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Sulakshana Sen

Creativity in Indian DanceUday Shankar's Autumn Years, 1960 1977\nAuthor(s): Sulakshana Sen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9781032560786, 978-1032560786\nSynopsis\nHeralded as the father of Indian Creative Dance, and Indias cultural ambassador, Uday Shankar [tel] was a dancer and choreographer who created a vibrant new Indian dance form without any ethno-regional centricity. Over time, Shankars art evolved from being a representation of the exotic East, to a narrative of modern India. This book provides a detailed study of Shankars works in his autumn years [tel], which remain largely un-documented. It discusses the form and content of Shankars style, and its basic tenets - something hitherto unexplored. It also analyses Rabindranath Tagore and Uday Shankar as path-breakers of the duality in Indian performing arts traditions. The productions explored in detail are Samanya Kshati [tel], Shankars tour of USA,.