Indian Dance - The Ultimate Metaphor

Author: Shanta Serbjeet SinghPublisher: Bookwise IndiaYear: 2000Language: EnglishPages: 257ISBN/UPC (if available): 8187330015 DescriptionThis fabulous art book touches all aspects of Indian dance spanning from the traditional to the futuristic. It is a seminal volume with contributions from some of the most eminent names in their respective field of dance complemented by a rare portfolio of photographs of gurus and dancers - both past and present. This book recognizes the fact that within India a new generation of Yamini Krishnamurtys and Sonal Mansinghs has grown up. They juggle a serious passion for dance with a host of other interests, from computer studies and mathematics to microbiology. It touches all aspects of Indian dance spanning from the traditional to the futuristic. It blends analysis and interpretation and offers a bracing perspective on how classical dance has taken shape through the ages, enriched our culture and maintained our store of wisdom, sanity and humanity,