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Dancing in Ceylon

Title
Dancing in Ceylon [videorecording] / directed by Nick Havinga ; produced by Clair Roskam.
Publication
U.S. : 1962 ; Kent, Conn. : Creative Arts Television Archive, c1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Chase, Lucia, 1897-1986.
  • Amerasinghe, T. P.
  • Havinga, Nick.
  • Roskam, Clair.
  • Ceylon National Dancers (Company)
  • Creative Arts Television (Firm)
Description
1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd., b&w NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Program of ritual and folk dances from Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), performed by the Ceylon National Dancers on the occasion of their first transcontinental tour of the U.S. Their director, T.P. Amerasinghe, introduces all but the first dance.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title from cassette label.
Credits (note)
  • Sets, Ronald Baldwin ; lighting, Dean Nelson ; writer, Joseph Hurley.
Performer (note)
  • Introduced by Lucia Chase, director, American Ballet Theatre.
  • Commentary by T.P. Amerasinghe, director, Ceylon National Dancers.
Contents
[Torch dance] -- Naga natuma (cobra dance) -- Raksha natuma (devil mask dance) -- Harvest dance -- Samanala vannama (butterfly dance) -- Pandam paliya (masked fire dance) -- Kohomba kankariya or Ves natuma (ritual initiation dance).
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4611
OCLC
NYPY00-F843
Title
Dancing in Ceylon [videorecording] / directed by Nick Havinga ; produced by Clair Roskam.
Imprint
U.S. : 1962 ; Kent, Conn. : Creative Arts Television Archive, c1999.
Credits
Sets, Ronald Baldwin ; lighting, Dean Nelson ; writer, Joseph Hurley.
Performer
Introduced by Lucia Chase, director, American Ballet Theatre.
Commentary by T.P. Amerasinghe, director, Ceylon National Dancers.
Performed by the Ceylon National Dancers: Mulyakdessalaga, P. Surasena, Odiris Jothiratne, R.V.R. Ganithagedera, Chandradasa (Kandyan dancers) ; Weerasangily Adin (mask and fire dancer) ; Sharmalee Edirisinghe, Indra Ranasinghe, Rupa Ranasinghe (folk and traditional dancers) ; Y.G. Surana, S. Jayoris (drummers).
Local Subject
Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Sri Lanka.
Torch dances.
Cobra dances.
Snake dances -- Sri Lanka.
Mask dances.
Devil dance -- Sri Lanka.
Harvest dances.
Butterfly dances.
Added Author
Chase, Lucia, 1897-1986. Speaker
Amerasinghe, T. P. Commentator
Havinga, Nick. Director
Roskam, Clair. Producer
Ceylon National Dancers (Company)
Creative Arts Television (Firm)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4611
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