The book reproduces more than 250 extracts from important texts, which provide examples of how dance in India was perceived as an art, as well its position in the broader cultural, religious, social, and ethical environment.
The book reproduces more than 250 extracts from important texts, which provide examples of how dance in India was perceived as an art, as well its position in the broader cultural, religious, social, and ethical environment.
Donovan Roebert is an artist and writer whose artworks are sold internationally. He has published works on Buddhism, inter-religious dialogue, and Indian dance, as well as a play and four novels. Roebert is an independent researcher into pictorial and textual data for the history of dance in India. He has written articles for various journals and other print media and hosts the blog Aspects of Pictorial Indian Dance History, where he has published more than 50 essays on historical pictorial items relating to Indian dance.
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1. Prelude: 1298 1711 2. Sightings, Viewings, Explications, and Opinions: 1770 1830 3. Writings from the Bengal Presidency: 1813 1837 4. The Decade of Encounter: 1830 1840 5. The Beginnings of the Repetitive Narrative: 1840 1850 6. Beautiful Bodies, Graceful Dances, Moral Dilemmas: 1855 1860 7. Getting to Grips with the Bayadère: 1860 1870 8. A Royal Performance and Other Perceptions: 1870 1880 9. A Slowly Brewing Storm: 1880 1890 10. A Detour to the Ethnic Exhibitions and Shows: 1880s 1920s 11. Dancing in India in the Storm of Reform: 1890 1900 12. Loathing, Examination, Analysis, and Appreciation: 1900 1910 13. A Decade of Contradiction and Appropriation: 1910 1920 14. The Beginning of the End: 1920 1930
1. Prelude: 1298 1711 2. Sightings, Viewings, Explications, and Opinions: 1770 1830 3. Writings from the Bengal Presidency: 1813 1837 4. The Decade of Encounter: 1830 1840 5. The Beginnings of the Repetitive Narrative: 1840 1850 6. Beautiful Bodies, Graceful Dances, Moral Dilemmas: 1855 1860 7. Getting to Grips with the Bayadère: 1860 1870 8. A Royal Performance and Other Perceptions: 1870 1880 9. A Slowly Brewing Storm: 1880 1890 10. A Detour to the Ethnic Exhibitions and Shows: 1880s 1920s 11. Dancing in India in the Storm of Reform: 1890 1900 12. Loathing, Examination, Analysis, and Appreciation: 1900 1910 13. A Decade of Contradiction and Appropriation: 1910 1920 14. The Beginning of the End: 1920 1930
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