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Author:   Ralph Buck ,  Barbara Snook ,  Debarshi Prasad Nath
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge India
Weight:   0.694kg
ISBN:  

9781032452388

ISBN 10:   1032452382
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   18 July 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Introduction 1. Glimpses of the dance world of North-East India 2. Sattriya dance: A narrative of its journey through the ages 3. Moving objects and thinking body: A dancer’s narrative 4. Discovering Sannidhi/a confluence: A dance exchange between Assam and Aotearoa, New Zealand 5. Kherai’s dance world: Promoting solidarity and tradition 6. The dance and the dancers: Tradition and innovation within the indigenous performances of the ritual dance of the Hudum Deo 7. Identity revivalism through folk dances amongst the tribal communities of Assam 8. Bihu performance of the Morans of Assam 9. Social media and the politics of dance 10. Gender and dance: “Gazing” at the Doudini and the female Sattriya and Bihuwoti dancers 11. Reflections on dance education workshops in Assam: Towards critical and creative thinking 12. Echoing the rhythm: Voices of school dance teachers 13. Dancers’ voices 14. Dance through the performers’ lens 15. Studio dance teachers’ journeys 16. The performers of folk dances

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Debarshi Prasad Nath is Head of the Department of Cultural Studies at Tezpur University, Assam, India. Debarshi was the Principal Investigator for a partnership programme with UNICEF India, working on the empowerment of adolescents using folklore as a medium of communication, focusing primarily on folk music and dance. Debarshi’s wide-ranging academic areas of interest are evident in his critical contributions from Cultural Theory to Contemporary Cultural Practices. His wide-ranging interests are reflected in his publications, covering areas of translation, literature, folklore, films, societies, and cultures in transition. Ralph Buck is an award-winning teacher and academic leader. He is on the International Editorial Boards of Research in Dance Education (RIDE) and the Journal of Dance Education (JODE). He has collaborated with UNESCO in raising the profile in arts education around the world. He initiated, advocated for, and planned UNESCO’s International Arts Education Week. He is on the Council for the World Alliance for Arts Education. Ralph’s research and publications focus upon dance teaching and learning and community dance. Barbara Snook is a Professional Teaching Fellow and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Auckland where she engages in researching the use of arts integration in primary school classrooms. She is also currently serving as an adjunct Professor at Tezpur University in Assam. Barbara was the Caroline Plummer Fellow in Community Dance at the University of Otago in 2008. She is a successful author of dance textbooks widely used in Australia and New Zealand and was the recipient of an Osmotherly Award in 2007 for services toward the development of dance education in Queensland Australia. Barbara is currently researching the area of dance for older adults.

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