Documentary on Morris Dancing

Subject: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: GUEST,Itxlan
Date: 25 Sep 22 - 09:02 AM

Hi, I thought Mudcatters might be interested in a newly posted ARTE France documentary: "Morris Dancing: An English Tradition" (2021)

https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/103524-000-A/morris-dancing/

"Morris dancing is one of England’s oldest traditions with a history that goes back at least 500 years. In that time, it has changed, fallen into obscurity and been revived. Today a new generation is emerging to keep the tradition alive".

About 90% of the documentary is in English and there are English subtitles when German is spoken.

Subject: RE: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 25 Sep 22 - 10:41 AM

Can't be viewed in the US. There may be a work-around.

Subject: RE: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: GUEST,Itxlan
Date: 25 Sep 22 - 01:51 PM

The easiest workaround is to download it which is very simple to do, but I'm not sure if the technicalities can be discussed here?

Subject: RE: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Sep 22 - 02:21 PM

VPN?

Subject: RE: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 25 Sep 22 - 02:48 PM

If you can't see it you can't download it, and going to iffy sites to download files is never recommended. If I had VPN setup, that would be an option.

Subject: RE: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: DaveRo
Date: 25 Sep 22 - 03:02 PM

It's on YouTube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i5z2zvkc1hg

Subject: RE: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Sep 22 - 03:03 PM

Video download helper extention in Firefox perhaps? Works on a lot of sites. Can't check right now, am on my phone.

Subject: RE: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 25 Sep 22 - 03:59 PM

https://arte-cmafhls.akamaized.net/am/cmaf/103000/103500/103524-000-A/220922221326/medias/103524-000-A_v720.mp4

will download using yt-dlp in good quality

Subject: RE: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: GUEST,Itxlan
Date: 25 Sep 22 - 04:35 PM

For the less tech-savvy (like me) who aren't comfortable with command lines, the free programme JDownloader will also grab it if you enter the URL at the start of this thread.

In the programme's "link grabber" window you'll be presented with four different qualities to choose from. Just right-click the one you want and choose "Start downloads".

Subject: RE: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 25 Sep 22 - 04:36 PM

If it's on YouTube there is no need to download.

Subject: RE: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 25 Sep 22 - 05:16 PM

It's available in HD 1080p from youtube, so I will certainly download it to watch on our TV.

Subject: RE: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: GUEST,CJB
Date: 27 Sep 22 - 02:19 PM

Posted details to Morris lists and forums and got no response at all.

Subject: RE: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: Senoufou
Date: 28 Sep 22 - 04:16 AM

I watched it all, and there was no mention of the Sheringham Potty Festival, which occurs during the first weekend in July every year. It's very representative of Morris Dancing because sides come from all over, and there are women's sides, North West Clog, every kind of dancing represented.
I'll never forget Leeds Morris, who always invited my dear husband to join in, Moss Ambrose would take his hand and lead him through the steps. I simply adore watching Morris dancing!

Subject: RE: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: DaveRo
Date: 28 Sep 22 - 08:07 AM

A bit of a curate's egg.

Not as good as the BBC documentary which cover some of the same gender issues:
For Folk’s Sake: Morris Dancing and Me

Subject: RE: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: GUEST,CJB
Date: 28 Sep 22 - 11:05 AM

Agreed. But Way of the Morris is superb.

Subject: RE: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: DaveRo
Date: 29 Sep 22 - 03:14 AM

Folk on c.net are saying that neither the arte nor the YT links work outside Europe.

B3l: your akamai link has no sound. ffprobe confirmed it's only a video stream.

Subject: RE: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Sep 22 - 05:38 AM

Hmmmmm, I'm not sure if this was a documentary about Morris Dancing with a subtext exploring the dichotomy between male/female experience, or vice versa.

Lilly Cheetham: “You’re better than you know, most women are. The old confidence thing. I think that’s partly what makes it harder for women as well. It’s naturally, not naturally, probably culturally, women tend to have less confidence when it comes to their own abilities, maybe that’s coupled with the experience of having kids and being out of the work industry or whatever.”

Are men really more confident than women? In or out of the "work industry"?

Subject: RE: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: MaJoC the Filk
Date: 29 Sep 22 - 11:00 AM

> Are men really more confident than women?

More like overconfident, if anything. Herself and I make a good team: I pretend to be confident (itself quite a feat), and Herself applies the brakes when (not if) I start believing my own PR and risk making even more of a fool of myself than usual. A closed mouth gathers no foot, an' all that.

Subject: RE: Documentary on Morris Dancing
From: GUEST,CJB
Date: 29 Sep 22 - 12:58 PM

Try WeTransfer for a few days …

Download link
https://we.tl/t-0En4vtXSl7

1 item
Morris Dancing I ARTE.tv Documentary (1080p).mp4
973 MB

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