9788182902046 - Indian Contemporary Dance Extravaganza von Banerjee, Utpal K. (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. 150 Illus.

60 b/w illus., 8 col. illus (illustrator). Contents 1 Contemporary sensibilities an introduction Narendra Sharma 2 Delhi overview Santosh Nair 3 Kolkata overview Sudarshan Chakravorty 4 Ideas and issues 5 Dance dramas and ballets 6 Folk forms 7 Festivals of choreography 8 Dance beyond borders 9 Dance and digital media Bibliography Index It is well known that Indian classical dances rooted in deep traditions came virtually into their own after the nations independence But the process had begun in the 1930s gathered momentum soon and received ample revitalization within next half a century Interestingly it was in the 1930s too that modern dance based on contemporary sensibilities also burst upon the scene Inspired by the western sources but consolidated by Uday Shankar and his ardent disciples many exciting dance styles have emerged which depend primarily on their practitioners The collective corpus of their work is seen here through an analytical eye in dialogue with the dancers so as not to miss their own creative viewpoints To each critical surveys body and soul has been added the dancers own voice by including Kolkata and Delhi overviews by two prominent professionals of contemporary genre This is an unusual stance steering clear of high scholarship and capturing instead the aura and aroma of practice alongside personality Indeed multiple ideas and issue with newer and newer themes even for classical solos and resembles have rediscovered their nascent focus dance dramas and ballets have touched new pinnacles myriad folk forms are rearranged to usher in new resilience and choreographic festivals are energized to inject novel concepts lands far and near have frequently discovered new affinities with this ancient civilization Not least a process is on to digitize and archive prevalent dance creations often throwing up unexpected angles All in all the book lavishly illustrated tries to faithfully mirror the exciting times that Indian contemporary dance lives in today 150 pp.