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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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Title
Kut choom: Korean shamanic ritual dance
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)
Collection

The Myung-soo Kim Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1994-05
Table of Contents
1 (ca. 56 min.). Binari -- Seung mu -- Salpuri -- 2 (ca. 10 min.). Tae pyong mu.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8205
Topics
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
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (66 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
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.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY96-F533
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12709821
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 83cc47d0-8f17-0138-c16f-256e25708cdd
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

  • 1994: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Kut choom" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1994-05. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97db456e-ea16-4cd0-bba2-b045d242f01d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Kut choom" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97db456e-ea16-4cd0-bba2-b045d242f01d

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1994-05). Kut choom Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/97db456e-ea16-4cd0-bba2-b045d242f01d

Wikipedia Citation

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Kut choom