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Südafrika, Transvaal: Tänze der Minenarbeiter von Vlakfontein: Sotho, Zulu, Shangaan, Ndau, Xhosa, Zingili

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Encyclopaedia cinematographica

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Title
Südafrika, Transvaal: Tänze der Minenarbeiter von Vlakfontein: Sotho, Zulu, Shangaan, Ndau, Xhosa, Zingili
Names
Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany) (Film producer)
Collection

Encyclopaedia cinematographica

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1968
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1623
Topics
Dance -- South Africa
Sotho (African people)
Zulu dance
Ndau (African people) -- Dances
Xhosa (African people) -- Dances
Child dancers
Acrobatic dancing
Genres
Motion pictures
Documentary films
Filmed dance
Notes
Creation/production credits: Produced and distributed by the Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film, Göttingen, Germany.
Citation/reference: English title: South Africa, Transvaal; Dances of the Vlakfontein mine workers: Sotho, Zulu, Shangaan, Ndau, Xhosa, Zingili. For a descriptive pamphlet in German, with English summary, see: *MGS (General) Encyclopaedia cinematographica.
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Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (25 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in
Description
Filmed at a performance in the dancing-arena of the mines of Vlakfontein near Johannesburg. Men from different Bantu-speaking groups perform the following dances (identified by titles on tape): the Sotho "mohobelo"; the Zulu "ndlamu"; the Shangaan "makwaya"; the Zulu "ndlamu," performed by a group of boys; the Ndau "muchongolo," which incorporates acrobatic elements; the Xhosa-Amakewenkwe "umteyo"; and the Zingili "ndlamu."
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
German
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12169739
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a2e40c20-352b-0131-f8da-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Südafrika, Transvaal" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1968. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/06b6a9b0-3433-0131-53cc-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Südafrika, Transvaal" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/06b6a9b0-3433-0131-53cc-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1968). Südafrika, Transvaal Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/06b6a9b0-3433-0131-53cc-3c075448cc4b

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Südafrika, Transvaal