Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Gordon, Beate.
2. MacLennan, Donald W.
3. Kungnip Kugagwŏn (Korea)

Description

1. 1 cassette. 30 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Subject

1. Aʼak
2. Dance > Korea
3. Court dancing > Korea

Contents

1. CONTENTS. - Ch'ongsonggok: an 18th century musical composition played on the taegum (flute). - Ch'oyongmu: translated as The dance of the son of the dragon of the Eastern sea, one of the oldest native Korean dances in the court repertoire, performed by five male dancers wearing identical masks. - Mugo: a native Korean drum dance and royal court dance dating back to the 13th century, performed by eight women. - Sangryonsan: a musical composition played on the p'iri, a cylindrical double-reed pipe.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-32

Note

1. Taped at the Brooklyn College Television Center in December 1979. Directed by Donald W. MacLennan. Narrated, written, and produced for the Asia Society by Beate Gordon as part of the Performing Arts in Asia series. Performed by dancers and musicians of the National Classical Music Institute, Seoul, Korea.

Title

1. Aak: Korean court music and dance (Videotape)

Imprint

1. 1979.

Local subject

1. Television. Aak: Korean court music and dance.
2. Television. Performing arts of Asia.
3. Mask dances.
4. Drum dances.

Added author

1. Gordon, Beate. Producer. Author. Narrator
2. MacLennan, Donald W. Director
3. Kungnip Kugagwŏn (Korea)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-32