Kut choom: Korean shamanic ritual dance
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Title
Kut choom: Korean shamanic ritual dance
Collection
The Myung-soo Kim Video Archive
Names
Kim, Myung-Soo (Choreographer)
Lee, Mae Bang (Costume designer)
Caines, Christopher (Lighting designer)
Stein, Bonnie Sue (Producer)
Ward, Penny (Videographer)
Dance Theater Workshop (Presenter)
Kim, Myung-Soo (Dancer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1994-05
Table Of Contents
1 (ca. 56 min.). Binari -- Seung mu -- Salpuri -- 2 (ca. 10 min.). Tae pyong mu.
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8205
Subjects
Dance -- Korea
Shamanism -- Korea
Court dancing -- Korea
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: presented by Dance Theater Workshop in association with GOH Productions/NY and Bonnie Sue Stein ; performance by Myung-soo Kim.
Additional Physical Form: For a recording of excerpts with an introduction, see *MGZIC 9-4996 Kut choom.
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography, traditional, Myung-soo Kim ; costumes, traditional, provided by Master Mae-bang Lee ; lighting, Christopher Caines.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Bessie Schönberg Theater, New York, in May 1994, by Penny Ward/Video.
Physical Description
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (66 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Abstract
Four traditional Korean dances, the first three based on shamanic ritual and exorcism, the fourth a court dance. "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.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY96-F533
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12709821
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 83cc47d0-8f17-0138-c16f-256e25708cdd
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1994-05
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Kut choom: Korean shamanic ritual dance" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/83cc47d0-8f17-0138-c16f-256e25708cdd
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. Kut choom: Korean shamanic ritual dance Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/83cc47d0-8f17-0138-c16f-256e25708cdd
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Kut choom: Korean shamanic ritual dance" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/83cc47d0-8f17-0138-c16f-256e25708cdd
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