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Dances of ecstasy

Title
Dances of ecstasy [videorecording] / a Luna Pictures production ; producer/co-writer, Nicole Ma ; director/writer, Michelle Mahrer.
Publication
[London] : BBC ; Heathfield, East Sussex : Opus Arte, [2003]

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Additional Authors
  • Ma, Nicole
  • Mahrer, Michelle
  • Roth, Gabrielle, 1941-
  • Luna Pictures (Firm), production company
  • British Broadcasting Corporation, publisher
  • Opus Arte (Firm), publisher
Description
2 videodiscs (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.
Alternative Title
Power wave.
Subject
  • Ecstatic dance
  • Dance > Religious aspects
Genre/Form
  • Documentary films.
  • Dance films.
Note
  • The first disc also includes five "making of" featurettes and optional filmakers audio commentary. The accompanying second disc includes a how-to video on free dance with Gabrielle Roth (The power wave) and sixteen dance tracks set to psychedelic visuals.
  • Booklet in container (25 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.) with program notes.
Credits (note)
  • Director of photography, Paul Elliott ; editor, Sioux Currie ; DVD producer, Feren van Damme.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, all regions, full screen or widescreen presentation; Audio track options: Dolby stereo. 2.0, Dolby digital 5.1.
Language (note)
  • Narration, credits and most dialogue in English ; English subtitles for the non-English dialogue; optional Spanish subtitles.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-8191
LCCN
809478000631
OCLC
53889733
Title
Dances of ecstasy [videorecording] / a Luna Pictures production ; producer/co-writer, Nicole Ma ; director/writer, Michelle Mahrer.
Imprint
[London] : BBC ; Heathfield, East Sussex : Opus Arte, [2003]
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
System Details
DVD, all regions, full screen or widescreen presentation; Audio track options: Dolby stereo. 2.0, Dolby digital 5.1.
Credits
Director of photography, Paul Elliott ; editor, Sioux Currie ; DVD producer, Feren van Damme.
Summary
Documentary about several traditions of ecstatic dance around the world, including San in Namibia, Kut in Korea, Yoruba in Nigeria, Gabrielle Roth in New York, Candomble in Brazil, whirling dervishes in Turkey, Hadra in Morocco, firedance in the U.S. and the Rainbow Serpent Festival in Australia.
Language
Narration, credits and most dialogue in English ; English subtitles for the non-English dialogue; optional Spanish subtitles.
Added Author
Ma, Nicole, producer.
Ma, Nicole, screenwriter.
Mahrer, Michelle, director.
Mahrer, Michelle, screenwriter.
Roth, Gabrielle, 1941- instructor.
Luna Pictures (Firm), production company.
British Broadcasting Corporation, publisher.
Opus Arte (Firm), publisher.
Added Title
Power wave.
Other Standard Identifier
809478000631
Publisher No.
OA 0873 D Opus Arte
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-8191 Notes on file
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