School of Music and Dance
| Author(s) | Enos, Apisai |
|---|---|
| Title | School of Music and Dance Apisai Enos Interviews the Composer Turan |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Language | eng |
| Number of Pages | 7 |
| Location | Papua New Guinea |
| Relevance to ICH Safeguarding | documentation education intangible-tangible interface transmission |
| ICH Genre | performing arts: music performing arts: dance festive events rituals |
| Name of the ICH Element | Malagene dance Buai school |
| Keywords | music dance teaching |
| Description | A transcription of an interview by Apisai Enos with composer Turan, concerning the composition of music and dance (abuai na malagene) in the Tolai area of East New Britain. Turan discusses various schools called buai (betelnut), such as those concerned with music and dance, but also with witchcraft, sorcery, and trance. He talks about his initiation into such a school and the acquisition of knowledge to compose and choreograph dances. This article is also significant since it shows how people talk about what is often felt to be a secret subject. Yet Turan reveals certain things, withholds others, and alludes to still others that are only fully understood by those initiated in such traditions. |
| Book/Journal Title | Gigibori |
| Publisher | Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies |
| Place of Publication | Boroko |
| Date of Publication | 1977 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | April |
| Pages | 1-7 |
| Academic Field | ethnomusicology anthropology |
| Community/Ethnic Group | Tolai East New Britain |
| Contributor | Papua New Guinea National Cultural Commission |
| Active Contribution | Papua New Guinea, FY 2024 |
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