Alkhalalalai – the Fall Festival of the Itelmens in Kamchatka
Erich Kasten and Michael Dürr (eds.)

Alkhalalalai – the Fall Festival of the Itelmens in Kamchatka, Kovran (Tigil’ski district), September 18-22, 2001
Videos, video-editing: Erich Kasten
Technical realization: Erich Kasten and Michael Dürr
DVD (58 min.) English / Russian subtitles
2015, Fürstenberg/Havel: Kulturstiftung Sibirien
Technical realization: Erich Kasten and Michael Dürr
DVD (58 min.) English / Russian subtitles
2015, Fürstenberg/Havel: Kulturstiftung Sibirien
ISBN 978-3-942883-24-5
Euro 18
In the late 1980s, in the wake of perestroika, a cultural revival took place among the Itelmens. During the Alkhalalalai festival ancient worldviews of this people are remembered. Rituals that were once made for reconciliation with nature are re-staged. Furthermore, this DVD portrays other social activities and dance performances by dance ensembles during the festival.