Isle of Temples, The: Bali

Synopsis
Shows the day-to-day life of the islanders of Bali, a Hindu island - their folksongs, gamelan orchestras and dance dramas. The temple is the focal point of each village where the villagers gather for religious ceremonies as well as for music and dance. Includes two fairly long extracts from the religious dance dramas named ‘Barong’ and ‘Ketchak’.
Series
Music and Society: Asian Insights, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.
Year of production
1994
Availability
Sale; 1995 sale: £29.95 (+VAT +p&p)
Documentation
Accompanying booklet.
Subjects
Anthropology; Dance; Drama; Music
Keywords
Bali; ethnomusicology; religious belief and practice

Credits

Director
Deben Bhattacharya
Producer
Deben Bhattacharya

Distributor

Name

World Microfilms

Contact
Stephen Albert
Email
microworld@ndirect.co.uk
Web
http://www.microworld.uk.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7586 4499
Fax
020 7722 1068
Address
PO Box 35488
St John’s Wood
London
NW8 6WD
Notes
World Microfilms distributes the Audio Forum collection of CDs for language learning and the Sussex Tapes library of video and audio material for sixth form and undergraduate teaching. The Sussex Tapes collection concentrates on the areas of English, history and music. Architecture programmes from the Masters of Architecture and Pidgeon Digital (qv) series of slides are sold on DVD as well as being accessible online via subscription.

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