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Eyes of the spirit

Title: Eyes of the spirit [videorecording]
Publication: c1984.

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1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (30 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 3/4 in.

Summary

Documentary about a project to revive the Yup'ik Eskimo tradition of mask dances, undertaken by the Bethel Native Dancers of Bethel, Alaska in 1982. Historical footage and a survey of old masks, now in museums, illustrate past traditions. The Bethel Native Dancers group, which includes carvers, singers, and drummers as well as dancers, is seen in the process of making masks, rehearsing, and finally presenting a performance centering on three masks with symbolic meanings. Other dances glimpsed in performance are a bear dance by an old woman and a wand dance (a traditional dance of welcome).

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Producer/writer: Corey Flintoff. Director/videographer/editor: Alexie Isaac. Narration: Ina Carpenter. Additional narration: Oscar Alexie, Peter Twitchell. Distributed as a videotape by KYUK Video Productions, Bethel, Alaska.

Call Number

*MGZIC 9-2042

OCLC

NYPY906009851-F

Title

Eyes of the spirit [videorecording]

Imprint

c1984.

Local Subject

Television. Eyes of the spirit.

Local Subject

Mask dances.

Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Eskimos.

Local Subject

Bear dance.

Added Author

Flintoff, Corey. Producer. Author

Isaac, Alexie. Director. Videographer

Bethel Native Dancers (Company)

Research Call Number

*MGZIC 9-2042

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