𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐚- 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐜𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐲 | Documentaries
Channel: Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre
Date: 2022-07-11

"𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐚- 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐜𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐲"
Direction: Chandan Bhaduri 
Cinematography: Santanu Dey
Sound: Debasis Adak
Editing: Pradipta Bhattacharya
Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata  brings you the Seventh  Documentary from "𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹" on the natua, an ancient folk dance of Bengal. The film is based in Purulia and includes interviews with performers and researchers. It mainly focuses on the life and career of two natua artists, Hariram Kalindi of Balarampur Thana and Gunadhar Sahis of Konnapura village. The natua tradition is usually handed down from generation to generation. The origin of natua is traced to many sources. One origin story links it to the dance of Nataraja or Lord Shiva while another traces it to the marriage of Lord Shiva as mentioned in the Brahmavaivarta Purana. There is one more form of natua, the Santali Natua dance which is performed during weddings as a welcome dance by villagers. Although the term natua has nat or 'drama' in it, the folk dance has no element of drama in itself. It combines a variety of separate performances that showcase physical fitness, strength, acrobatics and gymnastics.
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