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Illicit Worlds of Indian Dance - Cultures of Exclusion (Hardcover)
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Until the 1930s no woman could perform in public and retain
respectability in India. Professional female performers were
courtesans and dancing girls who lived beyond the confines of
marriage, but were often powerful figures in social and cultural
life. Women's roles were often also taken by boys and men, some of
whom were simply female impersonators, others transgender. Since
the late nineteenth century the status, livelihood and identity of
these performers have all diminished, with the result that many of
them have become involved in sexual transactions and sexualised
performances. Meanwhile, upper-class, upper-caste women have taken
control of the classical performing arts and also entered the film
industry, while a Bollywood dance and fitness craze has recently
swept middle class India. In her historical on-the-ground study,
Anna Morcom investigates the emergence of illicit worlds of dance
in the shadow of India's official performing arts. She explores
over a century of marginalisation of courtesans, dancing girls, bar
girls and transgender performers, and de- scribes their lives as
they struggle with stigmatisation, derision and loss of livelihood.
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Imprint: |
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2013 |
Authors: |
Anna Morcom
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Dimensions: |
216 x 138 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84904-278-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Dance >
Folk dancing
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LSN: |
1-84904-278-0 |
Barcode: |
9781849042789 |
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