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Uday Shankar and His Transcultural Experimentations: Dancing Modernity

Uday Shankar and His Transcultural Experimentations: Dancing Modernity

Paperback

Series: Transnational Theatre Histories

DanceGeneral Drama

ISBN10: 3030932265
ISBN13: 9783030932268
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Jun 2 2023
Pages: 281
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.67 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English
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.

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