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Essays on Classical Indian Dance

By Donovan Roebert

Book information

Publisher
Jenny Stanford Publishing
Year
2021
ISBN
9789814877473, 9781003121138
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4513750 bytes)
Pages
384\385
Time added
2022-02-06 21:04:44

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Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Acknowledgements Chapter 1: On the Means and Ends of Rasa in Classical Indian Dance Chapter 2: Classical Indian Dance as Sadhana: Some Notes Inviting Elaboration Chapter 3: The Classical Indian Dancer as Poet, Interpreter, and Poem Itself: Some Simple Comments Chapter 4: Classical Indian Dance and the Western Rasika: A Storm in a Teacup Chapter 5: On the Principle and Significance of Pratitya Samutpada in Classical Indian Dance Chapter 6: On Nritta: The Suspended Consummation of the Tale Chapter 7: Classical Indian Dance as a Discipline of Thought Chapter 8: On the Ghungroos: Ankle-Bells of Servitude, and Mastery Chapter 9: The Space Between the Notes: Heather Lewis’s Remarkable Shastric Tour de Force Chapter 10: When is the Rasika Really a Rasika? Chapter 11: On the Gramma of Classical Indian Dance: A Grecian Perspective Chapter 12: Writing The Odissi Girl: A Literary Analogue for the Dance Chapter 13: The Presence of the Absent Dancer Chapter 14: The Triumph of Mylapore Gauri Ammal: A Short Incursion into Dance Genetics Chapter 15: The Language of the Dancing Body in Nritta: Part One Chapter 16: The Language of the Dancing Body in Nritta: Part Two Chapter 17: Eight Unities Re-enacted in Classical Indian Dance Chapter 18: Five Ways of Dancing That Get in the Way of Dance Chapter 19: The Preservation of Classical Indian Dance in Postmodernity Chapter 20: The Tenacious Survival of Classicism in Indian Dance Chapter 21: The Humanization of Rhythm and Form in Classical Indian Dance Chapter 22: The Problem of the Pushpanjali Chapter 23: Surprised by Dance: A Glimpse into my Personal Journey Chapter 24: Classical Indian Dance is a Humanism Chapter 25: Dance, Analysis, and the Willing Suspension of Disbelief Chapter 26: The Multilocality of Classical Indian Dance Chapter 27: On the Terrible Beauty of Moksha in Odissi Chapter 28: Jayantika: Archaeology and Imagination in the Reincarnation of Odissi Chapter 29: Sanjukta Panigrahi’s Contribution to Odissi: 1944–1964 Chapter 30: The Foundational Ambiguity in Classical Indian Dance Chapter 31: The Karma of Classicism in Indian Dance Chapter 32: A Note of Thanks Chapter 33: On the Dancing Feet Chapter 34: Rukmini Devi and the Devadasi Question: An Opinion Chapter 35: A Note on Sringara Rasa Chapter 36: Classical Indian Dance at the Crossroads Chapter 37: On Filming Classical Indian Dance Chapter 38: Rasa in Filmed Classical Indian Dance Chapter 39: The Ineffable in Classical Indian Dance Chapter 40: On the Movement from One Adavu to the Next Chapter 41: The Personal Approach to Dance Criticism Chapter 42: The Sanitizing and Cleansing of Bharata Natyam Chapter 43: On ‘Pseudo-Spirituality’ in Classical Indian Dance Chapter 44: On the Freedom of Odissi to be Itself Chapter 45: Why I Choose to Write about Classical Indian Dance Chapter 46: Classical Indian Dance and Social Justice Activism Chapter 47: In Search of the Basis of ‘Spirituality’ in Classical Indian Dance Index

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