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Interview with Karna Singh
- Title
- Interview with Karna Singh [sound recording].
- Author
- Singh, Karna.
- Publication
- 1999.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | reel 2 | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTC 3-2246 [sound cassette] reel 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | reel 1 | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTC 3-2246 (sound cassette) reel 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Supervised use | *MGZMT 3-2246 (transcript) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Van Buren, Tom.
- Description
- 2 sound cassettes (ca. 2 hours) +
- Summary
- Cassette 1. Mr. Singh discusses the origins and goals of the Rajkumari Cultural Center; the origins of dances performed in Guyana; the migration from India to the Caribbean and the effects on culture; Nagara dancing; forms of dance that he considers at risk of disappearing; men and woman in dance; various performers; the mela of East India; the relationship between music and dance. Mr. Singh describes his family, his artistic and cultural lineage and history; changes in dance forms in response to the expectations of western theater; changes in cultural identity.
- Cassettes 2. Mr. Singh discusses cultural resistance to remembering the past; the relationship between Indo-Caribbean and Indian communities.
- Alternative Title
- Dance Oral History Project.
- Dance Audio Archive.
- Subjects
- Note
- Recorded December 14, 1999.
- Conducted by Tom Van Buren at the Center for Traditional Music and Dance, New York City.
- For transcript see: *MGZMT 3-2246.
- Access (note)
- Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
- Call Number
- *MGZMT 3-2246
- OCLC
- NYPY01-R1
- Author
- Singh, Karna. Interviewee
- Title
- Interview with Karna Singh [sound recording].
- Imprint
- 1999.
- Local Note
- Preservation master tape: *MGZTCO 3-2246.Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2246.Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-2246.
- Restricted Access
- Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
- Local Subject
- Indo-Caribbean dance.
- Added Author
- Van Buren, Tom. Interviewer
- Research Call Number
- *MGZMT 3-2246 [Transcript]*MGZTC 3-2246 [Cassette]