Series Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology Student Film
Director Charles Namondwe
Country/Production UK
Release 1991
Length 37 mins
Format Colour / DVD / PAL / All region
Location Central/Southern Africa
Ethnic Group Chewa
Collection GCVA, School of Social Sciences, The University of Manchester
University School of Social Sciences, The University of Manchester
Order No RAI-200.3000
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Performed by the Chewa secret societies, Gule Wamkulu is a form of masked dance which takes place at male initiation ceremonies, funerals, and other major celebrations. Acting as a medium between the ancestral world of spirits and the mundane present, Gule Wamkulu symbolises almost the entire spectrum of life's emotions and actions.
