Cultural Dance in Australia: Essays on performance contexts beyond the Pale
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This book draws on theories of aesthetics, post-colonialism, multiculturalism and transnationalism to explore salient aspects of perpetuating traditional dance customs in diaspora. It is the first book to present a broad-ranging analysis of cultural dance in Australia. Topics include adaptation of dance customs within a post-migration context, multicultural festivals, prominent performers, historiographies and archives, and the relative positionings of cultural and Western theatrical dance genres. The book offers a decolonized appraisal of dance in Australia, critiquing past and present praxes and offering suggestions for the future. Overall, it underscores the highly variegated nature of the Australian dance landscape and advocates for greater recognition of amateur community dance practices. Cultural Dance in Australia makes a substantial contribution to the catalogue of work about immigrants and cultural dance styles that continue to be preserved in Australia. This book will be of interest to scholars of dance, performance studies, migration studies and transnationalism. Acknowledgements Contents List of Figures 1 Introduction Structure of the Book Notes 2 Dance in Diaspora Diaspora Transnationalism About Dance Dance and Immigrant Communities Taxonomic Terms in Dance Studies Notes 3 The West/Rest Pirouette: Division in the Dance Canon The Rise of ‘West is best’ Philosophy Australian Multiculturalism: Theory and Practical Implications Social Context and Dance Dance in the Western Canon Cultural Dance: Positioning ‘The Rest’ Some Categories of Cultural Dance in ‘the Rest’ Cultural Dance in Other Performative and Social Contexts Cultural Dance in Australia Indigenous Australian Dance Broader Sociocultural and Choreological Issues in Australia Notes 4 Motifs of Migration: Reproducing Dance in a New Environment The Homeland Context Leaving the Homeland Diasporic Dance: Practical Adaptations The Influence of the Dominant Culture Transnational Connectivity in Dance Organisational Transnationalism Pedagogical Transnationalism Material Transnationalism Case Study: The Kumpanjija of Blato, Croatia82 Musical Accompaniment Staging the Event Conclusion Notes 5 In the Spotlight: Public Performances of Cultural Dance in Australia Places and Spaces Strategies of Self-Representation The Role of the Audience at a Dance Performance Intercultural Encounters Public Performances in Multicultural Australia Notes 6 The Shell Folkloric Festival: The Most Prominent Multicultural Event In the Beginning: The Original Concert, 1973 Artistic Control The Cohort of Performers Programs and Promotional Material A Holistic View of the Festival A Revisionist Appraisal Notes 7 Riverdance and the Dissolution of Cultural Boundaries in Australian Irish Dancing Choreo-Musical Conditioning Choreography Appearance Music and Sound Narrative A Prominent Venue Marketing Professionalism Modern, Global Appeal Australian Irish Dancing: Now Open to All Notes 8 The Ivory Tower and Its Fixed Pointe of Reference Aesthetics Ramifications in Dance Practices Dance Writings and Stock Stories: Evolution, Hierarchy and Universalism Notes 9 Borders, Boundaries and Difference Beth Dean Margaret Walker Walker’s Inspiration: Igor Moiseyev Dance Concert Dance Concert and Participatory Encounters Notes 10 The White Pages: Dance in Australian Textual Records Evolution Beth Dean: Evolution, a Dance Hierarchy and Universalism Newspapers: Journalistic Observers Enter the Colonies Dancing: A History of Dance in Australia 1835–1940 Ballet in Australia: The Second Act, 1940–1980 Australia Dances: Creating Australian Dance 1945–1965 Websites and Reports Conclusion Notes 11 The Need for an Archive of Cultural Dance Archiving Dance Existing Collections: Overseas Existing Collections: Australia Building the Archival Collection Orality in Dance Archives The Proposed Archive: Development Strategies and Potential Benefits Conclusion Appendix 1: A Selection of Cultural Dance Groups in Sydney, Australia Notes 12 Steps Towards the Future Affirmation of Multiculturalism Diversity Recognising the ‘Other’ Diversity Decolonising Australian Dance Choreographies of Change Some Final Words Notes Bibliography Index
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