The left-handed man of Madagascar /

The Hira Gasy is a family of troubadours, who travel the great plateau of Madagascar, earning a living at country fairs, second burials, and ancestral spirit ceremonies. In brightly-colored costumes they perform satirical plays about all aspects of Madagascan life. But their audience are not just hu...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Deghy, Guy, 1912-1992 (Narrator), Marre, Jeremy (Director, Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English and Malagasy.
Published:	London : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 1990.
Series:	Under the sun
Subjects:	Hira Gasy. Hira Gasy > Rites and ceremonies. Folk drama, Malagasy. Hira Gasy > Rites et cérémonies. Théâtre populaire malgache. Online media. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Documentaires télévisés. Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	The Hira Gasy is a family of troubadours, who travel the great plateau of Madagascar, earning a living at country fairs, second burials, and ancestral spirit ceremonies. In brightly-colored costumes they perform satirical plays about all aspects of Madagascan life. But their audience are not just human, they perform for the ancestors too, for the troupe are both popular entertainers and musical intermediaries between the earthbound and the ancestral spirit world.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 12, 2014).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (video file (50 min.)) : sound, color.
Playing Time:	00:49:41