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Bells of Change: Kathak Dance, Women and Modernity in India Book

Traces two centuries of Kathak from the colonial nautch dance to classical Kathak under nationalism and post-colonialism to transnationalism and globalization. Reorienting dance to focus on the lived experiences of dancers from a wide cross-section of society this book narrates the history of Kathak from baijis and tawaifs to the global stage.Read More

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  • Book Description

    This is the first critical study of Kathak dance. The book traces two centuries of Kathak, from the colonial nautch dance to classical Kathak under nationalism and post-colonialism to transnationalism and globalization. Reorienting dance to focus on the lived experiences of dancers from a wide cross-section of society, the book narrates the history of Kathak from baijis and tawaifs to the global stage.

  • 1905422482
  • 9781905422487
  • P Chakrevorty
  • 1 September 2008
  • Chicago University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 240
  • illustrated edition
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