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Hajari Bhand of Rajasthan : Jester without court / a film by John and Ulrike Emigh.
LIBRA VHS PN2885.R34 H35 1985
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Performing arts--India--Rajasthan.
- Performing arts.
- Ethnic performing arts--India--Rajasthan.
- Ethnic performing arts.
- Street theater--India.
- Street theater.
- Theater--India.
- Theater.
- India.
- India--Rajasthan.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (40 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
- 1/2 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Jester without court
- Place of Publication:
- Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources, 1985.
- System Details:
- VHS - NTSC
- analog
- magnetic
- stereo
- VHS
- Summary:
- Hajari Bhand of Chittogarh, Rajasthan, is renowned in the nearby courts, villages and towns of Mewar for his skills as a "Bahurupiya" - a wandering mimic performing mostly comic routines. Bhands were popular entertainers in times of kings and ruler of India. Wandering mimics such as Hajari Bhand perform their routines in the streets, courtyards, and marketplaces of Rajasthan.
- Credits:
- Camera and narration, John Emigh.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- OCLC:
- 34179279
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