Description
Features:
- Jamaican Folk Tales- the art of storytelling
- Jamaica storytellers - actual performances
- Art of storytelling
- Based on Laura Tanna's book Jamaican Folk Tales and Oral Narratives
Format: NTSC
Details: 104-minute two-part documentary of an art form in transition, based on the book of the same name by Laura Tanna and including several of the stories narrated in the book. The video demonstrates how the art of oral narrative performance is transmitted, using words, songs and physical movements. Part I explores the art of storytelling, with excerpts of actual performances and interviews with Jamaican traditional artists aged 25 to 85. Part II provides a selection of folk tales by these storytellers.
EAN: 0855360000906
Package Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
Binding: DVD