Uday Shankar and His Transcultural Experimentations

Dancing Modernity

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Urmimala Sarkar Munsi

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Transnational Theatre Histories

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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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Urmimala Sarkar Munsi is Associate Professor in the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Her research interests include the role of Anthropology in critical dance studies; gender, materiality and lived experience in dance; contemporary choreography; and performance documentation. Urmimala’s previous publications include Moving Space: Women in Dance (2018, co-edited with Aishika Chakraborty), Engendering Performance: Indian Women Performers Searching for Identity (2010, co-authored with Bishnupiya Dutt), Traversing Tradition: Celebrating Dance in India (2010, co-edited with Stephanie Burridge), and the edited collection Dance: Transcending Borders (2008).

Release date Australia

June 1st, 2022

Author

Urmimala Sarkar Munsi

Series

Transnational Theatre Histories

Pages

281

Edition

1st ed. 2022

Audience

Professional & Vocational

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11 Illustrations, color; 10 Illustrations, black and white; XVI, 281 p. 21 illus., 11 illus. in color.

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9783030932237

Product ID

35844330

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