At home in the world? Bharata Natyam as transnational interpreter.

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O'Shea, J. 2003. At home in the world? Bharata Natyam as transnational interpreter. The Drama Review. 47 (1), pp. 176-186. https://doi.org/10.1162/105420403321250071
TypeArticle
TitleAt home in the world? Bharata Natyam as transnational interpreter.
AuthorsO'Shea, J.
Abstract

This article examines dancers' practice, in Bharata Natyam, of providing a verbal translation of dance pieces before performing them. It critiques the demand for such discursive interpretation through a discussion of textual orientalism. This is the only article in print to raise such a discussion. It proceeds to consider choreographic strategies as alternative modes of translation. This essay, therefore, is one of the few in the Bharata Natyam field that looks at particular, contemporary works of choreography in detail and as a method of discussing the politics of representation within the form.

PublisherThe MIT Press
JournalThe Drama Review
ISSN1054-2043
Publication dates
Print01 Apr 2003
Publication process dates
Deposited09 Dec 2008
Output statusPublished
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1162/105420403321250071
LanguageEnglish
Book titleThe Drama Review
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