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Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

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Alarmel Valli

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Title
Alarmel Valli
Names
Valli, Alarmel (Commentator)
Mullins, Carol (Lighting designer)
Moss, Dean (Videographer)
Danspace Project (New York, N.Y.) (Contributor)
New York International Festival of the Arts (Contributor)
Collection

Dance Theater Workshop Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1991
Table of Contents
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. 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. Thillana (ca. 12 min.) / raga, Kathanakutukalam ; tala, Adi ; pure dance movements.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9034
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5594 (former)
Topics
Dance Theater Workshop
Siva (Hindu deity)
Bharata natyam
Dance
Genres
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: presented by the Danspace Project in association with the New York International Festival of the Arts.
Content: Program 1.
Content: Accompanied by house program.
Performers: Danced by Alarmel Valli.
Performers: 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.]
Venue: 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: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (37 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
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."
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F2683
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13700243
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5d713c90-7c67-0135-5ff6-21e1f9439332
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1991: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Alarmel Valli" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1991. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eee5e11d-ad79-400a-b778-02dca0e31534

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Alarmel Valli" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eee5e11d-ad79-400a-b778-02dca0e31534

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1991). Alarmel Valli Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eee5e11d-ad79-400a-b778-02dca0e31534

Wikipedia Citation

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Alarmel Valli