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Dance and trance of Balinese children

Title
Dance and trance of Balinese children [videorecording] / Triangle Productions ; produced and directed by Madeleine Richeport-Haley and Jay Haley.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library [distributors], c1995.

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Additional Authors
  • Supartha, I Gst. Agung Ngurah
  • Suestiningtyas Supartha, Mas Roro
  • Dalem, Anak Agung Oka.
  • Bandem, I Made.
  • Kalēr, Madē.
  • Mario, Balinese dancer
  • Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978.
  • Bateson, Gregory.
  • Erickson, Milton H.
  • Richeport-Haley, Madeleine.
  • Haley, Jay.
  • Triangle Productions.
  • Filmakers Library, inc.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (43 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Documentary on the role of dance and trance in Balinese culture, with special attention to children's learning and participation. A personal perspective is provided by I Gusti Agung Ngurah Supartha, a master dancer and teacher attached to the Indonesian Embassy in Washington, D.C., who with his two daughters and two sons discusses, demonstrates, and performs various Balinese dances. Viewed in contemporary footage and in films made by Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson in the l930s, dance is depicted as an important component in Balinese education, beginning in early childhood and continuing in the public schools and as an after-school activity. Trance dances, such as the kris dance for adults, are examined as an indicator of the intimate relationship of Balinese dance and religious practice. I Made Bandem, Made Kaler, and Dr. Milton H. Erickson comment on children's participation in trance dances. Trance dances are also discussed as tourist spectacles and the source of dances such as the legong. Supartha, a member of a family of dancers, recalls his own dance training with I Ketut Mario, who handed down his best-known dance, the kebyar duduk. In turn, Supartha's eldest son talks about the ramifications of retaining and sharing his Balinese heritage in the U.S. The future evolution of Balinese dance is represented by a deer dance created by Supartha, and a multicultural dance invented and performed by his daughters.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Documentaries and factual films and programs.
Credits (note)
  • Script and editing, Madeleine Richeport-Haley and Jay Haley ; photography, Madeleine Richeport-Haley ; additional footage from films made by Gregory Bateson and Margaret Mead in 1936-1939.
Performer (note)
  • Narrator: Jay Haley.
  • Interviewees: I Gusti Agung Ngurah Supartha and family, Anak Agung Oka Dalem, I Made Bandem, Made Kaler; recorded comments by Dr. Milton H. Erickson and Margaret Mead.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2496
OCLC
  • 36940632
  • NYPY97-F75
Title
Dance and trance of Balinese children [videorecording] / Triangle Productions ; produced and directed by Madeleine Richeport-Haley and Jay Haley.
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library [distributors], c1995.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Performer
Narrator: Jay Haley.
Interviewees: I Gusti Agung Ngurah Supartha and family, Anak Agung Oka Dalem, I Made Bandem, Made Kaler; recorded comments by Dr. Milton H. Erickson and Margaret Mead.
Dancers: I Gusti Agung Ngurah Supartha, his wife Mas Roro Suestiningtyas Supartha, and their children ; I Ketut Mario (pre-recorded footage) ; and others.
Credits
Script and editing, Madeleine Richeport-Haley and Jay Haley ; photography, Madeleine Richeport-Haley ; additional footage from films made by Gregory Bateson and Margaret Mead in 1936-1939.
Local Subject
Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Indonesia -- Bali (Province)
Child dancers.
Trance dances.
Rangda.
Deer dance.
Added Author
Supartha, I Gst. Agung Ngurah, dancer. Interviewee
Suestiningtyas Supartha, Mas Roro, dancer. Interviewee
Dalem, Anak Agung Oka. Interviewee
Bandem, I Made. Interviewee
Kalēr, Madē. Interviewee
Mario, Balinese dancer, dancer.
Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978. Photographer. Commentator
Bateson, Gregory. Photographer
Erickson, Milton H. Commentator
Richeport-Haley, Madeleine. Producer. Director. Author. Photographer
Haley, Jay. Producer. Director. Author
Triangle Productions.
Filmakers Library, inc.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2496
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