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Cambridge University Press The Archives and Afterlives of Nautch Dancers in India (Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre)

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In a time of colonial subjugation, subaltern, illicit and courtesan dancers in India radically disturbed racist, casteist and patriarchal regimes of thought. The criminalized 'nautch' dancer, vilified by both British colonialism and Indian nationalism, appears in this book across multiple locations, materials and timelines: from colonial human exhibits in London to open-air concerts in Kolkata, from heritage Bengali bazaar art to cheap matchbox labels and frayed scrapbooks, and from the late nineteenth century to our world today. Combining historiography and archival research, close reading of dancing bodies in visual culture, analysis of gestures absent and present, and performative writing, Prarthana Purkayastha brings to light rare materials on nautch women, real and fictional outlawed dancers, courtesans and sex-workers from India. Simultaneously, she decolonises existing ontologies of dance and performance as disappearance and advocates for the restless remains of nautch in animating urgent debates on race, caste, gender and sexuality today.

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Brand: Cambridge University Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1009396862
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Music > Styles > Dance
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 13 November 2025
Listed Since: 17 March 2025

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