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Dance drama of Java

Title
Dance drama of Java [videorecording]
Publication
1990.

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Additional Authors
  • Murgiyanto, Sal
  • Nrangwesti, Endang
  • Suharto, Ben
  • Wenten, Nyoman
  • Harjito, Tri Widyaningsih
  • Anusapatri
  • Vālmīki
  • Ward, Penny
  • Purtell, Tim
  • New York Indonesian Consulate Gamelan
Description
2 videocassettes (U-matic, NTSC) (102 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
Summary
Traditional Javanese dance-drama based on the Ramayana, the Hindu epic, performed in the classical court style of Surakarta, Central Java.
Donor/Sponsor
  • nys.
  • nea.
Subject
  • Rāma (Hindu deity)
  • Wayang wong (Dance drama)
  • Gamelan
  • Dance > Indonesia > Java
  • Dance > Indonesia
Note
  • Videotaped for the Jerome Robbins Archive at the Triplex, Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York, New York, on March 30, 1990, by Penny Ward/Video, with the assistance of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and New York State Council on the Arts. First camera: Penny Ward. Second camera: Tim Purtell. Wide-angle version; for edited version, including close-ups, see: *MGZIC 9-2308 Dance drama of Java.
  • Choreography: Sal Murgiyanto and Endang Nrangwesti Murgiyanto.
  • Performed by Ben Suharto (Rama), Endang Nrangwesti Murgiyanto (Sita), Nyoman Wenten (Rahwana), Sal Murgiyanto (Hanuman), Triwidyaningsih Harjito (Trijata), and Anusapatri (giant), with Margot Becker R., Joseph Ocasio, Leslie Rudden, Carla Scheele, and Joan Wittig. Musicians: I. M. Harjito, Sumarsam, Denni Harjito, Minarno, Barry Drummond, and Alan Robinson, with the New York Indonesian Consulate Gamelan, directed by Anne Stebinger.
Contents
CONTENTS. - Cassette 1 (45 min. total): Gending Condronoto (approx. 20 min.). Musical piece, for gamelan and voice. Ramayana dance drama: Introduction and Scene I (approx. 25 min.). Prince Rama and Princess Sita, exiled to the forest, are separated through a ruse by the evil king Rahwana, who abducts Sita. Hanuman, the monkey general, offers to help Rama recover his wife. - Cassette 2 (57 min.): Scene II. In the women's quarters of Rahwana's palace, Rahwana's niece Trijata attempts to protect Sita from her uncle's advances. Hanuman infiltrates the palace to tell Sita that rescue is on the way. Beset by two giant palace guards, he successfully repels them. Rama and Rahwana battle, and the victorious Rama is reunited with Sita.
Call Number
*MGZIC 9-2307
OCLC
NYPY916023233-F
Title
Dance drama of Java [videorecording]
Imprint
1990.
Local Subject
Television. Dance drama of Java.
Local Subject
Dance drama -- Java.
Added Author
Murgiyanto, Sal, choreographer, dancer.
Nrangwesti, Endang, choreographer, dancer.
Suharto, Ben, dancer.
Wenten, Nyoman, dancer.
Harjito, Tri Widyaningsih, dancer.
Anusapatri, dancer.
Vālmīki. Rāmāyaṇa.
Ward, Penny, videographer.
Purtell, Tim, videographer.
New York Indonesian Consulate Gamelan.
Research Call Number
*MGZIC 9-2307
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