Saman!: Dance Of A Thousand Hands

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VIDEO CONTENTS :

  • An electrifying performance by representatives of the Consul General and the Republic of Indonesia
  • Slow-motion footage of the eight sections of the dance in Performance Orientation by Pak Ngurah and a group of dancers
  • Slow-motion footage of the eight sections of the dance in Mirror Image by Robert Young Walser (ethnomusicologist, folkdancer, musician, and educator), with suggestions to facilitate learning and teaching the dance

(30 minutes/color)

MANUAL CONTENTS:

  • Complete historical and cultural context
  • Copy-permissible map of Indonesia
  • Copy-permissible musical score
  • Copy-permissible overview chart of the dance
  • Measure-by-measure photographs of Pak Ngurah, performing every dance movement
  • A biography of Pak Ngurah
  • Selected Bibliography

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

  • The Saman Dance
  • History of Saman
  • About Aceh
  • Overview
  • About the Video
  • Costumes
  • Entrance
  • Performance Values
  • Improvisation
  • Dance Directions
  • Pronunciation
  • Performance Chart
  • Music
  • Dance Section A
  • Dance Section B
  • Dance Section C
  • Dance Section D
  • Dance Section E
  • Dance Section F
  • Dance Section G
  • Dance Section H
  • About Pak Ngurah
  • Bibliography
  • Map
  • 8.5" X 11" spiral-bound (on 8.5" side), 40 pages