Chakra: A Celebration of India
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Title
Chakra: A Celebration of India
Collection
National Dance Institute Video Archive
Names
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Creator)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Creator)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Teacher)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Speaker)
Grace, Terrance (Television director)
Grace, Terrance (Author of dialog)
Yallamatty, Jay (Videographer)
Noorani, Nadia (Videographer)
Raj, Anita Ratnam (Host)
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Presenter)
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Performer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1991
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3416
Subjects
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-2021
National Dance Institute (U.S.)
Dance for children -- India -- Chennai
Performing arts and children -- India -- Chennai
Dance for children -- New York (State) -- New York
Performing arts and children -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Notes
Content: Title from original videocassette label.
Performers: Host, Anita Ratnam Raj ; interviewees: Ellen Weinstein (Co-artistic director/choreographer), Shanta Dhananjayan (choreographer), David Amram (composer), V.P. Dhananjayan (choreographer), Dr. Manjula Bansal (chairperson, Chakra Gala).
Venue: Videotaped during rehearsal and performance at dance studio, New York, N.Y./India and Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1991.
Acquisition: Gift; Jacques D'Amboise ; 2012.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (25 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Abstract
Discussion of the National Dance Institute's 1991 Event of the Year, Chakra; Jacques D'Amboise talks about his career as a dancer, NDI's history and mission; Madras children rehearsing with Jacques D'Amboise; and includes excerpts of Chakra, Event of the Year performance.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 904782906
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20552359
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 909f9500-4aa1-0133-45aa-60f81dd2b63c
Rights
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Chakra: A Celebration of India" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1991. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/909f9500-4aa1-0133-45aa-60f81dd2b63c
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1991). Chakra: A Celebration of India Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/909f9500-4aa1-0133-45aa-60f81dd2b63c
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Chakra: A Celebration of India" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/909f9500-4aa1-0133-45aa-60f81dd2b63c
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