Languid bodies, grounded stances : the curving pathway of neoclassical Odissi dance / Nandini Sikand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sikand, Nandini, author.

Series:

Dance and performance studies ; v. 9.

Dance and performance studies ; volume 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Odissi dance.

Physical Description:

xiii, 234 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2017.

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. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 (Re)writing a History of Odissi Dance 31

Chapter 2 Choreographing Tradition and the Practice of Sadhana 72

Chapter 3 Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hain? Or "What's Behind the Blouse?" 110

Chapter 4 The Marketplace of Odissi Dance 138

Chapter 5 Odissistan: Embodying a Sacred Space 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781785333682

1785333682

OCLC:

960166644