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Title
Burmese National Theater
Names
Than Myint, U (Speaker)
Burmese National Dancers and Musicians (Company) (Performer)
Asia Society (Sponsor)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1975
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6428
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 7-246 (former)
Topics
Dance -- Burma
Musical instruments -- Burma
Genres
Lectures
Filmed dance
Music
Notes
Content: Videotaped in the fall of 1975 during the first U.S. tour of the Burmese National Theater.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (40 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Lecture-demonstration presented at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, by U Than Myint, director of the troupe, and musicians and dancers of the Burmese National Theater. Various instruments of the Hsaing Waing orchestra (Burmese gong and drum ensemble) are explained and demonstrated. The ensemble performs. The final 15-minute section is a discussion and demonstration of Burmese dance.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY787006406-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12157123
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 95167c80-7dcd-0134-4089-00505686a51c
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Item timeline of events

  • 1975: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Burmese National Theater" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1c2bc10-ef9b-0133-0f08-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Burmese National Theater" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1c2bc10-ef9b-0133-0f08-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1975). Burmese National Theater Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1c2bc10-ef9b-0133-0f08-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Burmese National Theater