| Description |
1 online resource (248 pages) |
| Series |
Dance and Performance Studies ; v. 9 |
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Dance and performance studies.
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| Contents |
Languid Bodies, Grounded Stances; Languid Bodies, Grounded Stances -- The Curving Pathway of Neoclassical Odissi Dance -- Nandini Sikand; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction -- Towards a Global Community; Chapter 1 -- (Re)writing a History of Odissi Dance; Chapter 2 -- Choreographing Tradition and the Practice of Sadhana; Chapter 3 -- Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hain? Or "What's Behind the Blouse?"; Chapter 4 -- The Marketplace of Odissi Dance; Chapter 5 -- Odissistan; Conclusion -- Looking Within and Without; Key Informants; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Widely believed to be the oldest Indian dance tradition, odissi has transformed over the centuries from a sacred temple ritual to a transnational genre performed--and consumed--throughout the world. Building on ethnographic research in multiple locations, this book charts the evolution of odissi dance and reveals the richness, rigor, and complexity of the form as it is practiced today. As author and dancer-choreographer Nandini Sikand shows, the story of odissi is ultimately a story of postcolonial India, one in which identity, nationalism, tradition, and neoliberal politics dramatically come together |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Odissi dance.
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PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Regional & Ethnic.
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Odissi dance
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781785333699 |
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1785333690 |
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