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  • Go East - Go West Die Tänzer von Kerala (Season 5, Episode 9)
  • TV Episode | Documentary

Go East - Go West

Die Tänzer von Kerala (Season 5, Episode 9)
TV Episode | Documentary
Kerala sounds like palm trees, lagoons and lots of sun. But these are only the paradisiacal boundary conditions of India's most southwestern province. Here - and few travellers to India suspect this - lies the crib of dance theatre and ...See moreKerala sounds like palm trees, lagoons and lots of sun. But these are only the paradisiacal boundary conditions of India's most southwestern province. Here - and few travellers to India suspect this - lies the crib of dance theatre and martial arts, also of the western world. In the oldest fighting - better - meditation school of India, the masters of the "Kaleribaid" still cultivate today a sport, which looks like a hermaphrodite between Kung Fu, meditation, Japanese sword fighting and Persian club art. The basis is the imitation of the movements of the tiger, the snake, the monkey and other animal species. According to the master, the secret lies in the art of self-sinking. We tried it and got a pitiful smile. Years are needed, say the disciples, some a whole life to "walk the path of enlightenment". The dance art of "Kathakali" also imitates animals, less their body movements than their facial expressions. Here, too, the dancer, wearing bright make-up, attains the highest level only after years of training: perfect nothingness, no movement, no feeling, "peace prevails", laughs the master. Written by Martin Thoma See less
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Director
Martin Thoma
Writer
Martin Thoma
Producer
Martin Thoma
Cinematographer
Fatih Kandir
Editor
Martin Thoma
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Status
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Updated Dec 31, 2001
Release date
2001 (Germany)

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