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Raksha Gocham, Korphu Drup: Third Day [Close shot]

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Raksha Gocham

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Title
Raksha Gocham, Korphu Drup: Third Day [Close shot]
Additional title: Dance of the Raksha within the curtain
Names
Core of Culture (Organization) (Producer)
Core of Culture (Organization) (Donor)
Collection

Bhutan Dance Project, Core of Culture

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2007
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 999B
Topics
Dance -- Bhutan
Folk dancing -- Bhutan
Dance -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism
Rites & ceremonies -- Bhutan
Masks -- Bhutan
Dzongs -- Bhutan -- Trongsa (District)
Trongsa (Bhutan : District)
Festivals -- Bhutan
Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Bhutan
Mask dances -- Bhutan
Animal dances -- Bhutan
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Additional physical form: For wide shot version, see: *MGZIDF 999A.
Content: Program of the Korphu Drup: Day Three (Jan. 5, 2007): Phag Cham - Dance of the Boar ; Raksha Gocham - The dance of the Raksha within the curtain ; Raksha Mangcham - Dance of the Judgement of the Dead.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Korphu Lakhang, in Trongsa, Bhutan (overlooking the courtyard from the top right of the Lakhang), on Jan. 5, 2007.
Acquisition: Gift; Core of Culture. NN-PD
Physical Description
Born digital
Extent: 1 video file (28 min.) : sound, color
Description
Korphu Drup begins the evening of Jan. 3, 2007 with a religious ceremony held in front of the Lhakhang followed by a Mewang, the burning of a large gate that everyone is invited to pass beneath whilst it's still burning. Various ging dances are also performed during the mewang.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19944952
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): afdbf850-0821-0131-e9a9-3c075448cc4b
Copyright Notice
Core of Culture
Rights Statement
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  • 2007: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Raksha Gocham" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2007. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d0db67c0-0381-0131-c855-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Raksha Gocham" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d0db67c0-0381-0131-c855-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2007). Raksha Gocham Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d0db67c0-0381-0131-c855-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Raksha Gocham