Uday Shankar and His Transcultural Experimentations
Dancing Modernity
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Beschreibung
This monograph presents a specific experience of modernity within the context of Indian dance by looking at the transcultural journey of Indian dancer / choreographer Uday Shankar (1900b – 1977d). His popularity in Europe and America as an Oriental male dancer in the first half of the 20th century, and his worldwide recognition as the Ambassador of Indian culture, are brought into a historiographical perspective within the cultural and social reforms of early twentieth century India. By exploring his artistic journey beyond India in the period between the two world wars, and his experience of dance making, presentational technique and representation of India through various phases of his life, a path is forged to understanding the emergence of modernity in Indian dance.
Examines the transcultural journey of Indian dancer / choreographer Uday Shankar Presents the first detailed analysis of Shankar’s dance techniques and choreography Explores the absence of critical discourse around modernity as a leading impulse in Indian dance
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Urmimala Sarkar Munsi
Themen in »Uday Shankar and His Transcultural Experimentations«
Choreography Indian Dance Modernity Orientalism Uday Shankar Masculinity Gender Identity Performing Arts Transnational Transcultural 20th Century Dance