Autumn issue 2003 |
| The Other Shades of White |
Featuring provocative and charged pieces from familiar contributors Bithika Chatterjee and Magdalen Gorringe, an array of scholar practitioners from the US, UK and Europe - Janet O’Shea, Alessandra Lopez Y Royo, Priya Srinivasan and Uttara Coorlawala... unusual fare from Gill Clarke - MBE and a founder member of Siobhan Davies Dance Company, Donald Hutera - Editor of Animated magazine, 'Funmi Adewole - African dance specialist; upcoming journalist Lada Guruden Singh and dance critic Ashish Khokar; plus an in-depth profile of Mavin Khoo by Catherine Hale, and more news, views and reviews.
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| From Editorial... |
| The Issue is now entitled The Other Shades of White implying that 'white' isn't a monolithic colour - it has as much cultured variety as any other; neither is it a background colour against which all others are to be discussed, to paraphrase Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (Connecting Flights, November 2002); nor are ‘white’ dancers immune to discomfort when marginalised as Other by colour markers. Admittedly, much of this new ‘awareness’ has been galvanised by globalizing art forums and increasing scholarship-practice interface. |
Chitra Sundaram - Editor editor@pulsedance.org
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| A quick glance at the content |
- Bithika Chatterjee writes on the uneasy world of the ‘white’ South Asian dancer in Britain.
- Magdalen Gorriange on all knees that bruise – pink, purple, white, black, brown…
- Milena Salvini: heritage is no guarantee of artistry.
- Janet O’Shea offers an alternative to ‘appropriation’.
- Priya Srinivasan challenges notions of ‘purity’ and ‘modern’.
- Uttara Coorlawala on the chequered journey of Indian Dance into American modern dance history
- Alessandra Lopez y Royo writes on Ruth St Denis via Liz Lea’s Radha.
- Lada Guruden Singh talks to non-Indian practitioners in India.
- Ashish Khokar, dance historian, adds cryptic comments.
- Donald Hutera on Shakti, the Indo-Japanese cult performer.
- Gill Clarke on collective pasts and individual presents in our moving bodies
- ‘Funmi Adewole on embedded cultural codes in African dance forms.
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| Reviews |
- Amad - Amina Khayyam & Juliana Brustik - by Kalyani Mohan Shah
- Images - Nilima Devi & Co - by Annie Ball
- South - Magdalen Gorringe & Shane Shambhu - by Arti Kachhia
- Talking Kathak - Pratap Pawar - by Kush Saini
- Celebrations - Astad Deboo & Co - by Sanjoy Roy
- Kathak Solo - Saswati Sen - by Sushma Mehta
- Past Forward - Leela Samson - by Bisakha Sarker
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| A Profile |
| Catherine Hale writes on what moves Mavin Khoo to do what he does with ballet and bharatanatyam. |
| Fitness |
| Anusha Subramanyam gives tips on Pilates - some simple DIY techniques. |
| E- mail from Paris and Bhubaneswar |
| Barbara Curda’s tells oriental tales from two cities. |
