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Kut choom: Korean shamanic ritual dance

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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The Myung-soo Kim Video Archive

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Kut choom

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Title
Kut choom: Korean shamanic ritual dance
Names
Kim, Myung-Soo (Dancer)
Lee, Mae Bang (Composer)
Stein, Bonnie Sue (Producer)
Ward, Penny (Videographer)
Collection

The Myung-soo Kim Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1994-05
Table of Contents
Binari -- Seung mu -- Salpuri -- Tae pyong mu.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8206
Topics
Dance -- Korea
Shamanism -- Korea
Court dancing -- Korea
Genres
Filmed dance
Notes
Statement of responsibility: presented by GOH Productions/NY and Bonnie Sue Stein ; performance by Myung-soo Kim.
Creation/production credits: Choreography, traditional ; music and costumes, traditional, provided by Master Mae-bang Lee ; [still] photography, Beatriz Schiller and Johan Elbers.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, in May 1994, by Penny Ward/Video.
Acquisition: PAMI; NHPRC; Created 6/24/2019; myd_274596_v01_pm; 1 video file; viewing copy.
Acquisition: PAMI; Received 12/4/1995; CMS#: 274596; Myung-soo Kim; 1 3/4" U-Matic videocassette; archival original.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (15 min.) :sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Excerpts from four traditional Korean dances, the first three based on shamanic ritual and exorcism, the fourth a court dance. The performance is preceded by a brief introduction. "Kut choom," a term coined by Myung-soo Kim, combines the words "kut," an ancient Korean ceremonial form incorporating drama, dance, music, and shamanic ritual, and "choom," or dance. For full footage of these dances, without the introduction, see *MGZIC 9-4995 Kut choom.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY96-F218
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12480184
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 321d9da0-a8f9-0138-b416-7d6b829a2b7c
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1994: Created
  • 2020: Digitized
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Kut choom" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1994. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c1f6eda-1b95-40d6-a55b-61211a79a456

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Kut choom" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c1f6eda-1b95-40d6-a55b-61211a79a456

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1994). Kut choom Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4c1f6eda-1b95-40d6-a55b-61211a79a456

Wikipedia Citation

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Kut choom