Indian Classical Dance: The Renaissance and Beyond

This is best book for all the Indian classical dance lovers, also it's very helpful if you are taking degree in classical dance, there is huge deep information of all the Indian classical dances. And also all the pages are colourful and beautiful, the book is quiet heavy and fully hardcover ,it's like encyclopedia of dance. Loved it so much.

A great book. However pages were torn from the sides

The book "Indian Classical Dance:The Renaissance and Beyond" comes from the dance critic and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award recipient Leela Venkataraman. Here the author describes a golden period starting from 1930s to 1970s, which becomes a renaissance period for Indian classical dance with successful revival of various classical forms and practices. A number of dedicated schools of Indian dances across the country were established during this renaissance period by legendary Gurus of respective dance tradition. Many of these forms become the living traditions, with an attribution of intangible cultural heritage assets. Sangeet Natak Akademi promotes Indian classical dance in different forms by awarding Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards to dedicated and outstanding dancers and their gurus. Later, many of these legendary gurus and dancers became recipients of the Padma Awards - the highest civilian awards in India for promoting arts and cultures.This book identifies eight forms of Indian classical dance, namely, Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Manipuri, Mohiniattam, Odissi and Sattriya. The author describes historical perspective of each classical form with appropriate anecdotes, recalling contributions made by the legendary gurus and outstanding dancers in that particular form. This book is systematically structured and contains twelve elaborated chapters. These are:Chapter 1. Introduction;Chapter 2. Legendary Gurus Show the Way for Bharatanatyam;Chapter 3. Kathak: From Durbar to Proscenium;Chapter 4. Kathakali: Peaks and Downfalls;Chapter 5. Sattriya in Monastic and Proscenium Manifestations;Chapter 6. Manipuri: Striking a Uniquely Different Note;Chapter 7. The Enchantment of Mohiniattam;Chapter 8. The Changing Faces of Kuchipudi;Chapter 9. Odissi: The Oldest in an Post Independence Manifestation;Chapter 10. Transmission in a Changing Teacher/ Taught Relationship;Chapter 11. Patronage and Sponsorship of Indian Classical Dance; andChapter 12. The Contemporary/ Classical Dialectic.This book provides a comprehensive account of the eight forms of Indian classical dance as well as their neo-classical forms. This book is recommended for researchers of Indian classical dance traditions, as well as cultural historians, dancers, performing artists and choreographers.