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The last performance: the Royal Lao Classical Dance Troupe

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The last performance

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Title
The last performance: the Royal Lao Classical Dance Troupe
Names
Kounlavong, Eckeo (Speaker)
Milly, Bounlieng (Speaker)
Royal Lao Classical Dance Troupe (Performer)
National Council for the Traditional Arts (Presenter)
Apsara Productions (Production company)
Kounlavong, Eckeo (Choreographer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1983-06
Table of Contents
Champa Lao (Flower dance), perf. by female ensemble. - Fon ling (Monkey dance), perf. by masked male soloist. - Kinnaly [mythical creature, half-bird, half-woman] dance, perf. by female ensemble. - Lao sieng thien (Candle dance), perf. by female ensemble. - Fon lai (Sword dance), perf. by male ensemble. - Lao houm phao (The United Lao dance), perf. by female ensemble. - Between the dances, Bounlieng Milly, the troupe's coordinator, and its choreographer Eckeo Kounlavong talk about the traditions and background of the troupe, and its experiences since the dissolution of the Laotian kingdom.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7953
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1595 (former)
Topics
Dance -- Laos
Sword-dance
Musical instruments -- Laos
Genres
Television programs
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Venue: Recorded at Bullet Recording, Nashville, Tennessee, on June 25 and 26, 1983.
Creation/production credits: Choreography: Eckeo Kounlavong. Lighting: Napoleon Batts.
Performers: Performed by the Royal Lao Classical Dance Troupe.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Creation/production credits: Presented by the National Council for the Traditional Arts and Apsara Productions. Director: Jan B. Daniel. Produced by Apsara Productions.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (51 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY896028618-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12167511
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 828e4ff0-7c66-0135-e405-7b2f4c94593e
Rights Statement
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  • 1983: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The last performance" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1983. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bae48c8d-e645-4da9-9120-7731243b2d5a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The last performance" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bae48c8d-e645-4da9-9120-7731243b2d5a

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1983). The last performance Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bae48c8d-e645-4da9-9120-7731243b2d5a

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The last performance