THE NINE MOVEMENTS OF THE EYELID
A creative documentary by Rajele Jain
"While traditional thought conceptualizes the human body
as a unique centre, a centre of the universe, expanding
outwards into the cosmos, industrial society converts the
body into the prime target of attack: as citizen, attacked
by the political system; as consumer, attacked by the
economic system; as individual, bombarded by the media,
denied contact with nature, incapable of self-renewal,
suffocated by poisons in air and water, isolated and
deprived of directions for change.
The question then arises: What role can dance play in
such a society? Can it recuperate energies? Can it
initiate a living flow between individual and community?
Can it integrate human perspectives? Can it infuse
people with joy for life, radical optimism, hope, courage,
and vision to negate all that is ugly, unjust, and hurtful?
If our life is alienated, can our dances and arts help
to transcend that alienation?"
(Chandralekha in: new directions in Indian dance,
ed. by Sunil Kothari, Marg Publications 2003)
as a unique centre, a centre of the universe, expanding
outwards into the cosmos, industrial society converts the
body into the prime target of attack: as citizen, attacked
by the political system; as consumer, attacked by the
economic system; as individual, bombarded by the media,
denied contact with nature, incapable of self-renewal,
suffocated by poisons in air and water, isolated and
deprived of directions for change.
The question then arises: What role can dance play in
such a society? Can it recuperate energies? Can it
initiate a living flow between individual and community?
Can it integrate human perspectives? Can it infuse
people with joy for life, radical optimism, hope, courage,
and vision to negate all that is ugly, unjust, and hurtful?
If our life is alienated, can our dances and arts help
to transcend that alienation?"
(Chandralekha in: new directions in Indian dance,
ed. by Sunil Kothari, Marg Publications 2003)
STILLS FROM FILM (all © Rajele Jain):
COMPLETE FILM CREDITS:
with
ANITA RATNAM
ANJALI SRIRAM
PROF. C. V. CHANDRASEKHAR
CHANDRALEKHA
CHITRA VISWESWARAN
CLARA GAMES
DEBARATI NATARAJAN
S. GIRISH
SRI GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI
INDU VARMA
KALANIDHI NARAYANAN
KALPANA RAGHURAMAN
KAMAKSHI JARAYAMAN
MADHAVI MANDIRA
MANJARI CHANDRASEKHAR
MEENAKSHI CHITHARANJAN
NALINI CHETTUR
PRASANNA OOMMEN
RANI OTTERMANN
SHYAMALA
SUNIL KOTHARI
MRS. SURYAKALA
TARIKA VALLI
Narrator
Prof. T. V. GOPALKRISHNAN
recorded in Chennai by
Sound Engineer: G. RAMANATHAN
Recording Supervisor: HERBERT LANG
Dancers
SHYAMALA
with music recorded at Fairfield Performance 2004
INDU VARMA
accompanied by
Nattuvangam: Sri GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI
Vocal: S. GIRISH
KALPANA RAGHURAMAN
dancing
JAVALI "IDENE SAKHI"
JAVALI "NEE MATALE MAYANURA"
Vocals: SEETHALAKSHMI SHIVAJI
Nattuvangam: SARADHA RAGHURAMAN
Mrdangam: BHAVANI SHANKAR
Violin: CHANDRASHEKHAR
PUSHPANJALI
Vocals: NEELA RAMANUJAM
Nattuvangam: PADMINI RAVI
Mrdangam: N. G. RAVI
Flute: JAYARAMAN
TILLANA
Vocals: RANGANAYAKI RAJAN
Nattuvangam: PADMINI RAVI
Mrdangam: G. GURUMURTHY
Flute: DWARKI KRISHASWAMY
Morsing: S. V. BALAKRISHNA
RANI OTTERMANN
dancing
KALI KAVITUVAM
Vocals: R. VISWESWARAN
Nattuvangam: CHITRA VISWESWARAN
Student dancer
SHILPA
Best Driver
J. VASU
Music
"PUNJAB" by KARUNESH
CD "GLOBAL SPIRIT" TAW60342
with kind permission by KEVIN COUCH
© 2000 Silver Wings Publishing (P) Oreade Music
Analogue Sound Synthesizer audioscapes by
ORANGOTANGO
Director of Photography
GERD PEUN
Assistent to Photography in India
SHANKAR
Assistent to Photography in Europe
PEDRO GIL
Interviews' Sound Processing
RUI VIANA PEREIRA
Special Effects
VIPULAMATI:AMPLE INTELLIGENCE Studios
Production Manager Europe
EIRA - Paula Caruço
Production India / Chennai
STEREOVISION - Harish Samtani
Production India / Mumbai
CHALO CINEMA - Dev Sethi
Assistent: Sudharka
Produced with the support of
B-ORANGE TONSTUDIO / Düsseldorf / Germany
BAZAAR DO VÍDEO / Lisboa / Portugal
CHALO CINEMA / Mumbai / India
CLUB OF THE KNOBS / Lisboa / Portugal
DAYWALKER STUDIOS / Cologne / Germany
DUPLACENA / Lisboa / Portugal
DIGITAL AZUL / Lisboa / Portugal
EIRA / Lisboa / Portugal
NOWHEL RECORDS / Frankfurt a.M. / Germany
PSN NISSAN / Chennai / India
STEREOVISION / Chennai / India
VIPULAMATI:AMPLE INTELLIGENCE ASSOC. / Lisboa / Portugal
This film would not have been possible
without the friendly sponsoring and great support of
BOLLE BOLLMANN
BORIS HANZER
DENISE LASAGNI
ELENOR JAIN
FRANCISCO CAMACHO
GEORG and BIRGIT TROGEMANN
GERD PEUN
GORA JAIN
GORDO JAIN
HARISH SAMTANI
HERBERT LANG
JASMIN DJAHANGUIRI
JOÃO TOCHA
PEDRO GIL
SUDHIR NATARAJAN
ULRIKA LANG
Thanks for help and support to
ANTÓNIO CÂMARA MANUEL
CARLOS DIAS
DEV SETHI
ILDA CASTRO
JAYA CHANDRASEKHAR
J. D'CRUZ (CRAFT'N GEMS)
KAZIKE
KRITTIKA BANERJEE
NARTHAKI NATARAJ
OLAF HIRSCHBERGER
PAULA CARUÇO
PEDRO CAL
R. SRIRAM
RUI VIANA PEREIRA
SATANAND MENON
TERESA PRATA
UWE RACHOW
VENKATESH
Developed with the support of the
MEDIA PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Produced by
FRANCISCO CAMACHO (EIRA)
RAJELE JAIN
© EIRA / RAJELE JAIN 2006-2011
ANITA RATNAM
ANJALI SRIRAM
PROF. C. V. CHANDRASEKHAR
CHANDRALEKHA
CHITRA VISWESWARAN
CLARA GAMES
DEBARATI NATARAJAN
S. GIRISH
SRI GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI
INDU VARMA
KALANIDHI NARAYANAN
KALPANA RAGHURAMAN
KAMAKSHI JARAYAMAN
MADHAVI MANDIRA
MANJARI CHANDRASEKHAR
MEENAKSHI CHITHARANJAN
NALINI CHETTUR
PRASANNA OOMMEN
RANI OTTERMANN
SHYAMALA
SUNIL KOTHARI
MRS. SURYAKALA
TARIKA VALLI
Narrator
Prof. T. V. GOPALKRISHNAN
recorded in Chennai by
Sound Engineer: G. RAMANATHAN
Recording Supervisor: HERBERT LANG
Dancers
SHYAMALA
with music recorded at Fairfield Performance 2004
INDU VARMA
accompanied by
Nattuvangam: Sri GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI
Vocal: S. GIRISH
KALPANA RAGHURAMAN
dancing
JAVALI "IDENE SAKHI"
JAVALI "NEE MATALE MAYANURA"
Vocals: SEETHALAKSHMI SHIVAJI
Nattuvangam: SARADHA RAGHURAMAN
Mrdangam: BHAVANI SHANKAR
Violin: CHANDRASHEKHAR
PUSHPANJALI
Vocals: NEELA RAMANUJAM
Nattuvangam: PADMINI RAVI
Mrdangam: N. G. RAVI
Flute: JAYARAMAN
TILLANA
Vocals: RANGANAYAKI RAJAN
Nattuvangam: PADMINI RAVI
Mrdangam: G. GURUMURTHY
Flute: DWARKI KRISHASWAMY
Morsing: S. V. BALAKRISHNA
RANI OTTERMANN
dancing
KALI KAVITUVAM
Vocals: R. VISWESWARAN
Nattuvangam: CHITRA VISWESWARAN
Student dancer
SHILPA
Best Driver
J. VASU
Music
"PUNJAB" by KARUNESH
CD "GLOBAL SPIRIT" TAW60342
with kind permission by KEVIN COUCH
© 2000 Silver Wings Publishing (P) Oreade Music
Analogue Sound Synthesizer audioscapes by
ORANGOTANGO
Director of Photography
GERD PEUN
Assistent to Photography in India
SHANKAR
Assistent to Photography in Europe
PEDRO GIL
Interviews' Sound Processing
RUI VIANA PEREIRA
Special Effects
VIPULAMATI:AMPLE INTELLIGENCE Studios
Production Manager Europe
EIRA - Paula Caruço
Production India / Chennai
STEREOVISION - Harish Samtani
Production India / Mumbai
CHALO CINEMA - Dev Sethi
Assistent: Sudharka
Produced with the support of
B-ORANGE TONSTUDIO / Düsseldorf / Germany
BAZAAR DO VÍDEO / Lisboa / Portugal
CHALO CINEMA / Mumbai / India
CLUB OF THE KNOBS / Lisboa / Portugal
DAYWALKER STUDIOS / Cologne / Germany
DUPLACENA / Lisboa / Portugal
DIGITAL AZUL / Lisboa / Portugal
EIRA / Lisboa / Portugal
NOWHEL RECORDS / Frankfurt a.M. / Germany
PSN NISSAN / Chennai / India
STEREOVISION / Chennai / India
VIPULAMATI:AMPLE INTELLIGENCE ASSOC. / Lisboa / Portugal
This film would not have been possible
without the friendly sponsoring and great support of
BOLLE BOLLMANN
BORIS HANZER
DENISE LASAGNI
ELENOR JAIN
FRANCISCO CAMACHO
GEORG and BIRGIT TROGEMANN
GERD PEUN
GORA JAIN
GORDO JAIN
HARISH SAMTANI
HERBERT LANG
JASMIN DJAHANGUIRI
JOÃO TOCHA
PEDRO GIL
SUDHIR NATARAJAN
ULRIKA LANG
Thanks for help and support to
ANTÓNIO CÂMARA MANUEL
CARLOS DIAS
DEV SETHI
ILDA CASTRO
JAYA CHANDRASEKHAR
J. D'CRUZ (CRAFT'N GEMS)
KAZIKE
KRITTIKA BANERJEE
NARTHAKI NATARAJ
OLAF HIRSCHBERGER
PAULA CARUÇO
PEDRO CAL
R. SRIRAM
RUI VIANA PEREIRA
SATANAND MENON
TERESA PRATA
UWE RACHOW
VENKATESH
Developed with the support of the
MEDIA PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Produced by
FRANCISCO CAMACHO (EIRA)
RAJELE JAIN
© EIRA / RAJELE JAIN 2006-2011