Here are 10 minutes of magic on the Bansuri (Indian Bamboo Flute) from Prasad Bhandarkar, one of the leading disciples of Hari Prasad Chaurasia, accompanied by some friends on the Mood India series.
Avalokiteshvara with a Thousand Arms Dance
This is a wonderful evocation of the spirit of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshwara! The performers are from the China Disabled Peoples Performance Art Troupe in Hubei, and all of the dancers are deaf and mute.
The Miracle of Bali 3: Recital Of Music
This episode is about music and dancing in the Balinese village of Peliatan, the separate items linked by an appropriately illustrative detail from Balinese paintings.
The Miracle of Bali 2: Night
The second episode in this documentary series from 1969 covers the animistic rituals and festivals of Bali, officially Hindu, but with origins in ancient ceremonials practised long before Hinduism came to the island.
The Miracle of Bali 1: The Midday Sun
Just recently I came across a 3-part series about Bali made by David Attenborough in 1969 for the BBC, and will show it here over the next couple of weeks. The first episode is a general introduction to Bali, its people and their varied arts.
The Flute Player
Arn Chorn-Pond was 10 years old when the Khmer Rouge come to power, he was seperated from his family, owners of a leading opera company, and therefore, like most artists, doomed.
The Story of the Weeping Camel
The plot is about a family of nomadic shepherds in the Gobi desert trying to save the life of a rare white bactrian camel calf after it was rejected by its mother.
