Dance drama of Java

Item data

Title

Dance drama of Java

Collection

Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

Names

New York Public Library. Dance Division (Producer)
Murgiyanto, Sal (Choreographer)
Nrangwesti, Endang (Choreographer)
Suharto, Ben (Dancer)
Wenten, Nyoman (Dancer)
Harjito, Tri Widyaningsih (Dancer)
Anusapatri (Dancer)
Ward, Penny (Videographer)
Purtell, Tim (Videographer)
New York Indonesian Consulate Gamelan (Performer)
Murgiyanto, Sal (Dancer)
Nrangwesti, Endang (Dancer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1990-03-30

Table Of Contents

CONTENTS. - 1 (45 min. total): Gending Condronoto (approx. 20 min.). Musical piece, for gamelan and voice. Ramayana dance drama: Introduction and Scene I (approx. 25 min.). Prince Rama and Princess Sita, exiled to the forest, are separated through a ruse by the evil king Rahwana, who abducts Sita. Hanuman, the monkey general, offers to help Rama recover his wife. -- 2 (57 min.): Scene II. In the women's quarters of Rahwana's palace, Rahwana's niece Trijata attempts to protect Sita from her uncle's advances. Hanuman infiltrates the palace to tell Sita that rescue is on the way. Beset by two giant palace guards, he successfully repels them. Rama and Rahwana battle, and the victorious Rama is reunited with Sita.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2234

Subjects

Rāma (Hindu deity)
Wayang wong (Dance drama)
Gamelan
Dance -- Indonesia -- Java
Dance -- Indonesia

Genres

Filmed Performances
Filmed Dance

Notes

Venue: Videotaped for the Jerome Robbins Archive at the Triplex, Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York, New York, on March 30, 1990, by Penny Ward/Video, with the assistance of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and New York State Council on the Arts. First camera: Penny Ward. Second camera: Tim Purtell. Edited version, including close-ups; for straight copy of the wide-angle shot, see: *MGZIC 9-2307 Dance drama of Java.
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography: Sal Murgiyanto and Endang Nrangwesti Murgiyanto.
Performers: Performed by Ben Suharto (Rama), Endang Nrangwesti Murgiyanto (Sita), Nyoman Wenten (Rahwana), Sal Murgiyanto (Hanuman), Triwidyaningsih Harjito (Trijata), and Anusapatri (giant), with Margot Becker R., Joseph Ocasio, Leslie Rudden, Carla Scheele, and Joan Wittig. Musicians: I. M. Harjito, Sumarsam, Denni Harjito, Minarno, Barry Drummond, and Alan Robinson, with the New York Indonesian Consulate Gamelan, directed by Anne Stebinger.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (103 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Traditional Javanese dance-drama based on the Ramayana, the Hindu epic, performed in the classical court style of Surakarta, Central Java.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916023295-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12170003
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a787f880-7d94-0138-d52f-31b9adbf6c6a

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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