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Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

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Son mu ga--Paramita [Edited version]

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Title
Son mu ga--Paramita [Edited version]
Additional title: Son mu ga--Paramita (Choreographic work : Lee)
Names
New York Public Library. Dance Division (Producer)
Yi, Sŏn-ok (Choreographer)
Hwang, Eun Jin (Dancer)
Lee, Ja-Keong (Dancer)
Moylan, Gloria E. (Dancer)
Park, Eun-Ok (Dancer)
Yoon, Yoon-Ju (Dancer)
Kim, Yoon-Suk (Performer)
Limb, Hyong-Taek (Calligrapher)
Celli, Joseph (Composer)
Rosenthal, Steven (Sculptor)
Johnson, Brian (Instrumentalist)
Kim, Jin Hi (Instrumentalist)
Kim, Sook (Costume designer)
Lee, Woo-Hyung (Lighting designer)
Pantzer, Jerry (Producer)
Son Mu Ga: Zen Dance Company (Performer)
New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater (Event place)
Network of Cultural Centers of Color (Associated name)
New York Public Library. Dance Collection (Associated name)
Yi, Sŏn-ok (Costume designer)
Yi, Sŏn-ok (Dancer)
Collection

Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1995-07-15
Date Created: 1995-07-16
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2434
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5575 (former)
Topics
Zen Buddhism
Tantrism
Martial arts -- Korea
Buddhist calligraphy
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: [presented by] Sun Ock Lee [Sŏn-ok Yi], Zen Dance Company ; video producer and director, Jerry Pantzer ; choreography and artistic direction by Sun Ock Lee ; music by Joseph Celli.
Content: Recording made possible by the cooperation of Sun Ock Lee/Zen Dance Company, Zen Temple of Cresskill, the Network of Cultural Centers of Color, the Joseph Papp Public Theater/NYSF, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library.
Content: For the complete version of this recording, see *MGZIC 9-5130 Son mu ga--Paramita.
Creation/production credits: Video editor, Robert McDonald ; instrument sculpture, Steven Rosenthal ; costumes, Sun Ock Lee and Sook Kim ; lighting, Woo-Hyung Lee.
Performers: Buddhist chant and dance performed by Sun Ock Lee.
Performers: Danced by the Zen Dance Company: Eunjin Hwang, Ja-Keong Lee, Gloria E. Moylan, Eun-Ok Park, and Yoon-Ju Yoon.
Performers: Kuem Gang Seung (Tantric martial artist): Yoon-Suk Kim.
Performers: Buddhist Tantric calligrapher: Hyong-Taek Limb.
Performers: Music performed by Joseph Celli (double reeds), Ji Hi Kim (komungo, electric komungo, changgo), and Brian Johnson (percussion and voice).
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Public Theater, New York, on July 15 and 16, 1995.
Funding: Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (49 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Edited footage of a multimedia performance in six parts, combining dance, drumming, chanting, martial arts, and calligraphy. Son mu ga is defined as "School of Korean Zen dance," while Paramita is "a modern expression of the perfection of Buddhism."
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY97-F1070
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13443103
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3545db70-8a75-0135-6996-073abaa8939f
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1995: Created (Approximate)
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Son mu ga--Paramita [Edited version]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1995 - 1995. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/802df172-30e3-4dc0-a17a-811dd3d5836e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Son mu ga--Paramita [Edited version]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/802df172-30e3-4dc0-a17a-811dd3d5836e

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1995 - 1995). Son mu ga--Paramita [Edited version] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/802df172-30e3-4dc0-a17a-811dd3d5836e

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Son mu ga--Paramita [Edited version]