Videos: Folk dances, melodies and crafts of Rajasthan, India. Ramudi Sapera and Party (1999); interview, concert, humanities discussion and master class
Title
Videos: Folk dances, melodies and crafts of Rajasthan, India. Ramudi Sapera and Party (1999); interview, concert, humanities discussion and master class
Subject
Kalbelia (Indic people); Folk music--India--Rajasthan; Dance--India
Creator
Cross-Cultural Dance Resources (CCDR), Inc.
Contributor
Video 1: Marti Johnston (interviewee); Channel 2 News, Flagstaff, Arizona; Video 2: Kasumi Sapera (dance, vocals); Mahadev Nath Sapera (musician, pungi); Mewa Sapera (dance, vocals); Puran Nath Sapera (musician, dhapli); Ramudi Sapera (lead dancer); Sarwan Nath Sapera (musician, chang); Video 3: Joann W. Kealiinohomoku (introduction, moderator); Jason Mainland (interpreter, tour director); Ramudi Sapera and Party (discussants, performers) ; Video 4: Ramudi Sapera (instructor); dancers (dance demonstrations); musicians (master class accompanists)
Language
English
URL
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Interview. Video 1 (of 4).
Channel 2 News interview with Marti Johnston, Executive Director of Cross-Cultural Dance Resources (CCDR), Inc. Johnston discusses "Folk dances, melodies and crafts of Rajasthan, India," a package of three weekend events from September 10-11, 1999 that feature Ramudi Sapera and Party, an East Indian touring performance group. Events include: an evening concert of dance and music by Ramudi Sapera and Party, an informational humanities presentation providing context on the culture of the Kabelia people, known as the gypsy community of Rajasthan, India and a Master class taught by Ramudi Sapera and Party. Interview includes a segment of promotional video with the “Cobra Dance” performed by dancer Ramudi Sapera and two musicians.
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Music and dance concert by Ramudi Sapera and Party. Video 2 (of 4). Welcome by Dr. Vasant Merchant. Video timecode: 00:00:10–00:14:52. Introduction and contextual information by Jason Mainland. Video timecode: 00:15:00–00:19:28. Instrumental. Video timecode: 00:19:30–00:21:14. Chari Dance: Ramudi Sapera, Kasumi Sapera. Video timecode: 00:22:00–00:28:40. Bhavai Dance: Kasumi Sapera. Video timecode: 00:28:56–00:34:45. Cobra Dance: Ramudi Sapera. Video timecode: 00:35:32– 00:41:12. Instrumental. Video timecode: 00:42:02–00:46:25. Banjada Banjada Dance: Kasumi Sapera, Puran Nath. Video timecode: 00:47:00–00:51:50. Bhavai Dance: Ramudi Sapera. Video timecode: 00:52:23–01:08:11. Instrumental. Video timecode: 01:08:38–01:13:31. Sapera Dance ending with audience participation. Video timecode: 01:14:04–01:27:20. 1999 September 11. Mini Auditorium, Coconino High School, Flagstaff, Arizona.
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Humanities discussion, “Roots & Branches,” with visiting artists Ramudi Sapera and Party. Video 3 (of 4). This informational humanities presentation provides context on the culture of the Kabelia people, known as the gypsy community of Rajasthan, India. The presentation is led by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku and Ramudi Sapera and Party performers and incorporates segments of the documentary film Latcho Drom, which traces the migration of gypsies from India through the Middle East and Europe to Spain through music and dance. 1999 September 10. Mini Auditorium, Coconino High School, Flagstaff, Arizona. Video timecode: 00:00:07–01:43:48.
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Master class. Video 4 (of 4).
Master Class for the Flagstaff community taught by Ramudi Sapera with dance demonstrations and live music by performers. Video timecode: 00:00:08–01:30:05. 1999 September 10. Flagstaff Adult Center, Flagstaff, Arizona.
Description
All events were sponsored by Cross-Cultural Dance Resources (CCDR), Inc. with support from the Arizona Commission on the Arts (ACA), Arizona Humanities Council (AHC), Flagstaff Arts & Science Commission, the International Journal of Humanities and Peace, National Endowment for the Arts, Western States Arts Federation.
Localities:Rajasthan, India
Ephemera: Click to view: Newspaper clipping, Article: Ramudi Sapera and Party (1999)
Restrictions: Preferred use is for personal study, research, education, and cultural exchange; it may not be monetized or used for commercial purposes. Authorization is to be obtained from the administrator at Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections prior to any public display, publication, quotation, or reproduction.
Digital File: Digitization of this media item [2019] was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) which was made possible through funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Metadata Source: "Descriptive, Administrative and Technical Metadata: Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections Digital Media Archive" (featured item; video tab; rows 132, 256, 259, 260)
Localities:Rajasthan, India
Ephemera: Click to view: Newspaper clipping, Article: Ramudi Sapera and Party (1999)
Restrictions: Preferred use is for personal study, research, education, and cultural exchange; it may not be monetized or used for commercial purposes. Authorization is to be obtained from the administrator at Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections prior to any public display, publication, quotation, or reproduction.
Digital File: Digitization of this media item [2019] was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) which was made possible through funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Metadata Source: "Descriptive, Administrative and Technical Metadata: Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections Digital Media Archive" (featured item; video tab; rows 132, 256, 259, 260)
Original Format
VHS and VT 8mm videotapes
Date
1999 September 10-11
Citation
Cross-Cultural Dance Resources (CCDR), Inc., “Videos: Folk dances, melodies and crafts of Rajasthan, India. Ramudi Sapera and Party (1999); interview, concert, humanities discussion and master class,” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/1005.