| Description |
1 online resource (119 minutes) |
| Summary |
French dancer and choreographer Annette Leday and Australian playwrighter David McRuvielliam transposed Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear into Kathakali, an Indian dance and theater tradition. The central themes of kinship, love, renunciation to the world and war are magnified by the colorful storytelling, the make-up and the huge headdresses of the dancers who move the stage through the harmony of their gestures and the intensity of their emotions. Shot in Théâtre de la Ville, Paris |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed February 18, 2020) |
| Credits |
Video director, Greg Germain |
| Performer |
Peesappilly Rajeev, Sadanam Bhassi, Kalamandalam Unnikrishnan Nair, Sadanam Manikandan, Kalamandalam Manoj Kumar, Kalamandalam Praveen, Kalamandalam Vaisakh, dancers ; Sadanam Ramakrishnan, Kalamandalam Rajanarayanan, Sadanam Jyothish Babu, Kalamandalam Viswas, musicians |
| Event |
Filmed at Théâtre de la Ville, les Abbesses, Paris |
| Notes |
Sung in Hindi, with English subtitles |
| Subject |
Families -- Drama
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Kathakali plays.
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Families.
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Kathakali plays.
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| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Filmed dance.
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Filmed dance.
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Danse filmée.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Leday, Annette, stage director
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McRuvie, David, stage director
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Germain, Greg, film director
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Bousquet, Marie-Pierre, producer
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Choreographic adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
King Lear.
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Axe Sud (Firm), production company
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Annette Leday/Keli (Firm), production company
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