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  1. Carnival King of Europe Collection (2017)

    aka: Carnival, King of Europe

    Director
    Michele Trentini; Giovanni Kezich
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 562 minutes), £200.00

    Every winter ancient rituals are performed throughout Europe to secure prosperity and good harvests. These rituals are at the heart of what is known today as the Carnival celebrations. Led by anthropologist...

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  2. Never Stand Still: Dancing at Jacob’s Pillow (2011)

    Director
    Ron Honsa
    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 74 minutes), $27.95

    Filmed at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Massachusetts, NEVER STAND STILL features performances and interviews with renowned dancers and choreographers Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Suzanne...

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  3. Durga: The Goddess Comes to London (2008)

    Director
    David Wallace; Wayne Derrick; Jeremy Jeffs
    Producer
    Aaron Young
    Subject
    Religious studies; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 45 minutes), £12.99

    Documentary which tells how Indian craftsmen, directed by sculptor Nemai Chandra Pal came to London, to construct a giant tableau of the goddess, Durga, and her family in the Great Court of the British...

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  4. Passion, The (2008)

    Director
    Michael Offer
    Subject
    Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £6.99

    It’s the start of Passover week. In the next few days thousands of pilgrims will pour into Jerusalem to celebrate the most important festival in their religious calendar. For their Roman masters, led by...

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  5. Sustaining the Success of Festivals & Events: A Global Look at the Next 50 Years (2007)

    Subject
    Business studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1), $25.00

    On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the International Festival & Events Organisation, an international panel of event professionals was assembled to help look ahead to the next fifty years. They...

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  6. Art in the Park (2000 Video)

    Director
    Judi Alston
    Subject
    Education
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. ? min., 2001 sale: £15.00 (inslusive)

    Records the Celebrations Festival, a festival of arts in education held on the Bretton Hall Estate from 28 June to 2 July 1999. Over 1000 pupils from schools in the Wakefield District participated in the...

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  7. Dances with Llamas (1997 Video)

    Producer
    John Bulmer
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1997 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Charts the preparations for Tinku, the raucous annual festival in Tamacuri, an ancient village high in the Bolivian Andes and home to the Macha people. Tinku is a chaotic, deadly affair banned by the village...

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  8. Rainbow Days (1997 Video)

    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., 1998 hire: £10.00 (+p&p +VAT) 1998 sale: £30.00 (+p&p +VAT)

    Looks at an activitys of the Thamesmead, north London, Race Equality Forum, which was set up after the racist murders of two black teenagers, with the aim of doing something constructive to overcome fear and...

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  9. New Orleans Black Indians: A Case Study in the Arts (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Art
    Distribution
    Out OF Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £12.75 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    Introduces the blend of American Indians and blacks which comprise the black Indian tribes of New Orleans as they carry out a century-old tradition of participation in the pre-Lenten Mardi Gras festival....

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  10. Semana Santa: The Holy Week in Patamban (1992 Video)

    Director
    Beate Engelbrecht
    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 130 min., 1995 sale: DM390 (+p&p)

    Filmed in Purhépecha, Michoacán, Mexico. As in a passion play the villagers celebrate Holy Week, acting efffigies as well as certain people. Catholic liturgy and folk religion are combined in the ritual...

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