The Routledge Companion to Dance in Asia and the Pacific

Platforms for Change

Stephanie Burridge

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9780367615079
• eBook ISBN: 9781000440218
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Popular Culture in Art

This Companion documents and celebrates artistic journeys within the framework of rich and complex cultural heritages and traditional dance practices of the Asia-Pacific region. It presents various dance forms from Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and the South Pacific. Drawing on extensive research and decades of performative experience as artists, choreographers, producers, teachers, and critics, the authors approach issues of dance and cultural diversity from a theoretical perspective while at the same time exploring change, process, and transformation through dance.

The book discusses themes such as tradition, contemporization, interdisciplinarity, dance education, youth dance, dance networks, curatorial practices, and evolving performative practices of dance companies and independents. It also looks at regional networking, curating dance festivals and spaces that foster collaboration, regional cooperation, and cultural exchange, which are essential features of dance in Asia and the Pacific.

This collection will be of interest to students and researchers of pedagogy, choreography, community dance practice, theatre and performance studies, social and cultural studies, aesthetics, interdisciplinary arts, and more. It will be an invaluable resource for artists and practitioners working in dance schools and communities.

INDEX

Note: Italic page numbers refer to figures.

30 Years of Sixty Five Thousand 7

Adam, Huriah 108

Adelaide Festival 7, 12

AIDT 15, 16, 17, 18

allochthonous 117, 118, 123

Anna Karenina 8

Appadurai, Arjun 134

art dances 54, 121

arts leadership 222

Ashby, Nicki 18

Ashton, Frederick 8

Asia Network for Dance (AND+) 59–71, 171, 172; balancing acts 61–65; decentring exercises 65–66; dynamics of taste 67–68; early days 59–61; ethical practices, guidelines 69; process and criticality, dance practices 68; production modes, dynamics 68; sustainability 68

Asian movement vocabularies 3

Australia: independent indigenous dance 15–18; landscape, shaping 7–14; pathways, treading 15–18

Australian Aboriginal dance 7

Australian Ballet 8

Australian Dance Theatre 9, 10, 13

balancing acts 59–71; context of emergence 61–65

Bangarra Dance Theatre 15

Barat, Sumatera 107

beauty myth 91–93, 95, 97, 99

Being, and Organs (2019) 169

Beng, Tan Sooi 122

Bharatanatyam 2

Black & White (2011) 203

Bollywood 91–93, 95, 98–100, 219

Bollywood item numbers 91–100

Bousloff, Madame Kira 9

Brandon, James R. 105

Brooklyn Academy of Music 195

Buzz Dance Theatre 13

Cambodia: Cambodian classical dancer 21–27; dance education in 28–37

Cambodian c...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of figures
• List of contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Australia
• Cambodia
• China
• Hong Kong and the region
• India
• Indonesia
• Malaysia
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• The South Pacific
• Index