Embodied communities : dance traditions and change in Java /

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 c...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hughes-Freeland, Felicia, 1954-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2008.
Series:Dance and performance studies ; v. 2.
Subjects:
Dance > Indonesia > Java.
Court dancing > Indonesia > Java.
Social change > Indonesia > Java.
Danse > Indonésie > Java.
Danses de cour > Indonésie > Java.
PERFORMING ARTS > Dance > Folk.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Court dancing
Dance
Manners and customs
Social change
Java (Indonesia) > Social life and customs.
Java (Indonésie) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Indonesia > Java
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Dance, culture and embodiment
  • Before the nation : the heyday of court dance
  • From colony to nation : dance in the reign of Haměngkubuwana IX (1940-1988)
  • Embodying culture : dance as education
  • Performance and symbolism : Bědhaya and the poetics of power
  • The art of dancing : Joged Mataram
  • Changing styles of patronage : tourism and commoditization
  • Conclusion: Embodied communities in the nation state.

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