“Keesher Bar (Night Dance)”, written and performed by Ara Dinkjian. Filmed in the The Koç Family Galleries featuring Carpets, Textiles and the Greater Ottoman World and Arts of the Ottoman Court (14th–20th centuries), on August 1, 2018.

Featured instrument:
Manol (Emmanuel Venios) (Greek, active Turkey, 1838–1915/16), Ūd, 1916, Istanbul, Turkey.
Spruce, mulberry, various woods, mother-of-pearl, mastic. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2014 (2014.522a, b)

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Production support was provided by The Augustine Foundation.

Credits:
Director: Kate Farrell
Producer: Melissa Bell
Editor: Alex Guns
Camera: Alex Guns and Kelly Richardson
Lighting: Ned Hallick
Gaffer: Christopher Yurnet
Sound Recording and Post-Production Audio: David Raymond
Production Coordinator: Kaelan Burkett
Production Assistants: Stephanie Wuertz, Sarah Cowan

Organized by the Department of Musical Instruments
Jayson Kerr Dobney, Frederick P. Rose Curator-in-Charge
Bradley Strauchen-Scherer, Associate Curator
J. Kenneth Moore, Curator Emeritus
Tim Caster, Principal Technician
Pamela Summey, Programs Coordinator

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