Foundation for Traditional Studies VHS Format

Volume One: $49.95 (54 mins.)

Volume Two: $39.95 (34 mins.)

Volume Three: $39.95 (36 mins.)

These films were taken by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in the 1920’s and include a Japanese Noh play, Cambodian Temple Dancing, the making of batik in Java, Indian dance, Ceylonese Devil Dancing and more. All films are silent and some have been subtitled by Ananda Coomaraswamy.

Cambodian Dramatic Dances: Chey Chet, The Story of Prea Somut and Princess Butsomali, c. 1920; Siam: Court Dancers of the Bangkok; Dancers of HM Sisowaith, King of Cambodia; Yaldkum Netuma: Devil Dancing in Ceylon; and The Nautch: Indian Dramatic Dance. (Approximately 54 minutes; VHS)

A Japanese Noh play with subtitles by Coomaraswamy. (Approximately 34 minutes; VHS)

A Pwe Festival in Burma, a festival near Mathura in India, the making of batik in Java, and a piece entitled, A Good Sikh Never Cuts His Hair. (Approximately 36 minutes; VHS)