The World of American Indian Dance
(2003, 60 min.) US
Director: Randy Martin
Executive producers: Ray Halbritter (Oneida), Dan Jones (Ponca)
and Sonny Skyhawk (Lakota)
Produced by: Four Directions Entertainment
Crow Fair, an annual celebration on Crow Indian lands in Montana,
is the setting for an exploration of America's first "performance
art," that looks at the origin and meaning of many dances,
and sees American Indian dance as a continuing and evolving cultural
expression.
Image credit: Audience at Club Red Radio,
2000 Native American Film and Video Festival - photograph by Amalia Córdova,
NMAI