Filmed live at Leeds Carriage Works Theatre, Bollywood Tyohar! Festivals of India will lead you through a spectacular, colourful and vibrant journey of the festivals, traditions and mythology of India using dance, music and visual arts in a fantasic production from Artistic Director Zoobin Surty and his Karma Dance company.
The production is a collaborative, community based dance project to enrich, educate and inspire the communities of Yorkshire in a celebration of Indian culture and the origins of Bollywood dance, bringing together professional and student dancers of all ages, lavish costumes, vibrant colours, Indian Music and the mythology, rituals and traditions of the country.
'Bollywood Tyohar! is a well organised, high quality DVD. It is an extremely useful resource for schools, colleges and the general public who are interested in dance and want to gain insight into the festivals of India. As choreographer Zoobin Surty says the work is about, "enriching, inspiring and educating audiences." - Dr Christy Adair, Reader in Dance Studies, York St John University and author of Dancing the Black Question: The Phoenix Dance Company Phenomenon
This product was added to our catalog on Friday 15 January, 2010.