Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Valli, Alarmel
2. Mullins, Carol.
3. Moss, Dean.
4. Danspace Project (New York, N.Y.)
5. New York International Festival of the Arts.
6. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 streaming video file (NTSC) (37 min.) : sd., col.

Summary

1. 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

1. Gift of the Danspace Project.

Subject

1. Siva (Hindu deity)
2. Bharata natyam
3. Dance > India

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Thillana (ca. 12 min.) / raga, Kathanakutukalam ; tala, Adi ; pure dance movements.

Call number

1. *MGZIDF 9034

Note

1. Program 1.
2. Accompanied by house program.

Access (note)

1. Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Credits (note)

1. Lighting, Carol Mullins.

Event (note)

1. 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)

1. Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Title

1. Alarmel Valli [electronic resource] / presented by the Danspace Project in association with the New York International Festival of the Arts.

Imprint

1. 1991.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Performer

1. Danced by Alarmel Valli.
2. 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

1. Lighting, Carol Mullins.

Event

1. 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

1. Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Funding

1. Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Local note

1. Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5594.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Valli, Alarmel, dancer. Commentator
2. Mullins, Carol. Lighting designer
3. Moss, Dean. Videographer
4. Danspace Project (New York, N.Y.)
5. New York International Festival of the Arts.
6. DHCA.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDF 9034
2. *MGZIC 9-5594 (former)