddess of the Xiang River / music, Puyuma tribe of eastern Taiwan (Mugamat), Javanese court gamelan (Gending Mandulpati-Ladrang Agun-agun) ; danced by Wang Chiang-mei (the goddess of the Xiang River), Chang Yu-huan, Chou Chang-ning, Chou Wei-ping, Wen Ching-ching, and Wu Yi-san (her maids), Huang Hsu-hui, Li Wen-long, Tsao Kuei-hsing, and Wang Wei-min (young men), Tang Li-chung and Wu Chun-hsien (her guards), Lee Ching-chun (the shaman) -- Homage to the god of the clouds / music, Gagaku music of the Japanese court (Estenraku in Hyojo) ; danced by Wu I-fang (the god of the clouds), Sung Chao-chiun and Wang Chih-hao (his carriers), Lin Chung-hung (the flag bearer).
3. Disc 3 (42 min.): Homage to the mountain spirit / music, classical flute music of India (Rag Ahir Bhairav) ; danced by Li Wen-long (the mountain spirit) -- Homage to the fallen / music, Ju Percussion Group, recitation of names of heroes and victims killed in wars and massacres in Chinese history ; Scene 1 danced by Wang Wei-min (the swordsman) and the company (his friends) ; Scene 2 danced by the company (the young people) ; Scene 3 danced by Lin Chung-hung (the young man), Lee Ching-chun (the shaman) -- Honoring the dead / music, Tsou tribe of Ali Mountain, Taiwan (Farewell to the gods) ; danced by the company.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-733

Note

1. Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1995 Next Wave Festival, and the Asia Festival.
2. Accompanied by house program.

Access (note)

1. Permission required.

Credits (note)

1. Cameraperson, Mark Robison; music, indigenous music of Taiwan, traditional music of Asia, and percussion score by the Ju Percussion Group ; music advisor, Qu Xiao-song ; scenery, Ming Cho Lee ; slide design, Chang Huei-wen ; calligraphy, Tong Yang-tzu ; costumes, Lin Hwai-min, Lo Ruey-chi, Yip Kam Tim ; masks, Lin Shu-feng, Wang Yao-chun ; lighting, Lin Keh-hua.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, on Oct. 21, 1995, by Character Generators Inc.

Funding (note)

1. This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Title

1. Nine songs [videorecording] / choreography by Lin Hwai-min.

Imprint

1. c1995.

Credits

1. Cameraperson, Mark Robison; music, indigenous music of Taiwan, traditional music of Asia, and percussion score by the Ju Percussion Group ; music advisor, Qu Xiao-song ; scenery, Ming Cho Lee ; slide design, Chang Huei-wen ; calligraphy, Tong Yang-tzu ; costumes, Lin Hwai-min, Lo Ruey-chi, Yip Kam Tim ; masks, Lin Shu-feng, Wang Yao-chun ; lighting, Lin Keh-hua.

Performer

1. Danced by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre.

Event

1. Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, New York, on Oct. 21, 1995, by Character Generators Inc.

Restricted access

1. Permission required.

Funding

1. This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

System details

1. DVD.

Local note

1. Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-5151.

Local subject

1. Literature and dance.
2. Mask dances.

Added author

1. Huang, Hsu-hui, dancer.
2. Lee, Ching-chun, dancer.
3. Lin, Chung-hung, dancer.
4. Wang, Chih-hao, dancer.
5. Wang, Chiang-mei, dancer.
6. Wu, I-fang, dancer.
7. Li, Wen-long, dancer.
8. Wang, Weimin, dancer.
9. Lin, Huaimin, choreographer. Costume designer
10. Lee, Ming Cho. Set designer
11. Lin, Keh-hua. Lighting designer
12. Qu, Xiaosong. Composer
13. Wolff, Henry. Composer
14. Hennings, Nancy. Composer
15. Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.
16. Yun men wu ji.
17. Ju Percussion Group.
18. Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
19. Asia Society.
20. Character Generators/Video.
21. DHCA.

Added title

1. Nine songs (Choreographic work : Lin)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-733