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Ecstatic dance

Title
Ecstatic dance [videorecording] / produced by Deben Bhattacharya and Open End Theatre ; directed by Deben Bhattacharya.
Publication
Guilford, Conn. : Audio-Forum, a division of Jeffrey Norton Publishers, c1992.

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Additional Authors
  • Bhattacharya, Deben.
  • Open End Theatre.
  • Audio-Forum (Firm)
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Documentary on ecstatic dance in Turkey and its relationship to Islamic religious practice. Filmed on location, the opening of the program sets the scene by depicting different aspects of Turkish life in Istanbul and the region of Anatolia, including its tradition of village folk dancing. The program then explores the heritage of the 13th-century poet and mystic Mevlana Jelaleddin Rumi, who established the Mehlevi order of dervishes. The dervishes are seen in action, accompanied by a discussion of the symbolism and goals of their dancing, and the ritual stipulations that govern their movements. In a second sequence, a group of men are seen in a sacred ceremony never before filmed. Chanting, group movement, drumming, and poetry contribute to their attainment of an ecstatic state that permits self-infliction of pain without permanent effects.
Series Statement
Music and society series.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Documentaries and factual films and programs.
  • Educational/cultural films and programs.
  • Video.
Note
  • On wrapper: An A-FM video recording.
  • Copyright date from wrapper.
Credits (note)
  • Photography, Denny Densham ; research, Jharna Bose.
Performer (note)
  • Commentary, Richard Baker.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2945
OCLC
NYPY98-F2664
Title
Ecstatic dance [videorecording] / produced by Deben Bhattacharya and Open End Theatre ; directed by Deben Bhattacharya.
Imprint
Guilford, Conn. : Audio-Forum, a division of Jeffrey Norton Publishers, c1992.
Series
Music and society series.
Credits
Photography, Denny Densham ; research, Jharna Bose.
Performer
Commentary, Richard Baker.
Danced by Ahmet Bicam Kasaboglu and the dervish dance group, and Orhan Okay and his folk dance group.
Local Subject
Dervish dances.
Trance dances.
Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Turkey.
Added Author
Bhattacharya, Deben. Producer. Director
Open End Theatre.
Audio-Forum (Firm)
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2945
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