Dancing Odissi

Paratopic Performances of Gender and State

Anurima Banerji (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2019
Seagull Books London Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-85742-553-9 (ISBN)

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Odissi holds iconic status as one of the eight classical dance forms recognized and promoted by the Indian government. This book traces the dance’s transformation from its historical role as a regional artistic practice to its modern incarnation as transnational spectacle, with a focus on the state’s regulation of the dance form and the performances of gender embedded within it. Using an interdisciplinary approach that brings together social history, political theory, and dance and performance studies, the book explores three original themes: the idea of the state as a choreographic agent; the performance of “extraordinary genders,” or those identities and acts that lie outside everyday norms; and the original concept of the “paratopia”—a space of alterity produced by performance. Through an investigation of these themes, the author explores how Odissi has shown the potential to challenge dominant cultural imperatives in India.

Anurima Banerji is an associate professor in the Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance at UCLA.

Erscheinungsdatum	02.10.2018
Reihe/Serie	Enactments
Verlagsort	Greenford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	15 x 23 mm
Gewicht	680 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Anthologien
	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Tanzen / Tanzsport
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-85742-553-6 / 0857425536
ISBN-13	978-0-85742-553-9 / 9780857425539
Zustand	Neuware