9781905422487
This is the first critical study of Kathak dance. Bells of Change traces two centuries of Kathak, from the colonial nautch dance to classical Kathak under nationalism and post-colonialism to transnationalism and globalization. Reorienting dance to focus on the lived experiences of dancers from a wide cross-section of society, the book narrates the history of Kathak from baijis and tawaifs to the global stage.

Table of Contents
Introduction: Locating Dance
From Petty Nautch to Classical Kathak
Media Mediations, Public Modernity and Changing Patronage
Kathak in Everyday Practice and Women´s Lives
Tradition and Innovation
Dancing into Modernity
Media Mediations, Public Modernity and Changing Patronage
Kathak in Everyday Practice and Women´s Lives
Tradition and Innovation
Dancing into Modernity
Conclusion
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