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Yama and Savitri
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an Indian Mythology story; Hindu Mythology
story; Mahabharata story
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Sound recording, story; Yama and Savitri an
extract from the epic the Mahabharata from Hindu and Indian
mythology, told by Sally Pomme Clayton as part of a performance
by The Company of Storytellers, at Cheltenham Literature Festival
in The Town Hall, Cheltenham, 12th October 1987.
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Percussion played by The Company of
Storytellers followed by a story told by Sally Pomme Clayton. A
King prays to the goddess Savitri for a son. He is granted a
daughter, who is named Savitri after the goddess. She grows up
and marries a poor man who is her equal, but who is destined to
die in one year. When Yama, the Lord of Death appears to take her
husband, Savitri accompanies him on his journey to the land of
the dead, and persuades him to give her husband half of her own
life. The story is followed by music and closing statements by
Ben Haggarty.
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audience:-
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adult
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recording quality
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condition:-
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good
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completeness:-
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complete
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duration:-
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0 hours, 14 minutes, 29 seconds
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The Company of Storytellers at that time comprised Ben Haggarty,
Hugh Lupton and Sally Pomme Clayton.
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The Company of Storytellers (C.O.S.T) was formed in March/April
1985 with the expressed aim of performing storytelling for adult
audiences. C.O.S.T was actually formed during a tour in East
Anglia by Sally Pomme Clayton, Hugh Lupton and Ben Haggarty. The
official launch of COST was in 1986 at Common Stock Theatre,
London. At this point the members of C.O.S.T were Sally Pomme
Clayton, TUUP, Ben Haggarty, Daisy Keable, Hugh Lupton. However
TUUP and Daisy Keable did not remain in the group and it is as a
trio of storytellers, Ben Haggarty, Hugh Lupton and Sally Pomme
Clayton, that C.O.S.T is publicly known. C.O.S.T was disbanded in
1999, but periodically reforms to perform the Three Snake Leaves.
The two seminal pieces developed and performed by C.O.S.T were
The Three Snake Leaves and I Become Part of It.
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storytelling:-
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storytelling group: The Company of Storytellers
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storytelling:-
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storyteller; musician: Sally Pomme Clayton
female / British
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storytelling:-
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storyteller; musician: Hugh Lupton
male / British / English / Welsh
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storytelling:-
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storyteller; musician: Ben Haggarty
male / British / born 30.11.1958
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origin:-
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India
Hindu
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Event publicity
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Click to enlarge images
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storytelling:-
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Cheltenham, England: The Town Hall
12 Oct 1987
festival: Cheltenham Literature Festival
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gift from:-
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storytelling group: The Company of Storytellers
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© The London Centre for International Storytelling:
2007