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Ritual clowns

Title
Ritual clowns [videorecording] / produced, photographed and directed by Victor Masayesva.
Publication
[Hotevilla, AZ] : IS Productions ; New York, N.Y. : Electronic Arts Intermix [distributor] c1988.

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Additional Authors
  • Masayesva, Victor.
  • Bosco, Dan.
  • Bratter, Dave.
  • Kroesen, Jill.
  • Selgren, Sara.
  • Harvest Festival Singers (Musical group)
  • Electronic Arts Intermix (Organization)
  • IS Productions.
Description
1 videocassette (18 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.
Summary
Depicts the Clown ceremony and mythology of the Hopi Indians. This program is eclectic in its treatment of the illusory Ritual Clown figures, by and through a combination of live video, ancient traditions and computer generated animation. Maintaining the world-wide perspective on the clown as a mirror of human behavior, it explores both the acerbic and ritually cleasing role of humor in Native American communities.
Subjects
Note
  • Hopi and English with English subtitles.
  • Recorded in stereo.
  • Includes animated sequences.
  • "1070.30.194."
  • VHS.
Credits (note)
  • Editors, Dan Bosco, Dave Bratter ; animation artists, Jill Kroesen, Sara Selgren ; music, Harvest Festival singers.
Call Number
*UGS-22
OCLC
NYPG94-F33
Title
Ritual clowns [videorecording] / produced, photographed and directed by Victor Masayesva.
Imprint
[Hotevilla, AZ] : IS Productions ; New York, N.Y. : Electronic Arts Intermix [distributor] c1988.
Credits
Editors, Dan Bosco, Dave Bratter ; animation artists, Jill Kroesen, Sara Selgren ; music, Harvest Festival singers.
Added Author
Masayesva, Victor.
Bosco, Dan.
Bratter, Dave.
Kroesen, Jill.
Selgren, Sara.
Harvest Festival Singers (Musical group)
Electronic Arts Intermix (Organization)
IS Productions.
Research Call Number
*UGS-22 [Video]
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