- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 streaming video file (NTSC) (37 min.) : sd., col.
- Summary
- Three dance solos by Alarmel Valli, described in the program as "the foremost exponent of the Pandanallur tradition in Bharatanatyam, which stands for classical authenticity, technical excellence and lyricism."
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Danspace Project.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Note
- Program 1.
- Accompanied by house program.
- Access (note)
- Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Credits (note)
- Event (note)
- Videotaped in performance at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, New York, on June 14, 1991, for the Danspace Project Archive by Dean Moss.
- Funding (note)
- Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Contents
- Pushpanjali (ca. 12 min.) / offering to the Divine, followed by devotional verse dedicated to the god Shiva and description of the cosmic dance of Shiva.
- Thikku theriyatha kaattil (ca. 13 min.) / ragam, Ragamaligai ; tala, Adi ; introduced by Alarmel Valli, who describes the dance action, a portrayal of Radha, Krishna's beloved.
- Thillana (ca. 12 min.) / raga, Kathanakutukalam ; tala, Adi ; pure dance movements.
- Call Number
- *MGZIDF 9034
- OCLC
- NYPY98-F2683
- Title
Alarmel Valli [electronic resource] / presented by the Danspace Project in association with the New York International Festival of the Arts.
- Imprint
1991.
- Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
- Performer
Danced by Alarmel Valli.
Music performed by Uma Muthukumaraswamy (group leader), Prema Ramamoorthy (vocalist), Shobhana Swamy (cymbals), Thaduthai Kondapuram Ramamoorthy Koorthy (flutist), Krishna Raja Rao Gopinath (drum or mridangam). [Only four musicians appear on recording.]
- Credits
Lighting, Carol Mullins.
- Event
Videotaped in performance at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, New York, on June 14, 1991, for the Danspace Project Archive by Dean Moss.
- Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5594.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Valli, Alarmel, dancer. Commentator
Mullins, Carol. Lighting designer
Moss, Dean. Videographer
Danspace Project (New York, N.Y.)
New York International Festival of the Arts.
DHCA.
- Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 9034
*MGZIC 9-5594 (former)