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Lang Zam, Tamzhing Phala Choethpa: 2nd Day [Close shot]

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Lang Zam

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Title
Lang Zam, Tamzhing Phala Choethpa: 2nd Day [Close shot]
Additional title: Bull-headed mask dance
Names
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Collection

Bhutan Dance Project, Core of Culture

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2005
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 703B
Topics
Dance -- Bhutan
Folk dancing -- Bhutan
Dance -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism
Rites & ceremonies -- Bhutan
Masks -- Bhutan
Festivals -- Bhutan
Dzongs -- Bhutan -- Bumthang (District)
Bumthang (Bhutan : District)
Sword-dance -- Bhutan
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Biographical/historical: Tamzhing Phala Choethpa means the Tamzhing Festival of the Boar or Pig. Five kms drive from the Jakar town lies the Tamshing Lungrub Chholing which means the Temple of the Good message. In 1501 Pema Lingpa established it and now is the most important Nyingma goemba in the Kingdom. It is believed that Pema Lingpa had built the goemba with the assistance from Khandroma (female celestial deities/angels). Inside there are original images painted by Pema Lingpa. On the east side of the inner court lies a small lhakhang called as Dunkur Lhakhang. The lhakhang has an unusual design with the main chapel in the center of the assemble hall, almost like a separate building. In the front lies three thrones for the three incarnations (body, mind & speech) of Terton Pema Lingpa.
Content: Tamzhing Phala Choethpa Festival (Sept. 13, 2005: Day Two): Atsara Cham - Dance of the Atsaras ; Lang Zam - Bull-headed Zam Dance ; Phag Cham - Dance of the Boar ; Peling Jug Ging - Dance of the Ging with Batons (Monks) ; Peling Dri Ging - Dance of the Ging with Swords (Monks) ; Peling Nga Cham - Peling Drum Dance (Laymen) ; Guru Tshengye - Eight Mainifestations of Guru Rinpoche.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Tamzhing Lhakhang/Monastery (Dance apron of main courtyard, corner looking across arena diagonal at the dancers' entrance), in Bumthang, on Sept. 13, 2005.
Acquisition: Gift; Core of Culture. NN-PD
Physical Description
Born digital
Extent: 1 video file (11 min.) : sound, color
Description
Langzam is the very first dance of the day. It comes before Shinjey - even. The mask used is in fact the same - but the steps are very different to the steps of Shinjey - and you should easily tell them apart. The dance inaugurates the festival - they go in four directions and purify the ground. Lopoen Phuntsho says that Shinjey is about subjugation - whereas Zam is about purification. Tamzhing Phala Choethpa is held for three days each year from the 10-12th day of 8th Bhutanese month. A Chamjug or rehearsal day is held on the 9th day of the Lunar Month. This is always the first dance of the day.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19780375
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6f63d3d0-8292-0130-c216-3c075448cc4b
Copyright Notice
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  • 2013: Digitized
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Lang Zam" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2005. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6f7f0dd0-8292-0130-2ee6-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Lang Zam" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 1, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6f7f0dd0-8292-0130-2ee6-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2005). Lang Zam Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6f7f0dd0-8292-0130-2ee6-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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Lang Zam