- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 streaming video file (NTSC) (32 min.) : sd., col.
- Summary
- Documentary on Kutiyattam, an ancient Indian dance-theater form that combines dance, pantomime, singing, music, and the declamation of verses in Sanskrit. Performance footage depicting episodes from the Ramayana, filmed in the Kuttambalam (a special theater pavilion in the temple complex), alternate with scenes of the actors' preparations: applying make-up in green, red, and other colors, each with symbolic significance; donning costumes; and rehearsing. The performances are preceded by rituals that reinforce the religious nature of the plays. The wide range of characters represented by the actors include the god Rama (an avatar of Vishnu) and his wife Sita; the monkeys Bali, Sugriva, and Hanuman; and the demon king Ravana. This documentary was entered in the Grand Prix International Vidéo Danse.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Documentaries and factual films and programs.
- Video.
- Access (note)
- Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Credits (note)
- Presented in collaboration with the Indian Ministry of Tourism (Paris and New Delhi) and the Kerala Tourism and Development Corporation (K.T.D.C.) ; artistic assistance and documentation, Sri Vasudevan Nambudiripad.
- Performer (note)
- Performed by the artists of the Kerala Kalamandalam: Raman Chakiar, Sivan Nambudiri, Narayana Chakiar, Kanaka Kumar, Krishna Kumar (actors-dancers) ; Shylaja Rajashekharan, Girija Vijayan (actresses-dancers-singers) ; Iswaran Unni, V.K. Hariharan, A.N. Hariharan (mizhavu drummers) ; Moses V. Narayanan Nambudiri (eddakka drummer) ; and others.
- Event (note)
- Filmed on location at the Kuttambalam of the Kerala Kalamandalam, Cheruthuruthy, Kerala, India.
- Funding (note)
- Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Language (note)
- Call Number
- *MGZIDF 8747
- OCLC
- NYPY96-F338
- Title
Kutiyattam [electronic resource] : le plus vieux théâtre-dansé du monde / presented by le centre Mandapa ; conception, direction, text, and editing, Milena Salvini and Roger Filipuzzi.
- Imprint
1994.
- Country of Producing Entity
France.
- Performer
Performed by the artists of the Kerala Kalamandalam: Raman Chakiar, Sivan Nambudiri, Narayana Chakiar, Kanaka Kumar, Krishna Kumar (actors-dancers) ; Shylaja Rajashekharan, Girija Vijayan (actresses-dancers-singers) ; Iswaran Unni, V.K. Hariharan, A.N. Hariharan (mizhavu drummers) ; Moses V. Narayanan Nambudiri (eddakka drummer) ; and others.
- Credits
Presented in collaboration with the Indian Ministry of Tourism (Paris and New Delhi) and the Kerala Tourism and Development Corporation (K.T.D.C.) ; artistic assistance and documentation, Sri Vasudevan Nambudiripad.
- Event
Filmed on location at the Kuttambalam of the Kerala Kalamandalam, Cheruthuruthy, Kerala, India.
- Language
In French.
- Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5062.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
Dance drama -- India.
Temple dances -- India.
- Added Author
Vālmīki. Rāmāyaṇa.
Salvini, Milena. Conceptor. Director. Editor
Filipuzzi, Roger. Conceptor. Director. Editor
Mandapa (Paris, France)
Grand Prix International Vidéo Danse.
DHCA.
- Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 8747
*MGZIC 9-5062 (former)