{"product_id":"balasaraswati-her-art-and-life","title":"Balasaraswati  -  Her Art and Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Douglas M Knight Jr.\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Tranquebar\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2011\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 325\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9789380658810\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first complete biography of T. Balasaraswati (1918- 1984), a dancer and musician from southern India who became recognized worldwide as one of the great performing artists of the twentieth century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn India she was a legend in her own time, acclaimed before she was thirty years old as the preeminent dancer of traditional bharatanatyam. Balasaraswati was a passionate revolutionary, an entirely modern artist whose impact was proclaimed by some of the most prominent figures in contemporary dance in India and the West. Her art and life defined the heart of a tradition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer story offers an extraordinary view of the matrilineal devadasi community and traditional artistic practice from which modern South Indian dance styles have emerged.This deeply engaging biography draws together Balasaraswati`s personal account of her life and her reflections on the process of making dance and music. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt includes the commentary of family members and dozens of contemporaries from throughout her fifty-year career, revealing hereditary artistic values and conventions that have virtually disappeared in modern India. The book is generously illustrated with rare historical photos and a duotone gallery of distinguished photographers’ images of Balasaraswati’s dancing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOMMENTS: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn intimate portrait of one of the great performing artists of the twentieth century \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A gripping account of the hereditary system of transmission in the performing arts though the biography of one of India’s greatest dancers, T. Balasaraswati. Douglas Knight Jr. unfolds many layers of the personal, social, artistic, national, and international aspects of T. Balasaraswati’s life.”\u003cbr\u003e--- Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fascinating book written knowledge, understanding, and talent celebrating the twentieth century’s greatest bharata natyam performer, the incomparable Balasaraswati.”\u003cbr\u003e--- Charles L. Reinhart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Douglas knight brings a true insider’s perspective coupled with an objective scholarly modality that makes this work uniquely valuable. This book illuminates many of the important issues associated with the emergence of Bharata natyam in twentieth-century India in both its pre- and post-independence manifestations. In my view, it is required reading for anyone interested in India dance, music, and cultural history.”\u003cbr\u003e--- Daniel M. Neuman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003eNotes of Translation, Transliteration, and Dates \u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. – From the heart of the tradition\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. – Madman at the gate, 1918-1927 \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Renaissance, 1927-1936\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Reconstruction, 1936-1947\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Dancing for Murugan, 1947-1961 \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. On the back of a peacock, 1961-1972 \u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Something Great and Grand, 1972-1984\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eAppendix – Select Biographies \u003cbr\u003eNotes \u003cbr\u003eGlossary \u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eIndex \u003cbr\u003ePlates follow page\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Douglas M Knight Jr. \/ Tranquebar \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153562792304,"sku":"32143","price":52.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/32143.jpg?v=1793911178","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/balasaraswati-her-art-and-life","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}