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OverviewAn in-depth study of the Festival of India (1985–1986) in the United States, one of the biggest events ever mounted to promote goodwill between two countries. Comprising more than seven hundred programs of music, dance, drama, film shows, art exhibitions, and workshops sponsored by over two hundred cultural institutions across over a hundred cities, the festival constituted a prismatic event that refracted the complex forces at play on the global stage during the 1980s. The Element delineates how this multi-sited spectacle of unprecedented size and near unfathomable political, economic, and cultural influence impacted theatre and performance studies. Simultaneously, it traces how two complex historical shifts were communicated to the global public at the end of the Cold War: India's desire to transition from planned Nehruvian socialism to laissez faire capitalism and the efflorescence of the model of 'cultural development' that centred the arts in development. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rashna Darius Nicholson (University of Warwick)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9781009485999ISBN 10: 1009485997 Pages: 86 Publication Date: 16 May 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available, will be POD  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon it's release. This is a print on demand item which is still yet to be released. Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. 'All the Raj: India is in, and everyone's going subcontinental'; 3. The administrative organization of the festival; 4. Actors; 5. Cultural development; 6. Zoological performance: Aditi, Mela!, and the golden eye; 7. Theatrical performance: Peter Brook's Mahabharata; 8. Conclusion; References.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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