55 items found
Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Ethnicity or Nationality is exactly "Indian Americans"
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East Indian dancer Jaya Radhakrishnan and apprentices

East Indian dancer Jaya Radhakrishnan and apprentices
Date
1990
Description
Three color slides; 24 negatives. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
Collection
East Indian dancer Jaya Radhakrishnan and apprentices

East Indian dancer Jaya Radhakrishnan and apprentices
East Indian mehndi artist Farzana Kalvert and apprentices

East Indian mehndi artist Farzana Kalvert and apprentices
Date
1989
Description
One color slide, 20 black and white negatives. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
Collection
East Indian mehndi artist Farzana Kalvert and apprentices

East Indian mehndi artist Farzana Kalvert and apprentices
Friday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 3)

Friday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 3)
Date
1998-05-22
Description
One digital audio tape (DAT).
Collection
Friday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 3)

Friday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 3)
East Indian dancers and Swampgrass performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

East Indian dancers and Swampgrass performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)
Date
1992-05-23
Description
One reel to reel recording. Crider served as the emcee. Nila and Jaya demonstrated East Indian music and dance. Swampgrass played bluegrass music.
Collection
East Indian dancers and Swampgrass performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

East Indian dancers and Swampgrass performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)
East Indian dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

East Indian dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival
Date
1991-05
Description
Two color slides. East Indian dancers performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival. A Dade City resident, Nila began learning East Indian dances at the age of five. Of the four main Indian dance styles, Nila performs in the bharata natyam style. The Menons were sisters from St. Petersburg who aprrenticed with Nila. During the apprenticeship, they learned the dance moves, the hand gestures, jewelry and clothing styles. May 1991.
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East Indian dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

East Indian dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival
Poornima Shantharam interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project

Poornima Shantharam interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project
Date
1988-08-22
Description
One audio cassette. Born in Madras, India, Poornima teaches traditional Indian dance in Jacksonville. In the interview, she discusses speaking Tamil; living in India; emigration to the U.S.; teaching dance; traditional Indian dance; difficulties teaching children; family history; dancing and castes; and various dance styles.
Collection
Poornima Shantharam interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project

Poornima Shantharam interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project
East Indian dancer Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices dancing

East Indian dancer Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices dancing
Date
1990
Description
Seven black and white prints and two color prints. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
Collection
East Indian dancer Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices dancing

East Indian dancer Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices dancing
East Indian dancers Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices

East Indian dancers Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices
Date
1991-05
Description
95 color slides. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
Collection
East Indian dancers Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices

East Indian dancers Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices
Friday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 1)

Friday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 1)
Date
1998-05-22
Description
One digital audio tape (DAT).
Collection
Friday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 1)

Friday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 1)
Friday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Performance & Dance Stage) (Tape 3)

Friday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Performance & Dance Stage) (Tape 3)
Date
1998-05-22
Description
One digital audio tape (DAT).
Collection
Friday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Performance & Dance Stage) (Tape 3)

Friday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Performance & Dance Stage) (Tape 3)
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
East Indian dancer Jaya Radhakrishnan and apprenticesEast Indian dancer Jaya Radhakrishnan and apprenticesStill ImageApprentices
Dance
Indian dance
Children
Body movement
Teaching of folklore
Dancers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
East Indian mehndi artist Farzana Kalvert and apprenticesEast Indian mehndi artist Farzana Kalvert and apprenticesStill ImageArtisans
Artists
Tattoo artists
Apprentices
Indian Americans
Body art
Mehndi (Body painting)
Body painting
Indian arts
Teaching of folklore
Henna		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_78_d98-026Friday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 3)SoundArtists
Needleworkers
Quiltmakers
Musicians
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Oral performance
Personal experience narratives
Life histories
Tongan Americans
Quilting
Indian Americans
Indian arts
Chinese Americans
Arts, Asian
Asian Americans
Folklorists
Arts, Chinese
Textile arts		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t92-088East Indian dancers and Swampgrass performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)SoundBands (Music)
Musical groups
Dancers
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Music performance
Performing arts
Bluegrass music
String instruments
Old time music
Stringband music
String bands
Indian arts
Indian dance
Bluegrass musicians
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
East Indian dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk FestivalEast Indian dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageDance
Folk dance
Indian Americans
Indian dance
Performing arts
Performers
Folklore revival festivals
Folk festivals
Dancers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1618_04_tape19Poornima Shantharam interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education ProjectSoundDance teachers
Field recordings
Interviews
Oral narratives
Dance
Indian Americans
Folk dance
Clothing
Caste identity
Social class		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
East Indian dancer Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices dancingEast Indian dancer Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices dancingStill ImageDancers
Fieldwork
Apprentices
Indian Americans
Teaching of folklore
Indian arts
Indian dance
Clothing and dress
Body movement		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
East Indian dancers Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprenticesEast Indian dancers Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprenticesStill ImageDancers
Fieldwork
Apprentices
Indian arts
Indian Americans
Indian dance
Clothing and dress
Body movement
Jewelry
Performing arts
Teaching of folklore		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_78_d98-024Friday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 1)SoundDancers
Musicians
Fiddlers
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Fiddling
Fiddle music
Indian Americans
Indian dance
Indian arts
Personal experience narratives
Arts, Irish
Irish Americans
Life histories
Folklorists		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_78_d98-041Friday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Performance & Dance Stage) (Tape 3)SoundDancers
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Hula (Dance)
Kolam (House marks)
Rice
Indian arts
Indian Americans
Tongan Americans
Artists		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg