Bendigo - Bendigo’s annual Easter parade has featured the Dragon and Lion dancers from the Bendigo Chinese Association for over 100 years. This mini documentary explores how this historical tradition has helped shape the identities of the dancers and features interviews combined with footage of their colourful and exciting dance held at dusk at the Dragons’ spiritual home - Bendigo’s Golden Dragon Museum of Australia
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1005595
Language
English
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Multiculturalism
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
MPEG-2 Digital File; Memory Grid Pod Full Encode
Digital Betacam; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded