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The celestial dancers : Manipuri dance on Australian stage

Title
The celestial dancers : Manipuri dance on Australian stage / Amit Sarwal.
Author
Sarwal, Amit
Publication
  • Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
  • ©2022

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Description
xv, 145 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Summary
"The Celestial Dancers: Manipuri Dance on Australian Stage charts the momentous journey of the popularisation of Manipur's Hindu dances in Australia. Tradition has it that the people of Manipur, a northeastern state of India, are descended from the celestial gandharvas, dance and music blessed among them as a God's gift. The intricately symbolic Hindu dances of Manipur in their original religious forms were virtually unseen and unknown outside India until an Australian impresario, Louise Lightfoot, brought them to the stage in 1950s. Her experimental changes through a pioneering collaboration with dancers Rajkumar Priyagopal Singh and Ibetombi Devi modernized Manipuri dance for presentation on a global stage. This partnership moved Manipur's Hindu dances from the sphere of ritualistic temple practice to a formalized stage art abroad. Amit Sarwal chronicles how this movement, as in the case of other prominent Indian classical dances and dancers, enabled both Manipuri dance and dancers to gain recognition worldwide. This book is ideal for anyone with an interest in Hindu temple dance, Manipur dance, cross-cultural collaborations, and the globalising of Indian Classical Dance. The Celestial Dancers is a comprehensive study of how an exceptional Hindu dance form developed on the global stage"--
Series Statement
Routledge advances in theatre and performance studies
Uniform Title
Routledge advances in theatre and performance studies.
Subject
  • Lightfoot, Louise
  • Singh, Rajkumar Priyagopal
  • Devi, Ibetombi
  • 1900-1999
  • Dance > India > Manipur
  • Dance > Religious aspects > Hinduism
  • Choreography > Australia > History > 20th century
  • Choreography
  • Dance
  • Australia
  • India > Manipur
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages [121]-137) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Understanding Hinduism and Vaishnavism -- The Hindu dances of Manipur -- The making of an Australian impresario -- The prince and his master drummer -- The goddess of dancing -- Conclusion.
Call Number
*MGS (Hindu) 22-4652
ISBN
  • 9781032069449
  • 1032069449
  • 9781032070650
  • 103207065X
LCCN
2022005522
OCLC
1304832484
Author
Sarwal, Amit, author.
Title
The celestial dancers : Manipuri dance on Australian stage / Amit Sarwal.
Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
Copyright Date
©2022
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Routledge advances in theatre and performance studies
Routledge advances in theatre and performance studies.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [121]-137) and index.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Other Form:
Online version: Sarwal, Amit. Celestial dancers. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 9781003205203 (DLC) 2022005523
Research Call Number
*MGS (Hindu) 22-4652
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