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Manipuri dance embodiment of love and devotion

Title
Manipuri dance [videorecording] : embodiment of love and devotion / design and production by Invis Multimedia ; choreographed and composed by Guru Bipin Singh and Kalavati Devi.
Publication
Thiruvananthapuram, India : Invis Multimedia, c2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Bimbavati Devi
  • Singh, Bipin, 1918-
  • Kalāvatī Devī
  • Manipuri Nartanalaya.
  • Invis Multimedia (Trivandrum, India)
Description
1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Five dances in the Manipuri dance form, which originated in Manipur, northeast India. Its dance themes often center around the Hindu god Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu. Program notes precede each dance, and English subtitles interpret the lyrics in the first two dances.
Series Statement
Symphony celestial
Alternative Title
Manipuri
Subject
  • Krishna (Hindu deity) > Drama
  • Dance > India > Manipur
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title on videodisc: Manipuri.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
Radha roop varnan / female dance solo extolling the beauty of Radha, Krishna's consort -- Nani churi / female dance solo enacting a story about the child Krishna -- Vasant ras / group dance depicting a springtime meeting of Krishna, Radha, and her friends -- Pung cholom / male dance duet performed while playing the pung, or traditional Manipuri drum -- Dhol cholom / male dance duet performed while playing drums.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-66
ISBN
8188698156
OCLC
  • 53453200
  • NYPY04-F506
Title
Manipuri dance [videorecording] : embodiment of love and devotion / design and production by Invis Multimedia ; choreographed and composed by Guru Bipin Singh and Kalavati Devi.
Imprint
Thiruvananthapuram, India : Invis Multimedia, c2003.
Series
Symphony celestial
System Details
DVD.
Performer
Danced by Manipuri Nartanalaya of Kolkata: Bimbavati Devi, with Sucharita Sharma, Tanusree Das, Anindita Mandal, Brojen Singh, Tomba Singh.
Local Subject
Manipuri dance.
Drum dances.
Added Author
Bimbavati Devi, dancer.
Singh, Bipin, 1918- choreographer. Composer
Kalāvatī Devī, choreographer. Composer
Manipuri Nartanalaya.
Invis Multimedia (Trivandrum, India)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-66
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