Performers and Their Arts
Folk, Popular and Classical Genres in a Changing India
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Gewicht:
585 g
Format:
217x151x26 mm
Beschreibung:
A fascinating study that seeks to determine whether the performing arts are still alive in India today. A respected team of contributors examine the role culture and tradition have played in building a performing memory bank of great depth and range.
A fascinating study that seeks to determine whether the performing arts are still alive in India today. A respected team of contributors examine the role culture and tradition have played in building a performing memory bank of great depth and range.
Introduction Part 1: Caste, Community and Performance 1. A Ritual Performance of Kerala 2. The Patuas of Bengal 3. Bards and Goddesses: The Pombalas in Tirupati 4. Explorations in the Art Forms of the Cindu Madigas in Andhra 5. Caste Identity and Performance in a Fisher-Village of Assam Part 2: Performance Beyond Caste 6. Telugu Pady Natakam in Andhra: Performance Dynamics 6. Modernising Tradition: The Yaksagana in Karnataka 7. Kalarippayatt as Aesthetics and the Politics of Invisibility in Kerala 8. India People¿s Theatre Association in Colonial Andhra 9. Gaddar and the Politics and Pain of Singing 10. Reviving Moghal Tamsa in Orissa Part 3: Classical Dance and its Successors 11. New Directions in Indian Dance 12. Transpositions in Kuchipudi Dance 13. The Impact of Commercialization in Dance 14. Art Addressing Social Problems