| Indian Manipuri Dancers | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1019 |
| Catalog #: | 430110 | |
| Clip Number: | 430110-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 450-9 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | India | |
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| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Folk Dance | |
| Description: | 02:00:09 Still frame shot at door entrance.Large Wooden doorwith studs in red sandstone building in older Rajasthani style. Door opens and a boy dancer in Lord Krishna's costume and headgear comes out from dark of doorway miming flute playing. A number of girls in elaborate Manipuri style costume follow.
02:00:19 Shot from different angle of "Krisna" the cowherd god (Gopi) and the girl cowherdesses (Gopikas) 02:00:26 Wider shot of scene with camera pan to reveal backrop of decorative features of building 02:00:33 New scene with more newly constructed homesteads in background. Two male performers - one manholding a drum straddling waist strap about his neck and the other in a turban and with small cymbals decorated with long red pom-poms. Series of shots follow and drummer gets into a dance frenzy twirling around. camera pand to him to focus on his performance and at the end of his part the man in turban and cymbals takes over and continues the motions. 02:01:23 Two girls in Manipuri costume (huge bell like skirts held out by hoop stucture and veils on head mounted on conical headgear, short blouses and scarf style about breasts) in a new setting. Camera shots from wide to closer takes of their dance in co-ordination 02:02:00 Male dancer dressed as Lord Krisna and female dancer perform 02:02:17 Medium CU of young girl in Manipuri costume as she gestures 02:02:17 Medium CU of the male dancer dressed as Lord Krisna Continuation of roll transferred for client at previous portion of master tape | |
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