Embodied Communities : : Dance Traditions and Change in Java / / Felicia Hughes-Freeland.
Court dance in Java has changed from a colonial ceremonial tradition into a national artistic classicism. Central to this general transformation has been dance’s role in personal transformation, developing appropriate forms of everyday behaviour and strengthening the powers of persuasion that come f...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York ;, Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2008] ©2008 |
| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Dance and Performance Studies ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- A Note on Spelling and Other Matters
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1. Introduction: Dance, Culture and Embodiment
- Chapter 2. Before the Nation: The Heyday of Court Dance
- Chapter 3. From Colony to Nation: Dance in the Reign of Ham˘engkubuwana IX (1940–1988)
- Chapter 4. Embodying Culture: Dance as Education
- Chapter 5. Performance and Symbolism: B˘edhaya and the Poetics of Power
- Chapter 6. The Art of Dancing: Joged Mataram
- Chapter 7. Changing Styles of Patronage: Tourism and Commoditization
- Chapter 8. Conclusion: Embodied Communities in the Nation State
- Appendices
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index