Ratna Roy and David J. Capers Odissi Dance video and sound recordings, 1975-2000
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Roy, Ratna
- Title
- Ratna Roy and David J. Capers Odissi Dance video and sound recordings
- Dates
- 1975-2000 (inclusive)19802000
- Quantity
- 103 videocassettes and audiotapes
- Collection Number
- PH2020-010
- Summary
- Audio and video recordings related to Odissi dance, a classical dance form from the state of Orissa in India, created and collected by Ratna Roy and David Capers.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is closed until evaluated.
Some videotapes are suffering from sticky shed syndrome and may not be playable.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Ratna Roy was born in Ranchi, Bihar, India and trained in classical Katthak Dance from the age of four. Roy received her B.A. in English from Ranchi University in 1962, her M.A. in English from Calcutta University in 1964, and her Ph.D. in English from the University of Oregon in 1972. Roy began training in Orissi (also known as Odissi) dance initially for rehabilitation from physical disabilities and later applied herself to a deeper understanding of the form. She received a Fulbright Scholarship (1985-1986) to travel to Orissa and study the rediscovery of Odissi dance in India. She returned to India on an American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowship in 1988 to research the indigenous theater traditions of Orissa. In 1989, she received the National Endowment for the Arts Choreography Fellowship. Roy works as a choreographer, dancer, and teacher in the Pacific Northwest, across the United States, in India and internationally.
David J. Capers is a photographer and documentarian, focused on the masters of Odissi Dance and the activities of the Urvasi Dance Ensemble. Capers graduated from The Evergreen State College with a specialization in moving image. He accompanied Roy on both of her Fulbrights and on her American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowship in India. He also traveled to India on his own Fulbright scholarship. His photographs have been exhibited in India and throughout the United States and Canada.
Content Description
Video and audio recordings related to Odissi dance, a classical dance form from the state of Orissa in India, created and collected by Ratna Roy and David Capers.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Copyrights retained by creator but the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections can grant use permissions.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Temporary ID numbers assigned to each item upon accession were retained although videotapes in the collection were reorganized for arrangement by subject matter.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Music audio recordings
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Description: Audiotape 1
Side 1: Yahi Madhava; Shrita Kamala; Vadya Pallavi; Mangalarpana; and Shankarabharanam (Bhubaneswari Mishra).
Side 2: Dekhile Porano Jibo; Batu: original short; Ki Nadore; To Gheni Tamalo (Suniti); Ahalya; and Aha Mori Balo (Suniti).
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT01 -
Description: Audiotape 2
Draupadi and Bandha Nritya.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT02 -
Description: Audiotape 3
Side 1: Mangalarpan; Yahi Madhava; and Kalyan Pallavi.
Side 2: Chitrangada; Mangalarpana; Bharata Natyam; and Ahalya.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT03 -
Description: Audiotape 4
Side 1 (high speed stereo): Yahi Madhava; Jaya jaya debo hore; and Sudden Ahalya.
Side 2: Starts after blank space.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT04 -
Description: Audiotape 5
Rituranga (recording in Ranchi with Bipul Das on tabla); Daruno Ogni Bane re; Nai roso nai; Shawana gogone; Oi Ase oi oti; Aji jhoro jhoro; Alor omolo; Aji dhaner khete; Himero rate; Shitero bane; Poush toder; Aji bosonto jagroto; and Aji dokhino duare.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT05 -
Description: Audiotape 6
Side 1: Shloka; Krishnani begana baru; Draupadi; and Arati.
Side 2: Mangalacharana and Buddha.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT06 -
Description: Audiotape 7
Side 1: Dance Music (record); Bharata Natyam; Kadachit Kalindi (Vocals: Bankim Sethi); Kalyan Pallavi (Vocals: Bankim Sethi); Dasavatara (Vocals: Bankim Sethi); Dekhiba pora asore (Vocals: Bankim Sethi); and Sthayi (Vocals: Bankim Sethi).
Side 2: Behela: Ritu Sangeet.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT07 -
Description: Audiotape 8
Side 1 (Low speed mono): Instrumental music; Tabla lahara; Song; Sitar; and Instrumental.
Side 2 (High speed original): Nepali music: Tamangshilo, etc.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT08 -
Description: Audiotape 9
Nava Durga (original) and Mahari Suchi Shringar.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT09 -
Description: Audiotape 10
Side 1: Glani Samhar.
Side 2: Bharata Natyam; Eti Kolir Duti Pat (Vocals: Shantha Benegal); Nepali; ?? Stereo; Ramayana; Odissi?; Chandalika; and Odissi?
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT10 -
Description: Audiotape 11
Side 1 (High speed stereo): Gita Govinda (Vocals: Raghunath Panigrahi); Dasavatara or "Pralata payodhi jale”; Lalita Lavangalata; Mamiyam Chalita; Dhire Samire; Pashyati dishi dishi; and Yahi Madhava.
Side 2 (Stereo, good recording): Ramayana.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT11 -
Description: Audiotape 12
Side 1 (High speed stereo): Snanam; Allaripu; Lachmiya diyachi—eti kolir (best recording); Manipuri; Nepali; and (suddenly) Odissi.
Side 2 (High speed): Ahalya and Mokshya.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT12 -
Description: Audiotape 13
Side 1 (Low stereo): Pushpanjali; (High speed-stereo) Snanam—cut abruptly; (Low speed) Bharata Natyam; Hindi—stereo—joy mandalaka—Shri Radha Gobindo; Bharata Natyam; Manjushri; Nepali Folk; Eti kolir duti pat; Nepali drum (Shiva Parvati); and Nepali Folk--dhimi.
Side 2: Shiva Mangalacharana (Bankim Sethi); “Joyo joyo debo hore”; Ahalya; and Hindi.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT13 -
Description: Audiotape 14
Suniti: Odissi songs with tabla (played by Girin Das); To Gheni Tamalo Sama; Aha Mori Balo; Nagarire; Pravir Lahiri; Nrityero Tale Tale; and Eti Kolir Duti Pat.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT14 -
Description: Audiotape 15
Channel 4: Odissi Music; Mangalacharan (Kalyan); Sthayi; Pallavi (Arabhi); Pallavi (Kalyan); Abhinaya (“Dekhiba pora asore”—Kalyan); Mokshya; and Dasavatara with ukuttas.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT15 -
Description: Audiotape 16
Side 1: Shrita Kamala; Ahalya; and Katthak.
Side 2: Chitrangada (complete with sound and music effects & commentary).
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT16 -
Description: Audiotape 17
Side 1 (Tape speed: 7 ½): Surya Nirham: Dance of the Rising Sun (0-167); Naga Nritham: Dance of the King Cobra (168-279); Natanam Adinar (Literally means “He Danced”) (280-399); and Pooja: The dance of Invocation (400-634).
Side 2 (Tape speed: 7 ½): Thala Nritham: The disc dance (0-99); Dance of the Hunter (100-175); Allaripu (177-223); Thillana (225-353); and Krishna ni beganu baru (354-478).
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT17 -
Description: Audiotape 18
Side 1: Odissi (original—stereo); Mangalarpan; Ahalya; and Sankarabharanam Pallavi.
Side 2: Odissi (original—stereo); Yahi Madhava; Arati Sritakamala; and Vadya Pallavi.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT18 -
Description: Audiotape 19
Side 1 - Bengali songs: Eso he Boishak; Pagla Hawa (Probir); Shawana gagane (Purnima); Noyono bhulano ele; Himero raate; Poush toder; Dokhino Hawa; Dikhino duar kholo; Rangiye diye jao; Polatoka; Kothao amar moner khobor; Dosh diyona bondhu; Krishno kalo andhar kalo; Obhimaner bodole aaj; Amar sokol duhkher prodip; and Chokher aloye dekhechilam.
Side 2 - Bengali songs: Eso he Boishak; Pagla Hawa (Probir); Shawana gagane (Purnima); Noyono bhulano ele; Himero raate; Poush toder; Dokhino Hawa; Dikhino duar kholo; Rangiye diye jao; Polatoka; Kothao amar moner khobor; Dosh diyona bondhu; Krishno kalo andhar kalo. Odissi music: Kadachit Kalindi and Kalyan Pallavi.
Side 3: Chitrangada; (gap); Nirmolendu Lahiri: Polligeeti.
Side 4: Odissi: Bankim Sethi and Nirmolendu Lahiri: Polligeeti.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT19 -
Description: Audiotape 20
Side 1: Manjushree; Allaripu (Vaijayanti); Krishnani Beganu Baru; Mangalacharana (Ganesa Vandana); Jura Bandhino; Dhime; and Tamangshilo.
Side 2: Glani Samhar.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT20 -
Description: Audiotape 21
Ganesha Tandava (Voice: Ashok Mohanty & Sushma Sinha) (3:05); Bandha Sthayi Nrutya: Pakhawaj: Rabi Narayan Panda (5:51); Vasanta Pallavi (7:02); Charana Dhwani tobo suni; and Bhajan.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: July 4, 1980Container: Box 1, Item AT21 -
Description: Audiotape 22
Modern Bengali; Chitrangada; Pakistani Songs (Folk); and Shyama.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT22 -
Description: Audiotape 23
Side 1: Manjushree; Dhime; and Shiva-Parvati.
Side 2: Dance Music from record album; Allaripu; Domdomadom Madol baje; Dance Music (Nepal); Nepali Folk Song for dance; Odissi; Panchakanya; and Katthak.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT23 -
Description: Audiotape 24 - Radhar Manbhanjan(?) and Chandalika(?)
Side 1: Yahi Madhava; Sritakamala; Mangalarpana (Bhubaneswari Mishra); and Pallavi.
Side 2: Chado Mohana; Ki Nadore; To Gheni; Ahalya; and Suniti.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT24 -
Description: Audiotape 25
Side 1 (Stereo): Sitar—Grishma; (summer)—broken; Instruments: sehnai, violin, and tabla.
Side 2: Mangalacharan (Guru Gobinda Chandra Pal); Commentary (Mrinal Roy); Violin (Grishma—summer); Eso he Boisakh (bad recording); Varsha (violin, sitar, tabla); Pagla Hawar (Probir, Purnima); Violin & sehnai; Varsha (sound effects); and Sawana gagane. (Interlude music: for Rituranga)
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT25 -
Description: Audiotape 26
Side 1 (Speed: 3 ¾ ips; stereo): Mangalacharana: Angikam; Bandha(?); Ahalya; Sritakamala.
Side 2: Blank
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT26 -
Description: Audiotape 27
Glani Samhar; Gativilas Pallavi; (Voice: Pandit Ghanashyama Panda & Smt. Bhubaneswari Mishra); Mardala: Guru Gangadhar Pradhan; Violin: Shri Dayanidhi Behera; Flute: Shri Debiprasad Mahanty; Tabla: Shri Sarat Ratha; and Vina: Shri Rama Rao Patra.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: July 19, 1980Container: Box 1, Item AT27 -
Description: Audiotape 28
Side 1 (Speed 1 1/8 ips): Radhar Manbhanjan; Dance Music: Snanam; Ahalya(?)
Side 2 (Mono): Chandalika; Bharata Natyam; Pallavi (Bhubaneswari Mishra); and Chandalika (Stereo).
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT28 -
Description: Audiotape 29
Side 1 - Modern Bengali (Mono): Sojoni dekhe ja; Neel akasher neeche; Shyama Sangeet: Pannalal; Dosh karo noi go ma; Ma tor koto rong dekhbo bolo; Boson poro ma; Ami montro tomtro kichui janine ma; Chaiba mago raja hote; Ami sob chede ma dhorbo tomar; Oi Shyama; Sokoli tomari iccha; O ma Kali; Mon tomar; Moneri basona Shyama; Tui naki ma doyamoyi; Tabla lahara; Sitar; and Om Naba Trinadala (Rama Sangeet).
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT29 -
Description: Audiotape 30
Side 1 (High speed; stereo): Tabla; and Katthak: Suresh.
Side 2: Blank.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT30 -
Description: Audiotape 31
Side 1: Bansari: Yaman. Devendra Murdeshwar. Gopal Das on tabla (0-115); Sarangi: Puriyadhanashri. Fateh Ali Khan. Tabla: Sohan Lal. (115-208); Jaltarang: Bhupali. Chintamoni Jain. Tabla: Vidyat Khan (209-284); Thumri: Bhairavi. Mohammed Ismail. Sarangi: Ustad Mehboob Khan. Tabla: Hidyat Khan (285-); Rudra Vina: Chandrakauns. Zia Muhiyuddin Dagar; Haveli Sangeet: Gauri. Amarlal; Naubat Shehnai: Sumar Jumani Nagara: Suleman Jumma; Debabroto Biswas: Megh boleche jabo jabo; Ami choncholo he; Amar bela je jai; Gaye amar pulak lage; Shudhu jawa asha; Kolahol to baron holo; Dekhate parina keno pran; Sakaruna vina bajaye ke jai; Purano janiya cheyona amare; Pran bhariye; Anek diner amar je gan; and Nayanchede gele chali.
Side 2: Dekhate Parine keno poran(?); Sakaruna Vina bajaye; and Prano janiye.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT31 -
Description: Audiotape 32
Side 1: Chitrangada (complete).
Side 2: Chitrangada and Ram Bandana.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT32 -
Description: Chitrangada: complete with music effects & commentaryOriginal:
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT33 -
Description: Audiotape 34
Side 1: Ravishankar with Alla Rakha; Tabla: Farodast (Raga Gara: Alap gat 1, gat 2, gat): Raga Hameer; Rama Bhakti Bhavna: Geetashri Chabi Bandopadhyaya; Porikolpona Songeet: Purnendu Ray; Om nobotunodol; Ami ki ar bani tomari; ?? koroti bachalam; Jago probhat holo; Jagiye Roghunam; Prem Anondo; Prate koro dorshon; Aha kiba roop; Oporupo tonudhoro; Joy Roghunondono; Joy Ram. Aakhilanondo; and Shri Dosorotho nondono.
Side 2: Nilambhujo Shyamolo; Shukla noboni tithi; Shri Ram nobona; Kothokota; Kolobol bochonom; Kothokota; Bhavsohit; Kothokota; Ka here boro; He potato pabono; Shree Ramchondro kripalu; and Shree Ramnam sonkirton.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT34 -
Description: Audiotape 35
Side 1 (Low speed Mono): Dsavatara: Bharata Natyam; Allaripu; Jatisvaram; Sabdam; Tillana; and Varnam.
Side 2 (Mono): Debobroto; Ayre sokha; Bidhi dagor aakhi(?); Robindrosongeet; Krishnokoli; Monje amar; and Debobroto continued.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT35 -
Description: Audiotape 36 - Bharata Natyam & Kathakali (From “A Musical Anthology of the Orient")
Side 1: Bharatanatyam; Allaripu: 0-33; Jatisvaram: 34-103 (4:53); Javali: 105-193 (5:56); Padam, Inimel: 194-271 (5:00); Padam, Rara Sita: 273-341 (3:57); Padam, Aro: 346-443 (5:16); Tillana: 444-592 (7:10); Varnam (Fragment): 594-678 (3:46); and Shlokam, Tevaram: 681-797 (4:23).
Side 2 - Kathakali: Prelude & Scene: 799-888 (2.54).
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: February 27, 1980Container: Box 1, Item AT36 -
Description: Audiotape 37
Sides 1 & 3: Chado Mohana; Batu; Ki Nadore prano songini; Manipuri Madal & song (good): Krishnavisara; and Manipuri: song & madal (good).
Sides 2 & 4: Nepali: bad recording; Kathak: Suresh (good); Eti kolir duti pat (bad recording); and Kathak with harmonium & tabla.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT37 -
Description: Audiotape 38
Side 1 (Speed: 3 ¾): Chitrangada: Je jon premer bhav jaane na; Chitrangada: Pandobo aami gandibo dhonya; Chitrangada: Klanti aase; Chitrangada: Ki bhabiccho nath; Bharata Natyam; Eti Kolir duti pat; Ramayana (condensed). In high speed: 7 7/8; Odissi: Ahalya; and Mokshya.
Side 2: Blank
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT38 -
Description: Audiotape 39
Rabindra Sangeet (Speed 1 7/8); and Folk Songs: Nirmalendu.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT39 -
Description: Audiotape 40
Rabindra Sangeet (Speed: 1 7/8); Folk: Nirmalendu; and Rabindra Sangeet: Varsha.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT40 -
Description: Audiotape 41
Ritu Sangeet; and Bharata Natyam (Bhubaneswar).
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT41 -
Description: Audiotape 42
Side 1 (Speed: 3 ¾): Paus Toder (Girin Das).
Side 2: Sarod and Music & sound effects: storm, lighting, rain for Rituranga.
Original:1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Dates: Between 1975 and 1985?Container: Box 1, Item AT42
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Video recordings
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Dance performances and rehearsals
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Description: Dance performed by Ratna RoyOriginal:
1 videocassette (30 min., 53 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: Between 1980 and 1994?Container: Electronic file VC793, Item U17 -
Description: Odissi dance performed by Ratna Roy
Dance with voiceover of love story between Radha and Krishna.
Original:1 videocassette (24 min., 8 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: Between 1980 and 1994?Container: Electronic file VC794, Item U18 -
Description: Dances performed by Ratna RoyOriginal:
1 videocassette (14 min., 48 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: Between 1980 and 1994?Container: Electronic file VC795, Item U19 -
Description: Jatra (Folk theater) and Odissi dances performed in Odisha, India
Performances include:
King Kamsa’s Court performed at the annual theatrical performance of Dhanu Jatra.
Performance by Joan Stango of the Urvasi dance ensemble.
King Kamsa's Court performed at Dhanu Jatra.
Performance by Joan Stango of the Urvasi dance ensemble.
Krishna on a ball.
Shyamali Roy Hauth (daughter of Ratna Roy) on a brass plate performing Odissi dance.
Odissi traditional dances.
Performance by Sanjukta Panigrahi, the Queen of Odissi and recipient of the Padma Shree award.
Original:1 videocassette (11 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: Between 1980 and 1994?Container: Electronic file VC796, Item U23 -
Description: Jatra (Folk theater) performances
Dances performed by solo females or by man and woman. Group dancing and playing music in park.
Original:1 videocassette (1 hr., 2 min., 23 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: Between 1980 and 1994?Container: Electronic file VC797, Item U26 -
Description: Odisha Jatra (Folk Theater)Original:
1 videocassette : 1 inch Type C
Dates: Between 1980 and 1994?Container: Electronic file VC798, Item 1"2 -
Description: Odissi dance performed by Djahel VinaverOriginal:
1 videocassette : Betacam
Dates: Between 1980 and 1994?Container: Electronic file VC799, Item BETA8 -
Description: Dance of the Seasons performed at the Museum of History and Industry, Seattle
An Indian dance recital based on a song series by poet Rabindranath Tagore.
Original:1 VHS (1 hr., 6 min., 18 sec.) : sound, color
Dates: November 1984Container: Electronic file VC800, Item VHS2 -
Description: Dance rehearsal and performance at South Seattle Community College
Footage includes Ratna Roy instructing a student; Ratna Roy dancing as Kunti, one of the five virtuous women of the epics of India; instrumental practice; Sanjukta Panigrahi performing Abhinaya; a portion of blank tape; and another dance performance.
Original:1 videocassette (42 min., 16 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: 1987Container: Electronic file VC801, Item U31 -
Description: Sanjukta Panigrahi performing at South Seattle Community College
Footage includes musicians practicing instrumentals and vocals, Sanjukta Panigrahi and musicians discussing dance, and Sanjukta Panigrahi dancing while musicians play music.
Original:1 videocassette (54 min., 43 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: 1987Container: Electronic file VC802, Item U32 -
Description: Sanjukta Panigrahi at South Seattle Community College TV studioOriginal:
1 videocassette : 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: 1987?Container: Electronic file VC803, Item U33 -
Description: Dance performances by Master Sanjukta Panigrahi
Mangalacharana (Dance offering to Lord Jagannatha); Arabhi Pallavi (Pure dance to Arabhi Raga); Yahi Madhava (From Jayadeva's Gita Govinda)
Original:1 videocassette (42 min., 43 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: 1988Container: Electronic file VC804, Item U34 -
Description: Dance performances by Chapala Mishra, Rachel Lochtefeld, and Brian Fairbrother at South Seattle Community College
Performances include:
Arabhi Pallavi. Performed by Chapala Mishra (00:00-13:10)
Moksha. Performed by Rachel Lochtefeld & Chapala Mishra (13:11-20:04).
Batu. Performed by Rachel Lochtefeld, Brian Fairbrother, & Chapala Mishra (21:38-30:07).
Moksha. Performed by Rachel Lochtefeld & Chapala Mishra (30:45-37:23).
Batu. Performed by Rachel Lochtefeld, Brian Fairbrother & Chapala Mishra (37:45- 46:14).
Original:1 videocassette (46 min., 20 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: 1988?Container: Electronic file VC805, Item U01 -
Description: Dance performances by Ratna Roy and Rachel Lochtefeld at South Seattle Community College studio
Chitrangada. Performed by Ratna Roy (1:00-20:47).
Saveri Pallavi. Performed by Rachel Lochtefeld (21:17-31:35).
Two dances performed by Ratna Roy (32:11-47:31).
Also includes footage of barns, animals, and Seattle with "City Lights" song playing in the background.
Original:1 videocassette (52 min., 37 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: 1988?Container: Electronic file VC806, Item U02 -
Description: Chapala Mishra performing batu, an element of Odissi performance, at The Evergreen State College studio
Solo dance performance; group dance performance; and an informative video describing the different types of Indian dance (traditional, classical, and folk).
Original:1 videocassette (1 hr., 2 min., 22 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: 1988?Container: Electronic file VC807, Item U27 -
Description: Chapala Mishra performing batu at The Evergreen State College studioOriginal:
1 videocassette : 1 inch Type C
Dates: 1988?Container: Electronic file VC808, Item 1"1 -
Description: Urvasi dance ensemble rehearsal for Orissa’s Dance of Love at Lincoln Arts Center, Seattle, featuring dancers Chapala Mishra, Rachel Lochtefeld, Brian Fairbrother, and Rajul
Two girls practicing a dance. One girl practicing a dance to live music with shots of spectators in the room. Another girl dancing (bad audio). Two women and one man dancing.
Original:1 videocassette (1 hr., 30 min., 35 sec.) : sound, color ; VHS
Good audio (0:00 - approx. 10:00). Poor audio (approx. 10:00 - approx. 25:00). Low to no audio (approx. 25:00 -50:00). Good audio (approx. 50:00 to end).
Dates: April 24, 1988Container: Electronic file VC809, Item BETA2 -
Description: Urvasi dance ensemble rehearsal for Orissa’s Dance of Love with dancer Chapala Mishra at Lincoln Arts Center, Seattle
Includes a dance with one girl; a dance with two women; a dance with three women; one woman dancing; a dance with four women and one man; a dance with two women; a dance with three women; one woman dancing with audio from the radio; two women dancing; one woman dancing; and a dance with three women.
Original:1 videocassette (1 hr., 32 min., 26 sec.) : sound, color ; Betacam
Dates: April 24, 1988Container: Electronic file VC810, Item BETA3 -
Description: Urvasi dance ensemble rehearsal for Orissa’s Dance of Love at Lincoln Arts Center, Seattle
A man and a woman dancing; two women dancing; one girl dancing; one woman dancing; a dance with three women; one woman dancing; a different woman dancing; a different woman dancing; a woman instructing the instrumentalists; and one woman dancing.
Original:1 videocassette (1 hr., 29 min., 15 sec.) : sound, color ; Betacam
Dates: May 1, 1988Container: Electronic file VC811, Item BETA4 -
Description: Camera operator practice at South Seattle Community College for Urvasi dance ensemble performance of Orissa’s Dance of LoveOriginal:
1 videocassette ; Betacam
Dates: May 1988Container: Electronic file VC812, Item BETA6 -
Description: Urvasi dance ensemble rehearsal of Orissa's Dance of Love at Lincoln Arts Center, SeattleOriginal:
1 videocassette ; Betacam
Dates: May 1988Container: Electronic file VC813, Item BETA9 -
Description: Urvasi dance ensemble performance of Orissa's Dance of Love Tape 1
Filmed from backstage.
Original:1 videocassette : 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: May 1988Container: Electronic file VC814, Item U41 -
Description: Urvasi dance ensemble performance of Orissa's Dance of Love Tape 2 (Audio only)Original:
1 videocassette (45 min., 49 sec.) : sound ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: May 1988Container: Electronic file VC815, Item U29 -
Description: Urvasi dance ensemble performance of Orissa's Dance of Love Tape 3
Filmed from backstage. Only occasional glimpses of visuals of the performance.
Original:1 videocassette (43 min., 34 sec.) : sound ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: May 1988Container: Electronic file VC816, Item U39 -
Description: Urvasi dance ensemble performance of Orissa's Dance of LoveOriginal:
2 videocassettes; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: May 14, 1988Container: Electronic file VC817-VC818, Item U44-U45 -
Description: Orissi dance performance of Draupadi
Mahari style dance-drama about Draupadi, one of the five virtuous women of the epics of India. One videocassette has audio only.
Original:3 videocassettes; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: October 23, 1988Container: Electronic file VC819-VC821, Item U40, U42, U43 -
Description: Music used for Ratna Roy's dance performance as Kunti
Audio only. Performance took place on May 26.
Original:1 videocassette (1 hr., 0 min., 44 sec.) : sound ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Kunti is one of the five virtuous women of the epics of India.
Dates: 1989?Container: Electronic file VC822, Item U28 -
Amandla Awethu (The Power is Ours)
This production by The Evergreen State College incorporates dance, spoken word, and cinematorgraphy to address the themes of racism and imperialism, particularly focused on British imperialism as well as racism in South Africa and the U.S.
Other Descriptive Information
Directed and choreographed by Dr. Ratna Roy. Dramaturg: Dr. Fred Dube, professor from South Africa who was in Robben Island prison with Nelson Mandela. Produced by Greg Allen. Written by The Evergreen State College students.
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Description: Amandla Awethu (The Power is Ours)Original:
1 videocassette ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Missing.
Dates: March 1993Container: Electronic file VC823, Item U05 -
Description: Amandla Awethu (The Power is Ours) - Tape IOriginal:
1 videocassette ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Missing.
Dates: March 1993Container: Electronic file VC824, Item U06 -
Description: Amandla Awethu (The Power is Ours) - Remastered version, Sections I and III
Shots of people walking through the streets; a Nazi house; pictures of protests; riots; authorities beating civilians; a crowd of people being shot down; image of a man being lynched; a theatrical production from the perspective of Africans, Indian, Americans, and Native Americans about imperialism; stock footage of acts of racism towards African Americans with audio of racist broadcasts; a segment from a documentary about the Black Panther Party talking about a shooting by the police of an African American man in his own home.
Original:1 videocassette (53 min., 55 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Remastered by David J. Capers.
Dates: March 1993Container: Electronic file VC825, Item U07 -
Description: Amandla Awethu (The Power is Ours) - Remastered version, Section II
Indian dance performance within theatrical production. Includes pictures of African American protests and footage of British military invading India.
Original:1 videocassette (1 hr., 1 min., 58 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Remastered by David J. Capers.
Dates: March 1993Container: Electronic file VC826, Item U08 -
Description: Amandla Awethu (The Power is Ours) - Sub Master Edit Tape I
Footage of the civil rights movement, Nazis and oppressors/the oppressed throughout history; and performance of Amandla Awethu at The Evergreen State College.
Original:1 videocassette (57 min., 56 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: March 1993Container: Electronic file VC827, Item U24 -
Description: Amandla Awethu (The Power is Ours) - Sub Master Edit Tape II
Footage includes torture of man through electrocution, Indian dance, a South African women's rights protest, a political court discussion, and stories of African Americans' accounts of racism.
Original:1 videocassette (58 min., 51 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: March 1993Container: Electronic file VC828, Item U09 -
Description: Amandla Awethu (The Power is Ours) - Master Tape I
People among different cultures around the world sharing their stories of colonialism, imperialism, and racism; Indian dance which gets interrupted by British music with an English flag projected behind the dancers; a man being tortured for being a member of the African National Congress; a wife yelling at her husband about drinking and skipping work; a protest against Africans; dintoxicated British individuals observing and criticizing Indian dance; British clashing with Indians.
Original:1 videocassette (58 min., 4 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: March 1993Container: Electronic file VC829, Item U10 -
Description: Amandla Awethu (The Power is Ours) - Master Tape II
Indians organizing to oppose British imperialism, Indian man shot by British military; a man held captive due to his involvement with the African National Congress having a conversation with his conscience and being electrocuted; Indian dance; a choir singing a song; protest about women's rights in South Africa; a political court case discussing racism in South Africa from the perspective of a black man, a white man, and an Indian man; an African American woman giving a speech about "the colors of [her] rainbow"; a court case about racism in the U.S.; an audio remix of examples of racism in the U.S.; stories of African American people experiencing racism, including multiple stories of people being shot; and a choir singing a song.
Original:1 videocassette (59 min., 4 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: March 1993Container: Electronic file VC830, Item U11 -
Description: Amandla Awethu (The Power is Ours) - Master Remote Tape I
Choir singing; South African protest; audio of people from all over the world with different backgrounds explaining the power struggle/advantages that they have while the visuals focus on one person; audio of a Native American man talking about his experience with racism and colonialism with visuals of Indian dance; Indian music with no visuals; visuals of the production, Amandla Awethu , with audio from the same production but different scenes.
Original:1 videocassette (1 hr., 2 min., 20 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: March 1993Container: Electronic file VC831, Item U12 -
Description: Amandla Awethu (The Power is Ours) - Master Remote Tape IIOriginal:
1 videocassette ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Due to poor condition of cassette, videotape cannot be viewed.
Dates: March 1993Container: Electronic file VC832, Item U13 -
Description: Clips of Urvasi dance ensemble for promotional video
Ratna Roy explaining the story of Urvasi; seven people performing Indian dance; two women performing Indian dance; and performance of Chitranganda.
Original:1 videocassette (15 min., 4 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: 1994Container: Electronic file VC833, Item U22 -
Description: The Roys as part of Urvasi dance ensemble
Ratna Roy performing Indian dances; two women performing Indian dance; and an interview talking about the preschool at South Seattle Community College.
Original:1 videocassette (22 min., 33 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: 1994?Container: Electronic file VC834, Item U21
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Interviews, Instruction, and Lectures
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Description: Orishi on Action: Inner City television program
Interview of the Roy family and the Orishi dance group, featuring a narrated Indian dance about a love story between Radha and Krishna. The interview aired on KOMO TV.
Original:1 videocassette (31 min., 19 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: Between 1975 and 1980?Container: Electronic file VC835, Item U20 -
Description: Chauka Exercises #1-10
Excerpt from exercise training video, Orissi Exercises I, featuring animation of a man demonstrating ten chauka exercises.
Original:1 videocassette (5 min., 36 sec.) : silent, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: Between 1980 and 1994?Container: Electronic file VC836, Item U14 -
Description: Djahel Vinaver & Rachel Lochtefeld in Odissi Dance ExercisesOriginal:
1 videocassette : Betacam
Dates: Between 1980 and 1994?Container: Electronic file VC837, Item BETA7 -
Description: Dr. Ratna Roy's performative lecture entitled “Convergence of Western Science & Eastern Mysticism" through Inquiring Mind speaker series
Ratna Roy dancing; a woman kneeling on a yoga mat folding napkins and pouring tea into cups; Ratna Roy dancing; woman performing Chinese dance; Ratna Roy dancing; people running through hot coals (no sound); and a man blindfolded, holding a crossbow.
Original:1 videocassette (20 min., 38 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
No sound from 11:40 to 14:50.
Dates: 1984?Container: Electronic file VC838, Item U03 -
Description: Ratna Roy's lecture entitled “Rabindranath Tagore: Through Indian Eyes” through Inquiring Mind speaker series
Lecture about Rabindranath Tagore as a social critic and social reformer. Includes story of Princess Rajana. Roy discusses Tagore's writing and his music. She dances to one of his songs. She talks about religion. A segment of a mythical story dance. She also talks about his university and the widows of Bengal.
Original:1 videocassette (1 hr., 11 min., 56 sec.) : sound, color ; Betacam
Dates: April 29, 1988Container: Electronic file VC839, Item BETA1 -
Description: Ratna Roy's lectures entitled “The Female Dancer in India: Goddess or Prostitute?” and “Rabindranath Tagore: Through Indian Eyes” through Inquiring Mind speaker series
In "The Female Dancer in India: Goddess or Prostitute?" Roy discusses the origins of dance from a religious perspective; how dance conveys stories and ideas in ways that spoken language cannot; footage of a dance; Ratna Roy demonstrating different moves and their meanings; how dance is attributed to prostitution; and a question & answer session. Lecture on Rabindranath Tagore starts at 59:44 on VHS; lecture cuts off in the middle.
Original:1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 20 sec.) : sound, color ; Betacam
Dates: April 29, 1988Container: Electronic file VC840, Item BETA5 -
Description: Nrityagram Strengthening and Flexibility Exercises
A woman jump roping; sounds of birds chirping; a woman guiding a strengthening and flexibility exercise class.
Original:1 videocassette (1 hr., 57 min., 2 sec.) : sound, color
Dates: May 16, 2000Container: Electronic file VC841, Item VHS1
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Documentary footage
Subseries includes footage from two documentaries by David J. Capers.
Draupadi is a documentary featuring Ratna Roy, who introduces Classical Indian Dance and Orissi, and follows with a short telling of the story of Draupadi, one of the five virtuous women of the epics of India, through spoken word and dance. Draupadi ends with a studio recording of Ratna Roy performing the entire Mahari style dance-drama, Draupadi, as choreographed by her late guru, Padmashri Guru Pankaj Charan Das. This documentary was directed by David J. Capers.
Dhokra, The Lost Wax Process is a documentary that details the traditional Dhokra process as done by some Orissan artisans. The production follows the steps of the craftsmen from crushing the ferrous termite hill clay to chipping baked clay from the surface of the completed brass artifact. Until very recently, this process has changed little for thousands of years. This documentary was produced by David J. Capers.
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Description: Documentaries Draupadi (Edited Master) and Dhokra, The Lost Wax Process (Edited Master)Original:
1 videocassette : 1 inch Type C
Dates: Between 1980 and 1990?Container: Electronic file VC842, Item 1"3 -
Description: Documentaries Draupadi (Edited Master) and Dhokra, The Lost Wax Process (Edited Master)Original:
1 videocassette : 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: Between 1980 and 1990?Container: Electronic file VC843, Item U25 -
Description: Documentaries Draupadi (Master) and Dhokra, The Lost Wax Process (First Copy)
Explanation of types of Indian dances (traditional, classical, and folk).
Original:1 videocassette : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: Between 1980 and 1990?Container: Electronic file VC844, Item U16 -
Description: Music used for Draupadi documentary - Original edited Master
Audio only.
Original:1 videocassette (13 min., 32 sec.) : sound ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: 1989Container: Electronic file VC845, Item U15 -
Description: Dhokra, The Lost Wax Process Work Tape #1
Footage includes crushing ant hill clay, chopping jute, mixing ingredients together, making core sculpture, and making wax.
Original:1 videocassette : 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: Between 1980 and 1990?Container: Electronic file VC846, Item U30 -
Description: Dhokra, The Lost Wax Process Work Tape #2
Footage includes grinding paddy clay, sifting and straining cow dung, mixing dung with clay, wax sculpting, bottle in sun, anthill, and paddy (filled?).
Original:1 videocassette : 3/4 inch U-matic
Due to poor condition of cassette, videotape cannot be viewed.
Dates: Between 1980 and 1990?Container: Electronic file VC847, Item U37 -
Description: Dhokra, The Lost Wax Process Work Tape #3
Footage includes finished wax sculpture, mixing paddy husk, tacky coat, roof shots, water followed by last coat, making of cupola, drying in sun, breaking brass, building fire, putting brass into cupola, capping it, and drying in sun.
Original:1 videocassette : 3/4 inch U-matic
Due to poor condition of cassette, videotape cannot be viewed.
Dates: Between 1980 and 1990?Container: Electronic file VC848, Item U36 -
Description: Dhokra, The Lost Wax Process Work Tape #4
Fire burning in pit while man turns crank.
Original:1 videocassette : 3/4 inch U-matic
Dates: Between 1980 and 1990?Container: Electronic file VC849, Item U35 -
Description: Dhokra, The Lost Wax Process Work TapeOriginal:
1 videocassette : 3/4 inch U-matic
Due to poor condition of cassette, videotape cannot be viewed.
Dates: Between 1980 and 1990?Container: Electronic file VC850, Item U38
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Untitled
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Description: Untitled 1Original:
1 videocassette
Due to poor condition of cassette, videotape cannot be viewed.
Dates: Between 1980 and 1994?Container: Electronic file VC851, Item Other1 -
Description: Untitled 2Original:
1 video reel : ½ inch
Due to poor condition of reel, video cannot be viewed.
Dates: Between 1980 and 1994?Container: Electronic file VC852, Item ½"1
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Subject Terms
- Moving Image Collections (University of Washington)
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
