Dancing into the Twilight

Many of these dancers studied in prestigious institutions (as, in the case of Early, the Royal Ballet School) or performed with established companies (as, in the case of Paxton, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company). Readers learn that the Indian dancer, passing through three phases (nritta, nrittya,...

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Published in:Dance Chronicle 2013, Vol.36 (2), p.275-279
Main Author: Harris, Jillian
Format: Review
Language:English
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Age
Careers
Dance
Dancers & choreographers
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Summary:Many of these dancers studied in prestigious institutions (as, in the case of Early, the Royal Ballet School) or performed with established companies (as, in the case of Paxton, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company). Readers learn that the Indian dancer, passing through three phases (nritta, nrittya, and natya), does not enter the full "expressive storytelling mode" of her performance career until natya (p. 170). [...]dancing truly begins for a performer after the age of forty.
ISSN:0147-2526
1532-4257
DOI:10.1080/01472526.2013.792374