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Rewriting the script for South Indian dance.

Title
Rewriting the script for South Indian dance.
Author
Allen, Matthew Harp.

Details

Found In
Drama review. Cambridge, Mass. v. 41, no. 3, T155 (fall 1997), p. 63-100. ill.
Subject
  • Arundale, Rukmini Devi, 1904-
  • Coomaraswamy, Ananda K. 1877-1947
  • St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968
  • Pavlova, Anna, 1881-1931
  • Shankar, Uday, 1900-
  • Dance > India, South
  • Naṭarāja (Hindu deity)
Note
  • A study centering on Rukmini Devi, a central figure in the South Indian revival of dance, and on Nataraja, a manifestation of the Hindu god Siva, who became the central icon and master metaphor for the revival of dance and, arguably, for the Indian national movement as a whole. Includes discussion of Ananda Coomaraswamy, Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, and Anna Pavlova and Uday Shankar.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-100)
Call Number
NAFA (Drama review)
OCLC
NYPY98-B799
Author
Allen, Matthew Harp.
Title
Rewriting the script for South Indian dance.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-100)
Found In:
Drama review. Cambridge, Mass. v. 41, no. 3, T155 (fall 1997), p. 63-100. ill.
Research Call Number
NAFA (Drama review)
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