Learning on ScreenTrance and Dance in Bali
- Synopsis
- The Balinese ceremonial dance drama in which the never-ending struggle between the witch and the dragon, the death-dealing and the life-protecting, is played out to the accompaniment of comic interludes and violent trance seizures. Balinese music forms a background for the narration. Made from original material shot by Margaret Mead between 1936 and 1938. A Penn State Media Sales film.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 20 min. Videocassette. Standard formats. b&w. 20 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1968
- Availability
- Hire (film - HEFVL)
Sale (video - BUFVC) - Uses
- Undergraduates. Postgraduates.*
- Subjects
- Anthropology
- Keywords
- Bali; ceremonies; dance performance; trances
Credits
- Producer
- Gregory Gateson; Margaret Mead
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Distributor
- Name
Higher Education Film & Video Library
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac. External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1503
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ - Notes
- Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.
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