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Subject Dance Digitised Content No Level [40] File

1. 1783.cc.11(178)

Reference (shelfmark):
1783.cc.11(178)
Title:
Divertissement de Batcha (danseurs) dans le vestibule d'une maison particulière [Samarkand]. Photographer: Krafft, Hugues
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Facing p. 178. Group of Batcha dancers performing in the vestibule of a private house. These young male dancers took the place of females in a culture where women could dance in public. On reaching adulthood, they quit the profession. The location is unspecified, but...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1898-1899
Extent:
1 item

2. 1783.cc.11(182)

Reference (shelfmark):
1783.cc.11(182)
Title:
Afrasiab, le jour de la grande course du Sâli-Naou. Photographer: Krafft, Hugues
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Facing p. 182. Group portrait of a row of seated dignitaries, with a line of Batcha dancers kneeling in front of them. Afrasiab, to the north of the city, was the location for the buzkashi matches at Samarkand.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1898-1899
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 70(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 70(3)
Title:
Burmese zat pway. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:
General view of dance in progress, with group of European spectators standing in background. The zat pwe performance incorporates singing, dancing and drama.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1167(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(8)
Title:
Young monks wearing ancient wooden masks during the dance festival at Key Monastery. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of two monks wearing masks, with monastery buildings in the background: 'Young monks wearing ancient wooden masks during the dance festival at Key Monastery. These Bakhtuk act as jokers during the performances, teasing the older monks by mimicking them and ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 1993
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1167(55)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(55)
Title:
A performance of The Elephant, one of the most popular plays in the Buchen repertoire, Lara, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography 'A performance of The Elephant, one of the most popular plays in the Buchen repertoire. During the play the Elephant will dance to the sound of cymbals and chanting, leaping and thrashing around wildly. Before Buddha’s birth his mother dreamed of a white elepha...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 2004
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1167(61)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(61)
Title:
A young monk wearing an ancient wooden mask during the dance festival at Key Monastery, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'A young monk wearing an ancient wooden mask during the dance festival at Key Monastery. These Bakhtuk act as jokers during the performances, teasing the older monks by mimicking them and generally entertaining the audience by punctuating the long solemn dances with touches of humour. They also...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 2005
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1167(64)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(64)
Title:
Monks from Key Monastery perform during the annual dance festival (cham), Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 2005
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1167(65)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(65)
Title:
Monks from Key Monastery perform during the annual dance festival (cham), Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 2005
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1167(67)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(67)
Title:
Three Buchen dance at the end of a performance in Lhalung, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'Three Buchen dance at the end of a performance in Lhalung. Buchen are travelling religious performers who spread the message of Buddhism and the Dharma amongst the common people through entertainment. Song, dance, humorous plays and prayer are the vehicles for their teaching. The Khokpo – somet...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 2006
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1192(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1192(3)
Title:
Burmese dance [pwe]. Photographer: Ahuja, D. A.
Scope & Content:
Coloured postcard, divided back. View of dancers and musicians.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item