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"East Meets West in Dance" chronicles this development in the words
of many of its best known and most active exponents. This
collection of articles provides a theoretical discussion of the
promises and pitfalls inherent in transplanting art forms from one
culture to another; it offers practical guidance for those who
might want to participate in this enterprise and explains the
general history of the dance exchange to date. It also identifies
the differences that are unique to specific cultures, such as the
development of theatrical forms, arts education, and the status of
artists. This is a first examination of a phenomenon that has
already touched most people in the arts community worldwide, and
that none can afford to ignore.
A lively dialogue has evolved over the last few decades between
dance professionals -- performers, teachers and administrators --
in the United States and Europe and their counterparts in Asia and
the Pacific rim.
"East Meets West in Dance" chronicles this development in the words
of many of its best known and most active exponents. This
collection of articles provides a theoretical discussion of the
promises and pitfalls inherent in transplanting art forms from one
culture to another; it offers practical guidance for those who
might want to participate in this enterprise and explains the
general history of the dance exchange to date. It also identifies
the differences that are unique to specific cultures, such as the
development of theatrical forms, arts education, and the status of
artists. This is a first examination of a phenomenon that has
already touched most people in the arts community worldwide, and
that none can afford to ignore.
A lively dialogue has evolved over the last few decades between
dance professionals -- performers, teachers and administrators --
in the United States and Europe and their counterparts in Asia and
the Pacific rim.
Untouchable migrants made up a substantial proportion of Indian
labour migration into Singapore in the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries. During this period, they were subject to forms of caste
prejudice and discrimination that powerfully reinforced their
identities as untouchables overseas. Today, however, untouchability
has disappeared from the public sphere and has been replaced by
other notions of identity, leaving unanswered questions as to how
and when this occurred. The untouchable migrant is also largely
absent from popular narratives of the past. This book takes the
"disappearance" as a starting point to examine a history of
untouchable migration amongst Indians who arrived in Singapore from
its modern founding as a British colony in the early nineteenth
century through to its independence in 1965. Using oral history
records, archival sources, colonial ethnography, newspapers and
interviews, this book examines the lives of untouchable migrants
through their everyday experience in an overseas multi-ethnic
environment. It examines how these migrants who in many ways
occupied the bottom rungs of their communities and colonial
society, framed transnational issues of identity and social justice
in relation to their experiences within the broader Indian diaspora
in Singapore. The book trances the manner in which untouchable
identities evolved and then receded in response to the dramatic
social changes brought about by colonialism, war and post-colonial
nationhood. By focusing on a subaltern group from the past, this
study provides an alternative history of Indian migration to
Singapore and a different perspective on the cultural conversations
that have taken place between India and Singapore for much of the
island's modern history.
Untouchable migrants made up a substantial proportion of Indian
labour migration into Singapore in the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries. During this period, they were subject to forms of caste
prejudice and discrimination that powerfully reinforced their
identities as untouchables overseas. Today, however, untouchability
has disappeared from the public sphere and has been replaced by
other notions of identity, leaving unanswered questions as to how
and when this occurred. The untouchable migrant is also largely
absent from popular narratives of the past. This book takes the
"disappearance" as a starting point to examine a history of
untouchable migration amongst Indians who arrived in Singapore from
its modern founding as a British colony in the early nineteenth
century through to its independence in 1965. Using oral history
records, archival sources, colonial ethnography, newspapers and
interviews, this book examines the lives of untouchable migrants
through their everyday experience in an overseas multi-ethnic
environment. It examines how these migrants who in many ways
occupied the bottom rungs of their communities and colonial
society, framed transnational issues of identity and social justice
in relation to their experiences within the broader Indian diaspora
in Singapore. The book trances the manner in which untouchable
identities evolved and then receded in response to the dramatic
social changes brought about by colonialism, war and post-colonial
nationhood. By focusing on a subaltern group from the past, this
study provides an alternative history of Indian migration to
Singapore and a different perspective on the cultural conversations
that have taken place between India and Singapore for much of the
island's modern history.
A girl hits a drum but gets carried away as she finds more and more
things to tap - much to the annoyance of her cat! Oxford Reading
Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that
will fire children's imaginations and develop their comprehension
skills. The variety of authors and illustrators broadens children's
reading experience, with something to appeal to every child. This
story is one of six titles at Oxford Level 1+, which are phonically
decodable with some extra high-interest words to expand children's
vocabularies and enrich the stories. All the books in the series
are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every reader to the
right book.
The sex scandal that toppled Dominique Strauss-Kahn gripped the
world with its salacious allegations, dramatic twists, and a
stunning turnabout in court. But the public saw only a fraction of
what really went on behind the scenes, where justice played second
fiddle to egos, political pressures, and investigative missteps.
Now award-winning reporter John Solomon""exposes the story you
didn't know, delivering a searing indictment of American justice at
its moment of intense international scrutiny.
When Strauss-Kahn arrived in New York on Friday, May 13, 2011, he
was an international political powerhouse and favorite to win the
French presidential election. By Monday, he was sitting in the
notorious Rikers Island jail, his career in tatters.
Likewise, when hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo arrived at work on
Saturday morning, she never could have predicted that a brief
encounter with a VIP guest would put her at the center of a legal
and public relations battle that would leave her life in
shambles.
Those seven minutes in Suite 2806 would throw international
politics into turmoil, eliminate one of the key players in Europe's
debt crisis, and create a trial by fire for Manhattan's rookie
district attorney. And it would all happen under the eye of a
frenzied media which at first presumed guilt before suddenly
turning the tables on the alleged victim. The public was left
wondering: Was Dominique Strauss-Kahn guilty or innocent?
Solomon goes past the headlines to show how personal clashes,
ambition, and media leaks took precedence over facts and evidence.
He chronicles the personal battles that went on behind the scenes,
from suicide worries to AIDS scares, and the toll they took on key
players. He lays out in gripping detail all the facts, good and
bad, pro and con, so that finally the public can judge what really
happened in one of the most fascinating criminal cases of the last
decade.
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