Dancers Were Only Allowed to Dance.
Traditional Sri Lankan drummers and dancers belong to a low caste. In an effort to break away from caste restrictions, a drummer conducts dancing classes for the children in his impoverished village. He explains the difficulties of low caste existence difficulties he feels were compounded by the B...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English |
| Published: |
[San Francisco, California, USA] :
Ronin Films,
1980.
Kanopy Streaming, 2018. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video |
| Summary: | Traditional Sri Lankan drummers and dancers belong to a low caste. In an effort to break away from caste restrictions, a drummer conducts dancing classes for the children in his impoverished village. He explains the difficulties of low caste existence difficulties he feels were compounded by the British colonial government. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title frames. Film In Process Record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (51 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time: | 00:50:49 |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |