Women’s Dance Traditions of Uzbekistan
Women’s Dance Traditions of Uzbekistan

Author: Laurel Victoria Gray

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2024-03-21

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1350249483

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The first comprehensive work in English on the three major regional styles of Uzbek women's dance – Ferghana, Khiva and Bukhara – and their broader Silk Road cultural connections, from folklore roots to contemporary stage dance. The book surveys the remarkable development from the earliest manifestations in ancient civilizations to a sequestered existence under Islam; from patronage under Soviet power to a place of pride for Uzbek nationhood. It considers the role that immigration had to play on the development of the dances; how women boldly challenged societal gender roles to perform in public; how both material culture and the natural world manifest in the dance; and it illuminates the innovations of pioneering choreographers who drew from Central Asian folk traditions, gestures and aesthetics – not Russian ballet – to first shape modern Uzbek stage dance. Written by the first American dancer invited to study in Uzbekistan, this book offers insight into the once-hidden world of Uzbek women's dance.

Women’s Dance Traditions of Uzbekistan
Women’s Dance Traditions of Uzbekistan

Author: Laurel Victoria Gray

Publisher: Dance in the 21st Century

Published: 2024-03-21

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1350249513

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The first comprehensive work in English on the three major regional styles of Uzbek women's dance – Ferghana, Khiva and Bukhara – and their broader Silk Road cultural connections, from folklore roots to contemporary stage dance. The book surveys the remarkable development from the earliest manifestations in ancient civilizations to a sequestered existence under Islam; from patronage under Soviet power to a place of pride for Uzbek nationhood. It considers the role that immigration had to play on the development of the dances; how women boldly challenged societal gender roles to perform in public; how both material culture and the natural world manifest in the dance; and it illuminates the innovations of pioneering choreographers who drew from Central Asian folk traditions, gestures and aesthetics – not Russian ballet – to first shape modern Uzbek stage dance. Written by the first American dancer invited to study in Uzbekistan, this book offers insight into the once-hidden world of Uzbek women's dance.

International Encyclopedia of Dance
International Encyclopedia of Dance

Author: Selma Jeanne Cohen

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 728

ISBN-13:

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"Exciting and fascinating, this reference work succeeds in its goal of bringing "joy as well as enlightenment" about all forms of dance in all countries of the world. An extremely useful synoptic outline of contents" with nine sections (including "Ritual and Religion" and "Popular Entertainment") enables the user to explore dance in its cultural and social aspects, while topical essays complement the 2,000-plus entries. Heavily illustrated with black-and-white photographs, the encyclopedia captures the fluid movement of dance; with its depth and scope, this outstanding work has carved a well-deserved niche."--"Outstanding Reference Sources: the 1999 Selection of New Titles," American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.

Gesture, Gender, Nation
Gesture, Gender, Nation

Author: Mary M. Doi

Publisher: Praeger

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13:

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Examines the social domain of "national" dances and dancing in the former Soviet Central Asian republic of Uzbekistan from 1924-1994.

Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures
Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures

Author: Suad Joseph

Publisher: Encyclopedia of Women & Islami

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 638

ISBN-13:

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Focuses on women and the civilizations and societies in which Islam has played a historic role. Surveys all facets of life (society, economy, politics, religion, the arts, popular culture, sports, health, science, medicine, environment, and so forth) of women in these societies.

Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures

Author: Melvin Ember

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 680

ISBN-13:

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Arranged alphabetically by country and using a standard entry format for easy comparison, this volume provides an overview of each country's shared values, behaviors, and cultural variations.