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At Home in the World

At Home in the World

Bharata Natyam on the Global Stage

by Janet O'Shea
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/05/2007

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One of the most popular and widely performed dance styles in India and around the world, bharata natyam has made the transition from its beginnings in the temples and courts of southern India to a highly respected international phenomenon. In this study of a classical dance form, author Janet O'Shea tracks the choreographic transformations that accompanied the transfer of bharata natyam to the urban concert stage in the 1930s and 1940s. At Home in the World situates these changes within the political debates of their time, and further ties the concerns of this period to present-day practice. The history of this dance is also a history of India itself, and readers can trace various national struggles over gender identity, regionalism, and globalism through O'Shea's narrative. With over 250 teachers in the United States alone, bharata natyam offers a remarkable case study of how a traditional art form moves into the world.
ISBN:
9780819568373
9780819568373
Category:
Dance
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-05-2007
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wesleyan University Press
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
240
Dimensions (mm):
229x152x16mm
Weight:
0.4kg

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