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The languages of sound and movement India

Title
The languages of sound and movement [videorecording] : India / a Palomino Production ; written and hosted by Eve A. Ma.
Publication
2005.

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Additional Authors
  • Ma, Eve A.
  • Kunhiraman, K. P.
  • Kunhiraman, Katherine.
  • Kalanjali (Dance company)
  • Dance Films Association.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (57 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
This episode of a television program about world music and dance documents two Indian dance forms, Bharata-Natyam and Orissan folk dance. The program includes interviews with musicians, dancers, and Kalakshetra K.P. and Katherine Kunhiraman, the directors of the Kalanjali: Dances of India troupe. The interviews explore the religious and cultural traditions underlying Bharata-Natyam, the techniques of music and dance, and the dancers' personal backgrounds. Commentary is interspersed with dance performances, accompanied by live music.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Dance Films Association.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Video.
  • Dance.
  • Documentaries and factual works.
Biography (note)
  • Entrant in the Dance Films Association's 34th annual Dance on Camera Festival 2006.
Contents
Dance content: Dance to mother earth -- Tillana -- Kirtanam dance honoring Lord Krishna -- Musical Kirtanam -- Folk dance from Orissa.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3223
OCLC
183898612
Title
The languages of sound and movement [videorecording] : India / a Palomino Production ; written and hosted by Eve A. Ma.
Imprint
2005.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Performer
Performed by Kalanjali: Dances of India: K.P. Yesodha (solo dancer), Kamala Devam, Kali Futnani, Elizabeth Hayes, Swapna Kudilil, Prabha Nair, Priya Pandurang, Poonwatie Ramrattan, Asha Subas, Trishra Subas (dance troupe), Sasidaran Natarajan (singer), R. Kalaiarasan, Sankarapillai Sunil Kumar, Katherine Kunhiraman, Ramesh Baba K.P. (musicians).
Biography
Entrant in the Dance Films Association's 34th annual Dance on Camera Festival 2006.
Added Author
Ma, Eve A. Host
Kunhiraman, K. P. Interviewee
Kunhiraman, Katherine. Interviewee
Kalanjali (Dance company)
Dance Films Association.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-3223
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