Staging British South Asian Culture - 9781138677159

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Staging British South Asian CultureBollywood and Bhangra in British Theatre\nAuthor(s): Jerri Daboo\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138677159, 978-1138677159\nSynopsis\nStaging British South Asian Culture: Bollywood and Bhangra in British Theatre looks afresh at the popularity of forms and aesthetics from Bollywood films and bhangra music and dance on the British stage.\n\nFrom Andrew Lloyd Webbers Bombay Dreams to the finals of Britains Got Talent, Jerri Daboo reconsiders the centrality of Bollywood and bhangra to theatre made for or about British South Asian communities. Addressing rarely discussed theatre companies such as Rifco, and phenomena such as the emergence of large- scale Bollywood revue performances, this volume goes some way towards remedying the lack of critical discourse around British South Asian theatre.\n\nA timely contribution to this growing field, Staging British South Asian Culture is ess.