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Women’s Dance Traditions of Uzbekistan: Legacy of the Silk Road
- Author: Gray, Laurel Victoria
This book contributes significantly to the emerging field of Uzbek dance … It aptly performs the rich diversity of Uzbekistan’s landscape by illustrating the complexity of its people and dances
Women’s Dance Traditions of Uzbekistan: Legacy of the Silk Road
- Author: Gray, Laurel Victoria
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This book contributes significantly to the emerging field of Uzbek dance … It aptly performs the rich diversity of Uzbekistan’s landscape by illustrating the complexity of its people and dances
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The first comprehensive work in English on the three major regional styles of Uzbek women’s dance –
Ferghana, Khiva and Bukhara – and their broader Silk Road cultural connections, from folklore roots
to contemporary stage dance.
The book surveys the remarkable development from the earliest manifestations in ancient civilizations
to a sequestered existence under Islam; from patronage under Soviet power to a place of pride for Uzbek nationhood.
It considers the role that immigration had to play on the development of the dances; how women boldly challenged societal gender roles to perform in public; how both material culture and the natural world manifest in the dance; and it illuminates the innovations of pioneering choreographers who drew from Central Asian folk traditions, gestures and aesthetics – not Russian ballet – to first shape modern Uzbek stage dance.
Written by the first American dancer invited to study in Uzbekistan, this book offers insight into the once-hidden world of Uzbek women’s dance.
Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Ancient Origins And Early Civilizations
- 2. Dancing Boys And Bearded Ladies
- 4. Bukhara
- 5. Khiva
- 6. Revolution And Evolution
- 7. Tamara Khanum And Uzbek Dance Pioneers
- 8. Uzbek Pedagogy And Soviet Models
- 9. Finding A Place In An Independent State
- 10. Kadyr Muminov: Choreographing Independence
- 11. Dance Renaissance List Of Significant Uzbek Stage Choreographies Uzbek Dance Terminology Uzbek Dance Rhythms Bibliography Index
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Dance Chronicle
This book contributes significantly to the emerging field of Uzbek dance … It aptly performs the rich diversity of Uzbekistan’s landscape by illustrating the complexity of its people and dances
