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Djaya (Zentralsudan, Süd-Wadai) - »djele«-Tanz »napa«

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Title
Djaya (Zentralsudan, Süd-Wadai) - »djele«-Tanz »napa«
Alternative Title
Djaya (Central Sudan, South Wadai) - »djele« Dance »napa«
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License
No Open Access License:
German copyright law applies. This film may be used for your own use but it may not be distributed via the internet or passed on to external parties.
Identifiers
IWF SignatureE 1443
Publisher
Release Date1972
LanguageOriginal sound, no spoken text
Producer
Production Year1964

Technical Metadata

IWF Technical DataFilm, 16 mm, LT, 46 m ; F, 4 1/2 min

Content Metadata

Subject Area
Genre
Abstract
German
German
Die Gruppe der Tänzer und die Trommler mit dem Chor der singenden und klatschenden Frauen stehen sich gegenüber. Beim Tanz bilden die Tänzer einen Kreis, schwingen ihre Turbantücher und zeigen eine Sequenz von Sprüngen.
English
English
A large number of villagers have come together on one of the dancing-places of Djaya. In the centre of the dancing-place stand the dancers, about twenty boys, on the border, close together, the onlookers. On the otherside of the dancing-place are two drummers and the girl's chorus. The girls clap their hands and sing, in a chorus for one voice with a solo singer, songs in praise of prominent persons. For the "napa"-dance the dancers form into a circle which moves anti-clockwise. The figure of the dance consists of a sequence of steps combined with a waving of the long turban scarves. The girls' chorus has repeatedly difficulty in keeping time. Several women improvise spontaneous dance steps on the border of the dancing-place. It is evident that all the people are stimulated by the large quantity of beer they have drunk in the course of the day. The film presents only excerpts from the "napa"-dance.
Keywords
German
German
English
English
IWF Classification
German
German
English
English