Manifestations of Shiva (film)
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| Manifestations of Shiva | |
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 Guru Mani Madhava Chakkiar |
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| Directed by | Malcolm Leigh |
| Produced by | Muriel Peters Smithsonian Institution Atlantic Richfield Foundation |
| Written by | Malcolm Leigh |
| Starring | Guru Mani Madhava Chakkiar |
| Cinematography | Malcolm Leigh |
| Editing by | Robert T Megginson |
| Distributed by | Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Asia Society |
| Release date(s) |  1980 |
| Running time | 90 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Manifestations of Shiva is a 1980 documentary film (90-minute) about the Hindu god Shiva's worship. It carries the performance aspects of Shiva-worship through dance, performing art, visual art and music. The movies is directed by Malcolm Leigh and main casting is done by the legendary Kutiyattam (2000 year old Sanskrit Indian theatre tradition) artist and authority of Abhinaya (the classical Indian acting style) and Natya Shastra scholar - Nātyāchārya Guru Māni Mādhava Chākyār.
[edit] See also
[edit] References and further reading
- Review of Manifestations of Shiva by Prof. L. Erdman, JSTOR Ethnomusicology, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Sep., 1983), pp. 577-579
- Bhargavinilayam, Das (1999), Mani Madhaveeyam (biography of Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar), Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala, ISBN 81-86365-78-8
[edit] External links
- L. Erdman, JSTOR Ethnomusicology, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Sep., 1983), pp. 577-579
- Manifestations of Shiva- British Film Institute page
- New York Times, December 19, 2007
- http://afifest.studiosystem.com/project.aspx?projectid=7135
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