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Blossoms of dance at the feet of the Lord: Odissi temple dance

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Blossoms of dance at the feet of the Lord

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Title
Blossoms of dance at the feet of the Lord: Odissi temple dance
Names
Ratilekha (Interviewee)
Ratilekha (Dancer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1994
Place: Medina, OH
Publisher: Dr. Kunal Mitra
Table of Contents
Mangala charan / dance of invocation -- Batu nritya / dance based on rituals associated with the worship of Shiva -- Pallavi shankara bharan [announced on tape as Shankara pallavi] / abstract movement -- Kuru yadunandana / dance accompanied by narration from the Gita Govinda, a poem celebrating the love of Krishna and Radha -- Dasavatar / dance depicting the ten incarnations of Vishnu -- Shanta karum / invocation to Vishnu -- Interview with Ratilekha.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 3288
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4666 (former)
Topics
Odissi dance
Dance -- Religious aspects
Siva (Hindu deity)
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Vishnu (Hindu deity)
Dance -- India -- Orissa
Genres
Interviews
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: Presented by (?) E.T.C. Workshop, New York ; guru, Raghunnath Dutta ; technical assistance, Barbara Wybraniec.
Performers: Narrator: Govinda.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (61 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Performance of Odissi temple dance (ca. 48 min.), from the Indian state of Orissa, followed by an interview with Ratilekha (ca. 13 min.), who discusses the religious origins and functions of the dance, and aspects of its choreography, music, and texts.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Hindi
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY95-F384
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12176668
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): acb492f0-b449-0136-721c-6b786f61e986
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1994: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Blossoms of dance at the feet of the Lord" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1994. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec47c78e-1ec1-4043-be70-de121246536b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Blossoms of dance at the feet of the Lord" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec47c78e-1ec1-4043-be70-de121246536b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1994). Blossoms of dance at the feet of the Lord Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec47c78e-1ec1-4043-be70-de121246536b

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Blossoms of dance at the feet of the Lord