Aranya Amrita

Synopsis

A dance performance about ecology, deforestation, popular resistance, women as organisers of social change, and the power of contemporary Indian dance theatre. Based on a dance drama created by the Manjusri Chaki Sircar and the Dancers’Guild of Calcutta, the video includes performance, interviews and a specially commissioned West Bengal scroll painting.

Language

English

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

Year of production

1991

Availability

Sale; 1997 sale: £14.00 (+VAT inc. p&p)

Notes

Reviewed by Norma Cohen 53in ‘Times Educational Supplement’ 20 Nov 1992.

Subjects

Dance

Keywords

Indian dance plays

Credits

Cast

Manjusri Chaki Sircar

Production Company

Name

Oxford Independent Video

Distributor

Name

University of Surrey, National Resource Centre for Dance

Email

NRCD@surrey.ac.uk

Web

http://www.surrey.ac.uk/NRCD External site opens in new window

Phone

01483 689316

Fax

01483 689500 Attn NRCD

Address

GU2 5XH