Ohmoto Kagura

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Title
Ohmoto Kagura
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1975-11
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6518
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 7-745 (former)
Topics
Kagura
Shinto rituals
Dance -- Japan
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Titles and narration in Japanese.
Venue: Filmed in Japan at Sakurae-cho, Ohchi-gun, Shimane Prefecture, in November 1975.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (45 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Documents the entire ceremony of the Ohmoto Kagura dance performed for Ohmoto-san, a harvest God, in a once-in-seven, once-in-13 year cycle. Calling the God is done with the performers dancing in a circle holding long snakes made of straw rope.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
Japanese
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY807025386-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12158688
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cf974cb0-c7df-0135-4f5d-0d781747363a
Rights Statement
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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. "Ohmoto Kagura" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/06464330-ef9d-0133-d468-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ohmoto Kagura" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/06464330-ef9d-0133-d468-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1975). Ohmoto Kagura Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/06464330-ef9d-0133-d468-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Ohmoto Kagura