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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Nautch"”.
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Social Discourse in the Savoy Theatre's Productions of The Nautch Girl (1891) and Utopia Limited (1893): Exoticism and Victorian Self-Reflection
… operettas with decidedly "exotic" themes, The Nautch Girl; or, The Rajah of Chutneypore, and Utopia Limited; or, The Flowers of Progress were presented to London audiences. Neither has been accepted as part of the larger Savoy canon. This thesis considers the conspicuous business atmosphere of …
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Undoing Angashuddhi: Interrogating Indian Classical Dance and the Nation
… form. First, I argue that the bayadere, nautch girl, and the early Indian classical dancer are not neutral figures. Instead, each of them is shaped through colonial, gender, national and caste politics. Second, I suggest that these politics are visible in the movements, steps and dance of …
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Bollywood Broads: Reconstructing the Femme Fatale in Popular Indian Film
Mumbai is currently one of the most prolific and lucrative film centers in the world. Its production of the "Bollywood" popular film has attracted billions in audience members outside the nation of India, many of whom do not belong to Indian culture in the Diaspora. The significance of this …