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[Tassilo Adam film screenings in Java]

Title
[Tassilo Adam film screenings in Java] [videorecording].
Publication
1989-1990.

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disc 2Moving imageUse in library *MGZIDVD 5-4361 disc 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
disc 1Moving imageUse in library *MGZIDVD 5-4361 disc 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
  • Wasitodipuro, K.R.T.
  • Ngaliman S., 1918-
  • Djaikem.
  • Burton, Deena.
Description
2 videodiscs (NTSC) (125 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
In 1989-1990 a Fulbright Scholarship enabled Deena Burton to take copies of Tassilo Adam's ethnographic dance films, which she had edited, back to Indonesia. She presented screenings for Indonesian artists and scholars, eliciting their comments and background information. These screenings were recorded on 8mm videocassette. Adam's films are not visible on the screen, and there is no dance content. The language spoken is usually Bahasa Indonesia. This recording contains three such screenings. The first is for Pak Tjokro [K.R.T. Wasitodipuro; Pak is an honorific], who was known by various names and titles in the course of his lifetime, and was a highly respected composer, musician, and teacher of Javanese gamelan. Among his many achievements was the directorship of the court gamelan of Paku Alaman in Yogyakarta. He also taught Javanese gamelan abroad for many years. This screening was recorded after his retirement to Yogyakarta. The second screening is for Pak Ngaliman, a former dancer and teacher in Surakarta or Solo. The final segment is the beginning of a screening for Bu Bei Mardusari [Bu is an honorific], who was also known as Djaikem during her performing career. A singer as well as a dancer, she was considered a major exponent of langendriya, a form of dance-opera. Burton's voice is heard from off-camera in all three screenings.
Series Statement
Deena Burton Collection
Subject
  • Adam, Tassilo
  • Dance > Indonesia
Genre/Form
Video.
Event (note)
  • Screening for Pak Tjokro recorded in Yogyakarta, Java, on Aug. 16, 1989.
  • Screening for Pak Ngaliman probably recorded in Surakarta, also called Solo, Java, in 1990.
  • Screening for Bu Bei Mardusari probably recorded in Surakarta, also called Solo, Java, in 1990.
Funding (note)
  • Funding for the preservation and cataloging of the Deena Burton Collection was provided in part by the Friends of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Source (note)
  • Skip La Plante.
Biography (note)
  • Deena Burton, 1948-2005, was an American dancer, choreographer, and scholar of Indonesian dance. During her first trip to Indonesia in 1976-1980, she studied a variety of Indonesian dance styles. After returning to New York City, she obtained a master's degree in arts administration from Columbia University in 1982. Working with several dance, music, and theater groups, she staged both original and Indonesian choreographies, and founded her own company, Bali-Java Dance Theater. She frequently collaborated with composer Skip La Plante, whom she later married. She was among the founders of the New York Indonesian Consulate Gamelan ensemble, later called Gamelan Kusuma Laras. She was a major force behind the not-for-profit organization Arts Indonesia. At the New York Public Library, she edited the Tassilo Adam films, an invaluable collection shot in Indonesia in the 1920s, and received a Fulbright Scholarship to take the edited films to Indonesia in 1989-1990. She received a Ph.D. in performance studies from New York University in 1997, writing her dissertation on Claire Holt. For a fuller biography, see: http://www.gamelan.org/deenaburton/deenabio.html.
Contents
Disc 1: Screening for Pak Tjokro (ca. 52 min.) -- Screening for Pak Ngaliman, part 4 (ca. 11 min.) -- Disc 2: Continuation of screening for Pak Ngaliman (ca. 30 min.) -- Screening for Bu Bei Mardusari, part 1 (ca. 32 min.).
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-4361
OCLC
275429873
Title
[Tassilo Adam film screenings in Java] [videorecording].
Imprint
1989-1990.
Series
Deena Burton Collection
System Details
DVD.
Event
Screening for Pak Tjokro recorded in Yogyakarta, Java, on Aug. 16, 1989.
Screening for Pak Ngaliman probably recorded in Surakarta, also called Solo, Java, in 1990.
Screening for Bu Bei Mardusari probably recorded in Surakarta, also called Solo, Java, in 1990.
Funding
Funding for the preservation and cataloging of the Deena Burton Collection was provided in part by the Friends of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Biography
Deena Burton, 1948-2005, was an American dancer, choreographer, and scholar of Indonesian dance. During her first trip to Indonesia in 1976-1980, she studied a variety of Indonesian dance styles. After returning to New York City, she obtained a master's degree in arts administration from Columbia University in 1982. Working with several dance, music, and theater groups, she staged both original and Indonesian choreographies, and founded her own company, Bali-Java Dance Theater. She frequently collaborated with composer Skip La Plante, whom she later married. She was among the founders of the New York Indonesian Consulate Gamelan ensemble, later called Gamelan Kusuma Laras. She was a major force behind the not-for-profit organization Arts Indonesia. At the New York Public Library, she edited the Tassilo Adam films, an invaluable collection shot in Indonesia in the 1920s, and received a Fulbright Scholarship to take the edited films to Indonesia in 1989-1990. She received a Ph.D. in performance studies from New York University in 1997, writing her dissertation on Claire Holt. For a fuller biography, see: http://www.gamelan.org/deenaburton/deenabio.html.
Local Note
Screening for Pak Tjokro begins on *MGZIDVD 5-4362 [Tassilo Adam film screening for Pak Tjokro].
Parts 1 to 3 of the screening for Pak Ngaliman are on *MGZIDVD 5-4352, *MGZIDVD 5-4353, and *MGZIDVD 5-4354, all titled [Tassilo Adam film screenings in Java].
Screening for Bu Bei Mardusari continues on *MGZIDVD 5-4359 [Tassilo Adam film screenings in Java].
Source
Gift; Skip La Plante.
Added Author
Wasitodipuro, K.R.T.
Ngaliman S., 1918-
Djaikem.
Burton, Deena.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-4361
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