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.
Temporary ID numbers assigned to each item upon accession were retained although videotapes in the collection were reorganized for arrangement by subject matter.
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.
Some videotapes are suffering from sticky shed syndrome and may not be playable.
The collection is closed until evaluated.
Some videotapes are suffering from sticky shed syndrome and may not be playable.
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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).
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Draupadi and Bandha Nritya.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Side 1: Mangalarpan; Yahi Madhava; and Kalyan Pallavi.
Side 2: Chitrangada; Mangalarpana; Bharata Natyam; and Ahalya.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Side 1 (high speed stereo): Yahi Madhava; Jaya jaya debo hore; and Sudden Ahalya.
Side 2: Starts after blank space.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Side 1: Shloka; Krishnani begana baru; Draupadi; and Arati.
Side 2: Mangalacharana and Buddha.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Side 1 (Low speed mono): Instrumental music; Tabla lahara; Song; Sitar; and Instrumental.
Side 2 (High speed original): Nepali music: Tamangshilo, etc.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Nava Durga (original) and Mahari Suchi Shringar.
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Side 1: Glani Samhar.
Side 2: Bharata Natyam; Eti Kolir Duti Pat (Vocals: Shantha Benegal); Nepali; ?? Stereo; Ramayana; Odissi?; Chandalika; and Odissi?
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Channel 4: Odissi Music; Mangalacharan (Kalyan); Sthayi; Pallavi (Arabhi); Pallavi (Kalyan); Abhinaya (“Dekhiba pora asore”—Kalyan); Mokshya; and Dasavatara with ukuttas.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Side 1: Shrita Kamala; Ahalya; and Katthak.
Side 2: Chitrangada (complete with sound and music effects & commentary).
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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).
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Side 1: Odissi (original—stereo); Mangalarpan; Ahalya; and Sankarabharanam Pallavi.
Side 2: Odissi (original—stereo); Yahi Madhava; Arati Sritakamala; and Vadya Pallavi.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Side 1: Manjushree; Allaripu (Vaijayanti); Krishnani Beganu Baru; Mangalacharana (Ganesa Vandana); Jura Bandhino; Dhime; and Tamangshilo.
Side 2: Glani Samhar.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Modern Bengali; Chitrangada; Pakistani Songs (Folk); and Shyama.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Side 1: Yahi Madhava; Sritakamala; Mangalarpana (Bhubaneswari Mishra); and Pallavi.
Side 2: Chado Mohana; Ki Nadore; To Gheni; Ahalya; and Suniti.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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)
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Side 1 (Speed: 3 ¾ ips; stereo): Mangalacharana: Angikam; Bandha(?); Ahalya; Sritakamala.
Side 2: Blank
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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).
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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).
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Side 1 (High speed; stereo): Tabla; and Katthak: Suresh.
Side 2: Blank.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Side 1: Chitrangada (complete).
Side 2: Chitrangada and Ram Bandana.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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).
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
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
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Rabindra Sangeet (Speed 1 7/8); and Folk Songs: Nirmalendu.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Rabindra Sangeet (Speed: 1 7/8); Folk: Nirmalendu; and Rabindra Sangeet: Varsha.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Ritu Sangeet; and Bharata Natyam (Bhubaneswar).
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
Side 1 (Speed: 3 ¾): Paus Toder (Girin Das).
Side 2: Sarod and Music & sound effects: storm, lighting, rain for Rituranga.
1 audio reel : sound ; 1/4 inch
1 videocassette (30 min., 53 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dance with voiceover of love story between Radha and Krishna.
1 videocassette (24 min., 8 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
1 videocassette (14 min., 48 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
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.
1 videocassette (11 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Dances performed by solo females or by man and woman. Group dancing and playing music in park.
1 videocassette (1 hr., 2 min., 23 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
1 videocassette : 1 inch Type C
1 videocassette : Betacam
An Indian dance recital based on a song series by poet Rabindranath Tagore.
1 VHS (1 hr., 6 min., 18 sec.) : sound, color
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.
1 videocassette (42 min., 16 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Footage includes musicians practicing instrumentals and vocals, Sanjukta Panigrahi and musicians discussing dance, and Sanjukta Panigrahi dancing while musicians play music.
1 videocassette (54 min., 43 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
1 videocassette : 3/4 inch U-matic
Mangalacharana (Dance offering to Lord Jagannatha); Arabhi Pallavi (Pure dance to Arabhi Raga); Yahi Madhava (From Jayadeva's Gita Govinda)
1 videocassette (42 min., 43 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
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).
1 videocassette (46 min., 20 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
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.
1 videocassette (52 min., 37 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Solo dance performance; group dance performance; and an informative video describing the different types of Indian dance (traditional, classical, and folk).
1 videocassette (1 hr., 2 min., 22 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
1 videocassette : 1 inch Type C
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.
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).
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.
1 videocassette (1 hr., 32 min., 26 sec.) : sound, color ; Betacam
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.
1 videocassette (1 hr., 29 min., 15 sec.) : sound, color ; Betacam
1 videocassette ; Betacam
1 videocassette ; Betacam
Filmed from backstage.
1 videocassette : 3/4 inch U-matic
1 videocassette (45 min., 49 sec.) : sound ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Filmed from backstage. Only occasional glimpses of visuals of the performance.
1 videocassette (43 min., 34 sec.) : sound ; 3/4 inch U-matic
2 videocassettes; 3/4 inch U-matic
Mahari style dance-drama about Draupadi, one of the five virtuous women of the epics of India. One videocassette has audio only.
3 videocassettes; 3/4 inch U-matic
Audio only. Performance took place on May 26.
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.
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.
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.
1 videocassette ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Missing.
1 videocassette ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Missing.
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.
1 videocassette (53 min., 55 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Remastered by David J. Capers.
Indian dance performance within theatrical production. Includes pictures of African American protests and footage of British military invading India.
1 videocassette (1 hr., 1 min., 58 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Remastered by David J. Capers.
Footage of the civil rights movement, Nazis and
oppressors/the oppressed throughout history; and performance of
1 videocassette (57 min., 56 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
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.
1 videocassette (58 min., 51 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
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.
1 videocassette (58 min., 4 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
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.
1 videocassette (59 min., 4 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
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,
1 videocassette (1 hr., 2 min., 20 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
1 videocassette ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Due to poor condition of cassette, videotape cannot be viewed.
Ratna Roy explaining the story of Urvasi; seven people performing Indian dance; two women performing Indian dance; and performance of Chitranganda.
1 videocassette (15 min., 4 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Ratna Roy performing Indian dances; two women performing Indian dance; and an interview talking about the preschool at South Seattle Community College.
1 videocassette (22 min., 33 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
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.
1 videocassette (31 min., 19 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Excerpt from exercise training video,
1 videocassette (5 min., 36 sec.) : silent, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
1 videocassette : Betacam
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.
1 videocassette (20 min., 38 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
No sound from 11:40 to 14:50.
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.
1 videocassette (1 hr., 11 min., 56 sec.) : sound, color ; Betacam
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.
1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 20 sec.) : sound, color ; Betacam
A woman jump roping; sounds of birds chirping; a woman guiding a strengthening and flexibility exercise class.
1 videocassette (1 hr., 57 min., 2 sec.) : sound, color
Subseries includes footage from two documentaries by David J. Capers.
1 videocassette : 1 inch Type C
1 videocassette : 3/4 inch U-matic
Explanation of types of Indian dances (traditional, classical, and folk).
1 videocassette : sound, color ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Audio only.
1 videocassette (13 min., 32 sec.) : sound ; 3/4 inch U-matic
Footage includes crushing ant hill clay, chopping jute, mixing ingredients together, making core sculpture, and making wax.
1 videocassette : 3/4 inch U-matic
Footage includes grinding paddy clay, sifting and straining cow dung, mixing dung with clay, wax sculpting, bottle in sun, anthill, and paddy (filled?).
1 videocassette : 3/4 inch U-matic
Due to poor condition of cassette, videotape cannot be viewed.
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.
1 videocassette : 3/4 inch U-matic
Due to poor condition of cassette, videotape cannot be viewed.
Fire burning in pit while man turns crank.
1 videocassette : 3/4 inch U-matic
1 videocassette : 3/4 inch U-matic
Due to poor condition of cassette, videotape cannot be viewed.
1 videocassette
Due to poor condition of cassette, videotape cannot be viewed.
1 video reel : ½ inch
Due to poor condition of reel, video cannot be viewed.