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The Spirit of Dance. Dances of South India

Title
The Spirit of Dance. Dances of South India [videorecording] / Cape Cod Community Television (C3TV) ; directed by Ed Etsten ; produced by Ken Glazebrook and Norah Dale Allen.
Publication
South Yarmouth, Mass. : Cape Cod Community Television, 1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Wilson, Bevin.
  • Balasubramanian, Jayshree.
  • Allen, Norah Dale.
  • Glazebrook, Ken.
  • Etsten, Ed.
  • Cape Cod Community Television.
Description
1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Discussion of Bharata Natyam, a south Indian classical dance form. Topics include its mythological creation ; its original ritual functions in the temples, and evolution into a court dance form ; its revival by the late Balasaraswati ; the symbolic meanings of elements in the sculpture of Shiva Nataraja, lord of the dance ; the four different styles within Bharata Natyam ; costumes, jewelry and makeup for the dance ; hand gestures (called hastas or mudras) and their multiple meanings ; the musical accompaniment for the dance. In video excerpts Bevin Wilson performs a jatiswaram and an alarippu ; Jayshree Balasubramanian performs a padam.
Series Statement
Spirit of Dance ; 24.
Alternative Title
  • Dances of South India
  • Spirit of Dance. Dances of Southern India
  • Dances of Southern India
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Interviews.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title on Spirit of Dance website (URL: http://spiritofdance.com): Dances of Southern India.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Norah Dale Allen.
  • Guests: Bevin Wilson [introduced orally as Bevin Wilson Stark], dancer ; Jayshree Balasubramanian, dancer.
Event (note)
  • Recorded on April 11, 1997. Telecast by Cape Cod Community Television on the series The Spirit of Dance.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4911
OCLC
NYPY01-F212
Title
The Spirit of Dance. Dances of South India [videorecording] / Cape Cod Community Television (C3TV) ; directed by Ed Etsten ; produced by Ken Glazebrook and Norah Dale Allen.
Imprint
South Yarmouth, Mass. : Cape Cod Community Television, 1997.
Series
Spirit of Dance ; 24.
Event
Recorded on April 11, 1997. Telecast by Cape Cod Community Television on the series The Spirit of Dance.
Performer
Host: Norah Dale Allen.
Guests: Bevin Wilson [introduced orally as Bevin Wilson Stark], dancer ; Jayshree Balasubramanian, dancer.
Local Subject
Mudras.
Added Author
Wilson, Bevin. ive, dancer.
Balasubramanian, Jayshree. ive, dancer.
Allen, Norah Dale. Producer. Host. Interviewer
Glazebrook, Ken. Producer
Etsten, Ed. Director
Cape Cod Community Television.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4911
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