From Jayaprana to the Abduction of Sita: Tari Bali meets Bharatanatyam (Interpreting and (Re)constructing Indonesian Dance and Music)
This is a documentary film on DVD which presents an example of intercultural performance, shown through the collaboraton of a group of Balinese dancers and musicians and a bharatanatyam performer, with Carnatic musicians, as part of a larger project run by the AHRC Research Centre for Cross-cultural Music and Dance Performance on Indonesian dance and music heritage. The film shows the work done in London, as part of a joint residency, by Balinese and Indian performers. It shows the performers interacting with music and dance students and the work they did throughout the autumn of 2004, in the studio, leading up to a final performance in Michaelis Theatre, Roehampton University.
Contact: Alessandra Lopez y Royo - a.lopez AT roehampton.ac.uk