Indian modern dance, feminism and transnationalism

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    • Purkayastha, Prarthana

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Indian modern dance, feminism and transnationalism

Prarthana Purkayastha

(New world choreographies)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This book examines modern dance as a form of embodied resistance to political and cultural nationalism in India through the works of five selected modern dance makers: Rabindranath Tagore, Uday Shankar, Shanti Bardhan, Manjusri Chaki Sircar and Ranjabati Sircar.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Rabindranath Tagore and Eclecticism in Twentieth Century Indian Dance 2. Uday Shankar and the Performance of Alterity in Indian Dance 3. Shanti Bardhan and Dance as Protest 4. Manjusri Chaki Sircar and Feminist New Dance 5. Ranjabati Sircar and the Politics of Identity in Indian Dance Conclusions Notes References Index

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