Essays on classical Indian dance / Donovan Roebert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roebert, Donovan, 1959- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk dancing, Indic.

Dance.

Dance--India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Jenny Stanford Publishing, [2021]

Summary:

The book is a wide-ranging collection of essays on Indian classical dance, which include writings on dance appreciation, the criticism, theory and philosophy of dance, as well as some historical and light controversial articles. Also included is a seminal and unique monograph on the contribution of Sanjukta Panigrahi to the development of Odissi. The book approaches the subject from an internationalist point of view and opens up new possibilities for the appreciation of Indian dance in the context of a global intercultural critique. In addition, it is beautifully illustrated with a number of photographs captured by Arun Kumar. It will enrich and provide new ways of understanding for classical Indian dance, both for the dance community and for the general reader.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: On the Means and Ends of Rasa in Classical Indian Dance

Chapter 2: Classical Indian Dance as Sadhana: Some Notes Inviting Elaboration

Chapter 3: The Classical Indian Dancer as Poet, Interpreter, and Poem Itself: Some Simple Comments

Chapter 4: Classical Indian Dance and the Western Rasika: A Storm in a Teacup

Chapter 5: On the Principle and Significance of Pratitya Samutpada in Classical Indian Dance

Chapter 6: On Nritta: The Suspended Consummation of the Tale

Chapter 7: Classical Indian Dance as a Discipline of Thought

Chapter 8: On the Ghungroos: Ankle-Bells of Servitude, and Mastery

Chapter 9: The Space Between the Notes: Heather Lewis's Remarkable Shastric Tour de Force

Chapter 10: When is the Rasika Really a Rasika?

Chapter 11: On the Gramma of Classical Indian Dance: A Grecian Perspective

Chapter 12: Writing The Odissi Girl: A Literary Analogue for the Dance

Chapter 13: The Presence of the Absent Dancer

Chapter 14: The Triumph of Mylapore Gauri Ammal: A Short Incursion into Dance Genetics

Chapter 15: The Language of the Dancing Body in Nritta: Part One

Chapter 16: The Language of the Dancing Body in Nritta: Part Two

Chapter 17: Eight Unities Re-enacted in Classical Indian Dance

Chapter 18: Five Ways of Dancing That Get in the Way of Dance

Chapter 19: The Preservation of Classical Indian Dance in Postmodernity

Chapter 20: The Tenacious Survival of Classicism in Indian Dance

Chapter 21: The Humanization of Rhythm and Form in Classical Indian Dance

Chapter 22: The Problem of the Pushpanjali

Chapter 23: Surprised by Dance: A Glimpse into my Personal Journey

Chapter 24: Classical Indian Dance is a Humanism.

Chapter 25: Dance, Analysis, and the Willing Suspension of Disbelief

Chapter 26: The Multilocality of Classical Indian Dance

Chapter 27: On the Terrible Beauty of Moksha in Odissi

Chapter 28: Jayantika: Archaeology and Imagination in the Reincarnation of Odissi

Chapter 29: Sanjukta Panigrahi's Contribution to Odissi: 1944-1964

Chapter 30: The Foundational Ambiguity in Classical Indian Dance

Chapter 31: The Karma of Classicism in Indian Dance

Chapter 32: A Note of Thanks

Chapter 33: On the Dancing Feet

Chapter 34: Rukmini Devi and the Devadasi Question: An Opinion

Chapter 35: A Note on Sringara Rasa

Chapter 36: Classical Indian Dance at the Crossroads

Chapter 37: On Filming Classical Indian Dance

Chapter 38: Rasa in Filmed Classical Indian Dance

Chapter 39: The Ineffable in Classical Indian Dance

Chapter 40: On the Movement from One Adavu to the Next

Chapter 41: The Personal Approach to Dance Criticism

Chapter 42: The Sanitizing and Cleansing of Bharata Natyam

Chapter 43: On 'Pseudo-Spirituality' in Classical Indian Dance

Chapter 44: On the Freedom of Odissi to be Itself

Chapter 45: Why I Choose to Write about Classical Indian Dance

Chapter 46: Classical Indian Dance and Social Justice Activism

Chapter 47: In Search of the Basis of 'Spirituality' in Classical Indian Dance

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-312113-6

1-000-26075-5

1-003-12113-6

1-000-26069-0

9781003121138

OCLC:

1245926590