Performers and Their Arts: Folk, Popular and Classical Genres in a Changing India

ISBN-13: 9780415401135 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 336 str.

Charsley, Simon

Opis

Introduction Part I: Caste, Community and performance

1. A ritual performance of Kerala, Vayala Vasudevan Pillai
2. The Patuas of Bengal, Makbul Islam
3. Bards and goddesses: The Pombalas in Tirupati, Anand Akundy
4. Explorations in the art forms of the Cindu madigas in Andhra, Y A Sudhakar Reddy and R R Harischandra
5. Caste identity and performance in a fisher-village of Assam, Kishore Bhattacharjee
Part II: Performance Beyond Caste
6. Telugu pady natakam in Andhra: Performance dynamics, P Subbachary
7. Modernising tradition: The yaksagana in Karnataka, Guru Rao Bapat
8. Kalarippayatt as aesthetics and the politics of invisibility in Kerala, P K Sasidharan
9. India People's Theatre Association in colonial Andhra, V Ramakrishna
10. Gaddar and the politics and pain of singing, D Venkat Rao
11. Reviving moghal tamsa in Orissa, Sachi Mohanty
Part III: Classical Dance and its Successors
12. New directions in Indian dance, Sunil Kothari
13. Transpositions in kuchipudi dance, Aruna Bhikshu
14. The impact of commercialization in dance, K Subadra Murthy
15. Art addressing social problems, Ananda Shankar Jayant

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1: Caste, Community and Performance  1. A Ritual Performance of Kerala  2. The Patuas of Bengal  3. Bards and Goddesses: The Pombalas in Tirupati  4. Explorations in the Art Forms of the Cindu Madigas in Andhra  5. Caste Identity and Performance in a Fisher-Village of Assam  Part 2: Performance Beyond Caste  6. Telugu Pady Natakam in Andhra: Performance Dynamics  6. Modernising Tradition: The Yaksagana in Karnataka  7. Kalarippayatt as Aesthetics and the Politics of Invisibility in Kerala  8. India People’s Theatre Association in Colonial Andhra  9. Gaddar and the Politics and Pain of Singing  10. Reviving Moghal Tamsa in Orissa  Part 3: Classical Dance and its Successors  11. New Directions in Indian Dance  12. Transpositions in Kuchipudi Dance  13. The Impact of Commercialization in Dance  14. Art Addressing Social Problems

O autorze

Simon Charsley taught Anthropology and Sociology at Glasgow University, Scotland for over twenty years. Author of several books on East Africa, Scotland and India, his current research is on performing artists of Andhra Pradesh (India) and their cultural significance. Laxmi N. Kadekar teaches Sociology at the University of Hyderabad, India. His research interests, which are the subject of the books and articles he has authored, include urban sociology, rural development, the Indian diaspora, and demographic change.