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Title

Made in Malaysia/a shamanic journey [videorecording] / presented by the Asia Society and Yayasan Seni Berdaftar in association with the New York International Festival of the Arts ; conception, direction, and choreography by Manuel Alum.

Publication

c1991.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Alum, Manuel.
• Yayasan Seni Berdaftar (Malaysia)
• Asia Society.
• New York International Festival of the Arts.
• DHCA.

Description

2 videocassettes (U-matic, NTSC) (106 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Estate of Manuel Alum.

Subjects

• Dance
• Combat dances
• Video
• Medicine dance
• Bird dances
• Dance > Malaysia
• Kuda kepang (Dance)
• Hobby-horse dances
• Shamanism
• Music > Malaysia
• Modern dance > Malaysia
• Trance dances
• Gamelan
• Ritual and ceremonial dancing > Malaysia

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Accompanied by house program.

Credits (note)

• Lighting, Donald Davis.

Performer (note)

• Performed by dancers, singers, and musicians from Malaysia.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance at the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium of the Asia Society, New York, on June 23, 1991.

Contents

[Gamelan music/entry of audience] -- Rebab / instrumental work played by Idris Mamat -- Silat tari or Silat pulut (Silat dance) / men's dance based on martial arts ; danced by Mazlan Ismail -- Main puteri / exorcism ritual ; performed by Fatimah Awang (Tok Puteri, or shaman), Omar Ismail (Tok Mindock, rebab player as interrogator), and ensemble -- Silat/modern interlude -- Mak yong / two songs, "Mengadap rebab" ("Facing the rebab") and "Kijang emas" ("Golden deer"), derived from women's dance drama ; performed by Che Som Sulong, Che Mas Che Mat, Siah Hassan, Mek Nab Awang, Fatimah Awang, and others -- Silat/modern interlude -- Menora / Malay version of the Thai dance-drama Lakon jatri, usually performed only by men ; based on the myth of a half-bird, half-human maiden ; dance performed as a healing ritual ; performed by Eh Chom s/o El Kuang, Fatimah Awang, Che Som Sulong, Siah Hassan, Che Mas Che Mat, and Mek Nab Awang -- Silat/modern interlude -- Barongan and Kuda kepang / trance dances ; Barongan, depicting a peacock riding on the tiger god, performed by Onn Jaafar ; Kuda kepang (hobby horse dance) performed by male ensemble -- Silat/modern interlude -- Silat combat / performed by male ensemble -- Drummer / performed by Pak Din Mat Akib -- Silat/modern interlude -- Mak yong / same cast as above -- Silat/modern interlude -- Main puteri / performed by Omar Ismail, Fatimah Awang, and full cast -- Rebab / played by Idris Mamat.

Call Number

*MGZIC 9-4836

OCLC

NYPY96-F51

Title

Made in Malaysia/a shamanic journey [videorecording] / presented by the Asia Society and Yayasan Seni Berdaftar in association with the New York International Festival of the Arts ; conception, direction, and choreography by Manuel Alum.

Imprint

c1991.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Credits

Lighting, Donald Davis.

Performer

Performed by dancers, singers, and musicians from Malaysia.

Event

Videotaped in performance at the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium of the Asia Society, New York, on June 23, 1991.

Local Subject

Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Malaysia.

Bird dances.

Kuda kepang (Dance)

Combat dances.

Trance dances.

Medicine dance.

Hobby-horse dances.

Added Author

Alum, Manuel. Conceptor. drt, choreographer.

Yayasan Seni Berdaftar (Malaysia)

Asia Society.

New York International Festival of the Arts.

DHCA.

Research Call Number

*MGZIC 9-4836