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The dance of the rose and the nightingale / Nesta Ramazani.
Van Pelt Library GV1785.R34 A3 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ramazani, Nesta, 1932-
- Series:
- Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ramazani, Nesta, 1932-.
- Ramazani, Nesta.
- Dancers--Iran--Biography.
- Dancers.
- Women dancers--Iran--Biography.
- Women dancers.
- Iranian American women--Biography.
- Iranian American women.
- Iran.
- Iranian Americans--Biography.
- Iranian Americans.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Syracuse : Syracuse University Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- In her memoir Iranian-born Nesta Ramazani beautifully portrays her love of Persian and Western music, poetry, and dance. Yet as a young girl, translating this love into practice seemed an insurmountable task until an American woman pioneered the establishment of the first indigenous Iranian ballet company. As a member of this troupe, the author violated convention, performing first in her native land and then traveling abroad to exhibit this beautiful synthesis of Persian/Western forms to foreign audiences.
- The significance of this work transcends an autobiography penned by an Iranian woman -- still a taboo in traditional Iranian society -- it is a unique microcosm of today's universal quest for a dialogue among civilizations.
- Contents:
- Daring to Dance 1
- Winged Gods 14
- Arbab Kaykhosrow Shahrokh: Guardian of the Flame 23
- The Fire Worshipers 33
- Two Worlds 43
- Managing the Servants 58
- In a Persian Market 70
- In a Persian Garden 77
- Summer Escapades 88
- Caravan 101
- Life and Death 113
- Ave Maria 123
- Cotton and Fire 138
- Picking Up the Pieces 150
- The Joy of Dancing 164
- Greasepaint and Black Gold 175
- New Dreams 188
- Where East Meets West 196
- The Special Devotion of Love 206
- Revolt in the Ranks 224
- New Horizons 237
- New Beginnings 248
- The Garden of the Martyrs 257
- The Gathering Storm 267
- Leap into the Unknown 282.
- ISBN:
- 081560727X
- OCLC:
- 48474012
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