This, the fourth book in the series 'Celebrating Dance in Asia and the Pacific', explores the current dance scene in Australia from a wide perspective that mirrors the creative engagement of artists with Australian culture and the landscape. It looks at Indigenous dance, choreography beyond theatre, youth and community dance, Australian dancers’ versatility and risk-taking. The comprehensive essays recount immigrant influences, the legacy of the Ballets ...
Dance, to a large extent, has remained outside the arena of academic discourse. This comprehensive anthology by acknowledged luminaries in the field provides a platform for this discourse. The articles in this book are rooted in research on important and relevant issues in Dance Studies and incorporate a multidisciplinary approach covering the diversity of dance practices in Malaysia from court to folk, contemporary and indigenous dance. The volume includes ...
This anthology celebrates and documents dance in its various forms in contemporary India. Dance occupies the most prestigious place of all performing arts in India yet curiously, to a large extent, it has remained outside the arena of academic discourse. The articles here, incorporating a multidisciplinary approach, are rooted in research on relevant issues in the area of Dance Studies. The volume includes contributions from eminent scholars, writers and ...
This book celebrates and documents the resurgence of dance in Cambodia after the fall of the Khmer Rouge and the infamous Pol Pot regime. It honours the remarkable commitment of the few remaining masters of the art of dance who are reviving and preserving the famous classical dances, as well as the courage and resolution of young artists who are imaginatively pursuing their passion to forge new paths in contemporary dance. n 2003, Cambodian classical dance was ...