Zhabdrung Zednam, Punakha Tsechu: Day Three, the final day [Close shot]

Item data

Title

Zhabdrung Zednam, Punakha Tsechu: Day Three, the final day [Close shot]

Collection

Bhutan Dance Project, Core of Culture

Names

Core of Culture (Organization) (Producer)
Core of Culture (Organization) (Donor)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 2005

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 808B

Subjects

Dance -- Bhutan
Folk dancing -- Bhutan
Dance -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism
Rites & ceremonies -- Bhutan
Processions -- Bhutan
Dzongs -- Bhutan -- Punakha (District)
Punakha (Bhutan : District)
Festivals -- Bhutan
Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Bhutan
Processional dances -- Bhutan

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Additional Physical Form: For wide shot version, see: *MGZIDF 808A.
Biographical/Historical: The Punakha Tsechu (as opposed to the Punakha Drubchen) is of recent origin, having been first performed in 2005. Dasho Thinley Gyamtsho, the Principal of RAPA, was asked to create a new dance spectacle to help inaugurate the Tsechu, and he devised a new piece, taking three days to perform, The Coming of the Zhabdrung which recounts the history of Zhabdrung, Nagawang Namgyal particularly as it relates to his arrival in Punakha and the building of the Punakha Dzong, Pungthang Dechen Phodrang.
Content: Programme for the Punakha Tsechu: Day Three, Final Day: Feb. 20, 2005 : Chung Zam - Dance of the Four Garudas ; Pa Cham - Dance of the Heroes ; Durdag - Dance of the Four Lords of the Charnel Grounds ; Ging Tang Tsholing - Ging and Tsholing ; Ging Cham - Victory dance of the Ging ; Zhabdrung Zednam - The Coming of the Zhabdrung (Dance Drama).
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the main courtyard, Punakha Dzong, in Punakha, Bhutan (camera level with dancers), on Feb. 20, 2005.
Acquisition: Gift; Core of Culture. NN-PD
Biographical/Historical: Pungthang Dechen Phodrang Dzong (The Palace of Great Bliss) in Punakha was constructed by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel in 1637-38 and is of great historical significance. Located on a stretch of land where two rivers, the Phochu and Mochu, coverage, the Dzong appears as great anchored ship. It was here that the Zhabdrung died in 1651. Again, it was here that the first hereditary Monarch of Bhutan, King Ugyen Wangchuck, was enthroned just over one hundred years ago, on 17th December 1907. Punakha served as the winter capital of the Kingdom until 1955, (after which the capital moved to Thimphu) and Punakha Dzong continues to be the winter residence of the Central Monastic Authority (CMA) the main monk body of the Drukpa Kagyu School.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 video file (ca. 1 min.) : sound, color

Abstract

First performance of the new Coming of the Zhabdrung dance/drama choreographed by Ramjam Thinley Gyamtso, Principal of RAPA, to commemorate the inauguration of the first Punakha Tsechu in 2005. The choreography includes highlights from specific regional folk-dances, such as the Goen Zhey (from Gasa) which was said to be a dance with which the Zhabdrung was first welcomed to Bhutan, after first crossing over from Tibet.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b19885609
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 09115980-e514-0130-8fd8-3c075448cc4b

Access

Core of Culture

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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