- Series Statement
- Encyclopaedia cinematographica, E 1727
- Subject
- Note
- Filmed in 1968. Produced and distributed by the Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film, Göttingen, Germany.
- 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.
- Access (note)
- Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Funding (note)
- Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
- Local note
- Former call number: *MGZIC 9-2321
- Call Number
- *MGZIDF 1623
- OCLC
- NYPY916004550-F
- Title
Südafrika, Transvaal [electronic resource] : Tänze der Minenarbeiter von Vlakfontein: Sotho, Zulu, Shangaan, Ndau, Xhosa, Zingili.
- Imprint
1968.
- Description
1 streaming video file (NTSC) (25 min.) : sd., col.
- Series
Encyclopaedia cinematographica, E 1727
- Summary
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."
- Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-2321
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
Motion pictures. Südafrika, Transvaal.
- Local Subject
Ndau (African people) -- Dances.
Xhosa (African people) -- Dances.
Child dancers.
Acrobatic dancing.
- Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1623