THE SPIRITED EARTH
Dance, Myth and Ritual from South Asia to the South Pacific.
1984-1989
Exhibited and published extensively worldwide, The Spirited Earth is a portrayal or secular and sacred dance, drama, ritual expressions pertaining to tribal, folk and classical traditions of the indigenous people of Indonesia, Kalimantan, Thailand, Nepal, India, New Zealand, Australia, The Solomon Islands, Vanuatu.
Published by Rizzoli International New York in 1990.
Foreign editions published by Arthaud - France and Metamorphosis Verlag - Germany.
Malakula Island. Vanuatu Small Namba. Ceremonial Mask expressive of an origin myth.
Far north Queensland. Australia. Lochart river. non secular dance.
Jogjakarta Old palace. Java Indonesia. Classical dance storytelling.
Kerala, South India. Kathakali dancer personifies the god, Krishna.
In honor of the Hindu goddesses a woman performs puja as the mist rises to hide the Annapurna mountains.