Südafrika, Transvaal: Tänze der Minenarbeiter von Vlakfontein: Sotho, Zulu, Shangaan, Ndau, Xhosa, Zingili
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Title
Südafrika, Transvaal: Tänze der Minenarbeiter von Vlakfontein: Sotho, Zulu, Shangaan, Ndau, Xhosa, Zingili
Collection
Encyclopaedia cinematographica
Names
Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany) (Film producer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1968
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1623
Subjects
Dance -- South Africa
Sotho (African people)
Zulu dance
Ndau (African people) -- Dances
Xhosa (African people) -- Dances
Child dancers
Acrobatic dancing
Genres
Motion Pictures
Documentary Films
Filmed Dance
Notes
Creation/Production Credits: Produced and distributed by the Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film, Göttingen, Germany.
Citation/Reference: English title: South Africa, Transvaal; Dances of the Vlakfontein mine workers: Sotho, Zulu, Shangaan, Ndau, Xhosa, Zingili. For a descriptive pamphlet in German, with English summary, see: *MGS (General) Encyclopaedia cinematographica.
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Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (25 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in
Abstract
Filmed at a performance in the dancing-arena of the mines of Vlakfontein near Johannesburg. Men from different Bantu-speaking groups perform the following dances (identified by titles on tape): the Sotho "mohobelo"; the Zulu "ndlamu"; the Shangaan "makwaya"; the Zulu "ndlamu," performed by a group of boys; the Ndau "muchongolo," which incorporates acrobatic elements; the Xhosa-Amakewenkwe "umteyo"; and the Zingili "ndlamu."
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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12169739
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a2e40c20-352b-0131-f8da-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Südafrika, Transvaal: Tänze der Minenarbeiter von Vlakfontein: Sotho, Zulu, Shangaan, Ndau, Xhosa, Zingili" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1968. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a2e40c20-352b-0131-f8da-3c075448cc4b
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1968). Südafrika, Transvaal: Tänze der Minenarbeiter von Vlakfontein: Sotho, Zulu, Shangaan, Ndau, Xhosa, Zingili Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a2e40c20-352b-0131-f8da-3c075448cc4b
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Südafrika, Transvaal: Tänze der Minenarbeiter von Vlakfontein: Sotho, Zulu, Shangaan, Ndau, Xhosa, Zingili" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a2e40c20-352b-0131-f8da-3c075448cc4b
Wikipedia citation
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