Indian Classical Dance and the Making of Postcolonial National Identities

Download or read book Indian Classical Dance and the Making of Postcolonial National Identities written by Sitara Thobani and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Setting the scene: a transcultural history of Indian dance -- 3 Keeping time: constructions and performances of historical narrative -- 4 Covering space: mobility, transnationalism, race -- 5 Playing roles: postcolonial performances of gender -- 6 Marking the stage: finding the religious, the spiritual and the secular in Indian classical dance -- 7 Conclusion -- Index