Product DescriptionThis is an original and authentic licensed title that is manufactured on Demand (see the note below).Ambrosia of Immortality or Tirtha Amertha is a rarely seen episode from the Mahabharata, the great Hindu myth cycle. The Tirtha Amertha story is a cornerstone of the Hindu culture, both as a creation myth and a story of the gods' coming of age, as they gain immortality and subsequently rise above the world of demons. War is raging in the heavens between the gods, who have it all, and the demons who want it back. Together they must churn the Milky Ocean to create the elixir of immortality. The gods and demons succeed at this epic test of faith but then things go wrong as they struggle for the possession of the powerful ambrosia. Ambrosia of Immortality is the culmination of the twenty-year friendship between shadow master Larry Reed and the renowned Balinese Dalang I Wayan Wija.
About the Director
Larry Reed is the founder and Artistic Director of ShadowLight Productions. He has pioneered contemporary shadow theater by integrating traditional shadow theater techniques with American theater and film styles. Reed is one of the few Americans trained in Wayang Kulit, Balinese shadow puppetry, and has collaborated with artists from diverse backgrounds and traditions including Tibetan, Chinese, Indonesian, and American. Reed was voted one of the top 50 artists of the San Francisco Bay Area in 1995 and again in 1996 by SF Live/Metropolitan. At Yale, he specialized in French Theater, and in the Peace Corps he worked as theater director for the Costa Rican University and National Theaters. He earned his MFA in filmmaking from San Francisco Art Institute. Larry s filmmaking experience includes producing, writing, and directing in the U.S., Mexico, Columbia, Taiwan, and Indonesia. His film Shadow Master, an intimate portrait of a family of Balinese performers, aired on PBS and Discovery. Fluent in five languages, Reed improvises in several languages simultaneously. His translations have appeared in the Asia Theater Journal and University of Hawaii Press. As a shadow artist, designer, and director, he has collaborated with Lee Breuer, Mabou Mines, the Mark Taper Forum, American Conservatory Theatre, the Santa Fe and LA Operas. As the Balinese shadow theater representative at the Indonesian National Theater Shadow Festival, he is one of few Westerners ever invited to perform at the festival.
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