Raising Dust
A Cultural History of Dance in Palestine
1st Edition
Published on 30. April 2010
256 pages
978-0-85771-605-7 (ISBN)
Description
Dance in Palestine has a history as complex and contentious as the land itself. Whether dismissed as bacchantic madness by Bible tourists in the 19th Century, revived and glorified by Zionists, Pan-Arabists and Palestinian Nationalists in the 20th Century, or rejected by Islamic Reformists in the 21st Century, dance in Palestine has a rich and elusive story that remains to be told. 'Raising Dust' traces one dancer's journey into Palestine's past and present. Through historical archives, the memories of dancers of yesteryear and into today's vibrant performing arts scene, Nicholas Rowe shows how dance has acted as a barometer of social change, a forum for debate and a means of expressing forbidden ideas. Far from apolitical, this most physical of art forms has often defined the political mood of the day. Sumptuously illustrated, the author provides a unique, rare and compelling cultural history of dance in Palestine.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
35 bw integrated, 25 colour in 16pp plates
File size
6,22 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-85771-605-7 (9780857716057)
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04/2010
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Person
Nicholas Rowe graduated from the Australian Ballet School and subsequently worked as a choreographer and dancer with The Australian Ballet, The Sydney Dance Company, The Finnish National Ballet, Ballet Philippines, The West Australian Ballet, The Royal New Zealand Ballet, Modern Dance Turkey and Nomad Dance Theatre. In 2000 he moved to the West Bank city of Ramallah and spent the next eight years working with local dance collectives and arts institutions on dance performance and education projects in cities, villages and refugee camps across the West Bank and Gaza Strip. He completed his PhD on Palestinian dance through the London Contemporary Dance School. He is the author of Art, During Siege: Performing Arts Workshops in Traumatised Communities and his articles have appeared in Dance Research Journal, Research in Dance Education, Dance Europe, The Dancing Times, Dance Australia, the Jerusalem Times and This Week in Palestine. He is currently an Associate Dean at the National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries, University of Auckland.
Content
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PART I ENTERING PALESTINE AND ITS HISTORY
CHAPTER 1: DANCE, PEOPLE AND POLITICS
CHAPTER 2: FINDING THE START FOR A HISTORY
PART II 1800-1947 DANCE OBSERVED: THE SALVAGE PARADIGM
CHAPTER 3: THE LATE OTTOMAN PERIOD
CHAPTER 4 : THE BRITISH MANDATE
PART III 1948-1980 DANCE REVIVED: THREE PROCESSES OF SALVAGE
CHAPTER 5: ZIONIST SALVAGE
CHAPTER 6: PAN-ARABIST SALVAGE
CHAPTER 7: PALESTINIAN NATIONALIST SALVAGE
PART IV 1980-2008 DANCE IN EVOLUTIONARY MOTION: THE POST-SALVAGE PARADIGM
CHAPTER 8: THE FIRST INTIFADA
CHAPTER 9: THE OSLO PERIOD
CHAPTER 10: THE SECOND INTIFADA
CHAPTER 11: DANCING DOWN THE ROAD
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
PART I ENTERING PALESTINE AND ITS HISTORY
CHAPTER 1: DANCE, PEOPLE AND POLITICS
CHAPTER 2: FINDING THE START FOR A HISTORY
PART II 1800-1947 DANCE OBSERVED: THE SALVAGE PARADIGM
CHAPTER 3: THE LATE OTTOMAN PERIOD
CHAPTER 4 : THE BRITISH MANDATE
PART III 1948-1980 DANCE REVIVED: THREE PROCESSES OF SALVAGE
CHAPTER 5: ZIONIST SALVAGE
CHAPTER 6: PAN-ARABIST SALVAGE
CHAPTER 7: PALESTINIAN NATIONALIST SALVAGE
PART IV 1980-2008 DANCE IN EVOLUTIONARY MOTION: THE POST-SALVAGE PARADIGM
CHAPTER 8: THE FIRST INTIFADA
CHAPTER 9: THE OSLO PERIOD
CHAPTER 10: THE SECOND INTIFADA
CHAPTER 11: DANCING DOWN THE ROAD
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
