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Circles - cycles: Kathak dance

Title
Circles - cycles: Kathak dance [videorecording]
Publication
c1989.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Sen, Saswati
  • Sheth, Daksha
  • Kishan, Jai
  • Narayan, Shovana
  • Maharaj, Birju
  • Vatsyayan, Kapila.
  • Gottlieb, Robert S.
Description
1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (27 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
Summary
Documentary on the history, technique, themes, and music of Kathak dance. The dancers Saswati Sen, Daksha Sheth, Jai Kishan, Shovana Narayan, and Birju Maharaj talk about and demonstrate their art; further commentary is provided by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan. Dance themes represented include episodes from the Mahābhārata and the legends of Radha and Krishna.
Uniform Title
Mahābhārata.
Subjects
Note
  • Motion picture filmed by Satish Pande, Rajiv Mehrotra, and William Heick. Producer/director: Robert S. Gottlieb. Narrator: Zakir Hussain. Distributed as a videotape by University of California Extension Media Center, Berkeley, California.
Call Number
*MGZIC 9-2002
OCLC
NYPY896040828-F
Title
Circles - cycles: Kathak dance [videorecording]
Imprint
c1989.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. Circles - cycles: Kathak dance.
Added Author
Sen, Saswati, dancer. Speaker
Sheth, Daksha, dancer. Speaker
Kishan, Jai, dancer. Speaker
Narayan, Shovana, dancer. Speaker
Maharaj, Birju, dancer. Speaker
Vatsyayan, Kapila. Commentator
Gottlieb, Robert S. Producer. Director
Added Title
Mahābhārata.
Research Call Number
*MGZIC 9-2002
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