Children Dancing in Bali : Practice, Performance, and Power.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McIntosh, Jonathan.

Series:

Dance and Performance Studies

Dance and Performance Studies ; v.17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dance for children--Indonesia--Bali (Province).

Dance for children.

Performing arts--Indonesia--Bali (Province).

Performing arts.

Bali (Indonesia : Province)--Social life and customs.

Bali (Indonesia : Province).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2025.

Summary:

"The question of power and agency between children and adults within the context of traditional Balinese dance remains multilayered. While adults exercise authority over children in formal settings, an alternative dynamic exists outside the confines of traditional performance contexts where children operate as artistic agents. In this illuminating ethnographic study of Balinese dance traditions, Jonathan McIntosh examines how children navigate the nexus of practice, performance, and power through the medium of Balinese culture. From structured dance classes to gatherings that embrace popular music, Children Dancing in Bali spotlights the creative potential of Balinese performance practices to negotiate identity and society"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction. Bali, dance, power

Fieldwork, experience, language: shaping the ethnographer

Continuity, change, creation: children's songs and song-games

Community, discipline, control: teaching and learning dance

Preparation, presentation, power: performing dance

Gender, emotions, Landscape: dancing children's barong

Power, agency, "disco": localizing popular music and dance

Conclusion. Moving through tradition.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781805399698

1805399691

9781805399704

1805399705

OCLC:

1513421117