Indian Classical Dance and the Making of Postcolonial Nationa... - 9781138229983

Taylor & Francis

Indian Classical Dance and the Making of Postcolonial National IdentitiesDancing on Empire's Stage\nAuthor(s): Sitara Thobani\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138229983, 978-1138229983\nSynopsis\nIndian Classical Dance and the Making of Postcolonial National Identities explores what happens when a national-cultural production is reproduced outside the immediate social, political and cultural context of its origin. \n\nWhereas most previous studies have analysed Indian classical dance in the context of Indian history and culture, this volume situates this dance practice in the longstanding trasnational linkages between India and the UK. What is the relation between the contemporary performance of Indian classical dance and the constitution of national, diasporic and multicultural identity? Where and how does Indian dance derive its productive power in the postcolonial moment? How do diasporic and nationalist repre.