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Malang mask dance is an inherited traditional theatncal art performance. What is interesting about the mask dance is that all the dancers representing some characters wear masks.

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Through the wit of the mask dance, visitors can relieve themselves from the stress of modern life at this festival. Compare and view the various types of Korean mask dance and mask dances of other nations. Visitors can make masks at the festival, learn to do folk dance and enjoy cultural exhibitions

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Kerala is famous for its folk dances, particularly those associated with temple festivals. Kummattikali is one of them. This is a mask dance that is associated with Devi temples in Palghat district and is a secular art form in Thrissur district.

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Very short info about the traditions and the masks

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Une compagnie de danse et d'art dramatique, cr??e en 1980 ? (Version in french) Abidjan (C?te d'Ivoire) par Diallo Ticoua? Vincent. Percussions, chants, th??tre, danses, jeux de masques, acrobaties puis?s dans le r?pertoire de la pure tradition africaine associ?s ? des cr?ations, donnent une vision du spectacle mi-moderne mi-traditionnelle.

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Riddu Riddu Festival 2000 - Troms?,Norway 9 photos from a stageperformance..The festival as a whole is unique.

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Participants from foreign countries also: Tibet, Guatemala, Senegal.....etc

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This is a classical Middle Javanese maskdance, danced in the style of the Susuhunan Court in Surakarta (Solo, Indonesia).

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Photos to be inspired by. Artist Statement: "Concept Art become the important part of human life. The ideas of art have to point to the peace and make all human being live together with understanding each other. Those push me invol-ving in every object which is shot. It is natural, if I have been involved in so many art activities that I can more undestand and take comprehension about the ecology, social and the deepest sense of art. "

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The Bongsan Mask Dance-Drama is a masque representative of Hwanghae Province, located in what is presently north Korea, which was originally performed in Kyongsu-dae in Bongsan township. After around 1915, when the county administration office was moved to Sariwon and the Seoul-Shinuiju rail line was opened, the Bongsan masque was performed at the foot of Mt. Kyongam in Sariwon.

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( script ) Eunyul talch'um, which uses 14 masks in its complete version, originated three centuries ago in Eunyul village, Hwanghae Province now belonging to North Korea. the earliest Eunyul ensemble was made up of village farmers who performed Talch'um in their leisure hours. It was performed to commemorate special events such as Buddha's birthday and Tano Rice planting Festiv, and to honor the spirits of desd ancestors. Performances which lasted from dusk to dawn, were held in an open field lit by blazing bonfires. Before the play, the performers traditionally staged a formal procession in full costume, followed by a ritual to honor the guardian deities of the performance.

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MASKMAKERSWEB cannot find the english version...maybe it isnt there - But nice photos...

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This particular Kwakiutl dance mask, was used in winter ceremonies. It represents Hokhokw, a man-eating bird. There is a hinge on the long beak. Ceremonial dancers would leap up and snap the beak closed with a loud clap. This particular mask was made in the late 19th century. Today, carvers create modern versions that are used in performances of the traditional dance.

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....Masquerade dancers are a feature of religious societies in many areas. Four main types of masquerader are identified by the roles they play: those who embody deities or nature spirits and to whom sacrifice is made to assure the fertility of land and people, those who embody the ancestral spirits, those who placate the spirits through their dance, and those who perform principally as entertainers......

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The Chhau dance is indigenous to the eastern part of India. It originated as a martial art and contains vigourous movements and leaps. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, many of the princely rulers of the Orissa region took a keen interest in the development of this art. They maintained troupes that performed on special occasions and festivals.

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Video Clip of Chuna McIntrye and the Nunamta Dancers performing at the opening ceremonies of the Agayuliyararput Exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian on March 31, 1997

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Samples recorded of Korean maskperformance

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Tuju Taksu is an innovative dance troupe that uses contemporary Balinese masks to create powerful modern performance theatre. The dances explore the mystery and magic of stories from diverse traditions. The masks are collaboration between Balinese master mask maker, Ida Bagus Oka, and American choreographer, Maru Matthaei, founder and director of Tuju Taksu. Using traditional Balinese woodcarving techniques they have created many original performance masks which are blessed in a special ceremony to activate their spirits. Evoking the spirit of the mask awakens that essence in performer and audience alike. Tuju Taksu has been performing in Bali and Northern California since 1995

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This photograph by Tolstoy is published in Tibet: The Sacred Realm (p. 101) where it is captioned: Dancers in Cham dance, 1943." It also appears inTolstoy's National Geographic article, where the caption mentions that it was taken at Gyantse. Presumably, the other photgraphs of masked and unmasked dancers were also taken at Gyantse.

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Ritual performance The spirit of Tibet, the "land of snows", comes vividly to live as the eleven nuns perform colourful masked dances and vibrant harmonic chants.

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The History of the Wanaragua Dance.Honduras. The origin of this masked dance dates back to the epoch in which the Gar?funa inhabited Saint Vincent Island (XVII-XIX century). In those days, the British colonizers infiltrated the island, setting their sight on the huge expansions of land and the local work force, the Black Carib. These Gar?funa ancestors resisted imperialist attacks and engaged in armed conflict with the British. This dance readopts the disguise that the Gar?funa warrior utilized as a strategic defense against British forces. It is a celebration of their military victories.

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(SUN DANCE Good article. The wi~htikokancimuwin, "wthtiko-like dance,"was a masked performance often given during the Sun dance period. The wlkhko was a cannibalistic character in the folklore of the Wood Cree. Tales concerning.this spirit power were sometimes told among the Plains Cree, but the spirit was never seen in the prairie country and imbued only the forest inhabitants with man-eating desires. Except for the name, this character does not figure in the dance.

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The Cote d'Ivoire Mask Tradition from the Viewpoint of Dance Ethnology: Dancing the Gap between Spirit and Human Worlds By Juliana Azoubel Mentor: Joan Frosch College of Fine Arts

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