Documentation of dances and dancing in Socialist Republic of Macedonia of SFR Yugoslavia, 1988–1989. Video 27 (of 36)

Documentation of dances and dancing in Socialist Republic of Macedonia of SFR Yugoslavia, 1988–1989. Video 27 (of 36)

Dance--Folklore; Folk dancing, Macedonian

Elsie Ivancich Dunin

[MV 83] Mitko Aleksov (group director); Elsie Ivancich Dunin (dance researcher, videographer)

Macedonian (singing)

Yugoslav period, 1980s (1980–1989); Macedonia

Overall Content Description: This video is one of 39 field recordings that document dances in Macedonia 1988-1989. Initiated in 1986 under the sponsorship of the Yugoslav Council for Culture and Education, the research was undertaken to produce illustrated materials about dances and costumes in each of Yugoslavia's six republics. Stanimir Višinski and Elsie Ivancich Dunin (co-researchers) were invited to prepare a publication of dances representing Macedonia. As preparation, Višinski and Dunin video documented the dancing repertoire of 93 out of 111 organized groups during 1988–1989. They contacted dance groups throughout Macedonia with assistance from the office of the Cultural Educational Union (KPZ) of Macedonia, which oversaw all organized performance groups. As well as documenting the practiced performance dances of each group, Višinski and Dunin elicited information and examples of spontaneous dancing of each group's local wedding celebrations.

Note: For coding system explanation (dance group/location), see 1988–1989 Macedonian Video (MV) Documentation Catalog in the Elsie Ivancich Dunin Collection at Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections.

Video Content and Timecode: [MV 83] Ansambl Tanec / Skopje. Performance dances: Komitsko, Vkodarki, Osogovka, Mariovska Tresenica, Gjurgjovdenka, Jugoslavija, Kalajdžisko finale. Music: voice, accordion, bagpipe, clarinet, flute, guitar, kaval, tapan, zurla. Video timecode: 00:00:05–01:00:50

Localities: [MV 83] Skopje

Ephemera: Related materials are available in the Elsie Ivancich Dunin Collection at Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections.

Restrictions: Preferred use is for personal study, research, education, and cultural exchange. Out of respect to original contributors, video may not be monetized or used for commercial purposes. Authorization is to be obtained from the administrator at Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections prior to any public display, publication, quotation, or reproduction.

Digital File: Digitization of this media item [2019] was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) which was made possible through funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Metadata Source: “Descriptive, Administrative and Technical Metadata: Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections Digital Media Archive” (featured item; video tab; row: 31)

VHS videotape

[MV 83] 1988 November 25; [MV 85] 1988 December 2

Additional resources related to the Elsie Ivancich Dunin Macedonian Dance Documentation (1988–1989): Video Recordings may be accessed at the Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections at Arizona State University. These include: the 1988–1989 Macedonian Video (MV) Documentation Catalog, which provides an explanation for Dunin’s coding system (dance group/location), DVD copies of the video recordings edited for comparative research purposes, various written and print materials, correspondence, photos, spreadsheets of dance groups and their performance repertoire, maps of dance repertoire diffusion, related Tanec Ensemble performance dance data, information about the EVIA Project, and other resultant publications, including the bilingual book, Dances in Macedonia: Performance Genre Tanec.