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Zheng Zhi Pem, Nabji Drup: Second Day [Wide shot]

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Zheng Zhi Pem

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Title
Zheng Zhi Pem, Nabji Drup: Second Day [Wide shot]
Additional title: Ritual for Longevity
Names
Core of Culture (Organization) (Producer)
Core of Culture (Organization) (Donor)
Collection

Bhutan Dance Project, Core of Culture

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2005
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 749A
Topics
Dance -- Bhutan
Folk dancing -- Bhutan
Dance -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism
Rites & ceremonies -- Bhutan
Festivals -- Bhutan
Dzongs -- Bhutan -- Trongsa
Trongsa (Bhutan : District)
Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Bhutan
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Additional physical form: For close shot version, see: *MGZIDF 749B.
Content: This wide shot performance only includes first section of dance, for full performance, see: *MGZIDF 749B Zheng Zhi Pem [Close shot].
Content: The Nabji Drup begins after dark with the entrance of the GAPO-LA - the oldest man - who carries a phallus and engages in lewd banter with the audience.
Content: Nabji Drup, Second Day (Dec. 25, 2005): Zheng Zhi Pem - Ritual for Longevity ; Shinjey Yab Yum - Dance of the Lord of Death and his Consort ; Nyulemai Cham - The Dance of the Evil Spirit (Peling) ; Jug Ging - Dance of the Ging with Batons ; Durdag - Dance of the Four Lords of the Charnel Grounds ; (Peling) Dri Ging - Dance of the Ging with Swords ; (Peling) Nga Ging - Dance of the Ging with Drums ; Jakchung Berchung.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Nabji Lhakang (on raised wall looking at the Lhakang along the right diagonal), in Trongsa, on Dec. 25, 2005.
Acquisition: Gift; Core of Culture. NN-PD
Biographical/historical: The festival is held in honor of Guru Rinpoche, the saint who introduced Buddhism in the 8th century and to commemorate the establishment of the Nabji temple. -- Bhutan Travel Club website.
Physical Description
Born digital
Extent: 1 video file (7 min.) : sound, color
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19807067
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5e03e3a0-e377-0130-e537-3c075448cc4b
Copyright Notice
Core of Culture
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Item timeline of events

  • 2005: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Zheng Zhi Pem" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2005. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5f5dcfc0-e377-0130-8f9e-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Zheng Zhi Pem" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5f5dcfc0-e377-0130-8f9e-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2005). Zheng Zhi Pem Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5f5dcfc0-e377-0130-8f9e-3c075448cc4b

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