Dance Like a Man

Dance Like a Man
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 94
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ISBN-10 : 9788184759754
ISBN-13 : 8184759754
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Dance Like a Man by : Mahesh Dattani

Download or read book Dance Like a Man written by Mahesh Dattani and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jairaj Parekh and his wife Ratna, aging Bharatnatyam dancers, are engaged in finding a substitute mridangam player to accompany their daughter Lata at her performance at a high-profile dance festival. Lata, in the meantime, nervously awaits the meeting between her parents and Viswas, the young man she wishes to marry. When the four meet, and in the conversations and discussions that follow, the fissures in the relationship between Jairaj and Ratna begin to explode into high-strung battles which lead back to their own youth and the tragedy that lies at the heart of their discord. The younger couple have their own issues to contend with: the obvious mismatch between the two sets of parents, the arguments over Lata’s career as a dancer after marriage and most unsettling of all, Lata’s attempt to balance her parents’ ambition with her own needs and desires. A brilliant study of human relationships and weaknesses framed by the age-old battle between tradition and youthful rebellion, Dance Like a Man has been hailed as one of the best works of the dramatic imagination in recent times.

Tara

Tara
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Publisher : Orient Blackswan
Total Pages : 84
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ISBN-10 : 8175300035
ISBN-13 : 9788175300033
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Tara by : Mahesh Dattani

Download or read book Tara written by Mahesh Dattani and published by Orient Blackswan. This book was released on 1995 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dance like a Man

Dance like a Man
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 110
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ISBN-10 : 9789351182252
ISBN-13 : 9351182258
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Dance like a Man by : Mahesh Dattani

Download or read book Dance like a Man written by Mahesh Dattani and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘A playwright of world stature’—Mario Relich, Wasafiri A screen adaptation of Mahesh Dattani's play of the same name, Dance Like a Man revolves around the strained relationship between Jairaj Parekh and his wife Ratna, both ageing Bharatanatayam dancers who are forced to confront long-buried conflicts from their past when their daughter persuades them to meet the boy she wishes to marry. The film, directed by Pamela Rooks, won the National Award for Best Feature Film in English in 2004. ‘At last we have a playwright who gives sixty million English-speaking Indians an identity’—Alyque Padamsee ‘Powerful and disturbing’—The New York Times

Turning Pointe

Turning Pointe
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Publisher : Bold Type Books
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : 9781645036722
ISBN-13 : 1645036723
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Turning Pointe by : Chloe Angyal

Download or read book Turning Pointe written by Chloe Angyal and published by Bold Type Books. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reckoning with one of our most beloved art forms, whose past and present are shaped by gender, racial, and class inequities—and a look inside the fight for its future Every day, in dance studios all across America, legions of little children line up at the barre to take ballet class. This time in the studio shapes their lives, instilling lessons about gender, power, bodies, and their place in the world both in and outside of dance. In Turning Pointe, journalist Chloe Angyal captures the intense love for ballet that so many dancers feel, while also grappling with its devastating shortcomings: the power imbalance of an art form performed mostly by women, but dominated by men; the impossible standards of beauty and thinness; and the racism that keeps so many people of color out of ballet. As the rigid traditions of ballet grow increasingly out of step with the modern world, a new generation of dancers is confronting these issues head on, in the studio and on stage. For ballet to survive the twenty-first century and forge a path into a more socially just future, this reckoning is essential.

Dancer from the Dance

Dancer from the Dance
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 0060937068
ISBN-13 : 9780060937065
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Dancer from the Dance by : Andrew Holleran

Download or read book Dancer from the Dance written by Andrew Holleran and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2001-12-18 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important works of gay literature, this haunting, brilliant novel is a seriocomic remembrance of things past -- and still poignantly present. It depicts the adventures of Malone, a beautiful young man searching for love amid New York's emerging gay scene. From Manhattan's Everard Baths and after-hours discos to Fire Island's deserted parks and lavish orgies, Malone looks high and low for meaningful companionship. The person he finds is Sutherland, a campy quintessential queen -- and one of the most memorable literary creations of contemporary fiction. Hilarious, witty, and ultimately heartbreaking, Dancer from the Dance is truthful, provocative, outrageous fiction told in a voice as close to laughter as to tears.

Dance like a Man

Dance like a Man
Author :
Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 97
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ISBN-10 : 9789351182214
ISBN-13 : 9351182215
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Dance like a Man by : Mahesh Dattani

Download or read book Dance like a Man written by Mahesh Dattani and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘A playwright of world stature’—Mario Relich, Wasafiri Framed by the age-old battle between traditional authority and youthful rebellion, Dance Like a Man pivots on the strained relationship between Jairaj Parekh and his wife Ratna, both ageing Bharatanatayam dancers. When their daughter arranges for them to meet the boy she wants to marry, the fissures in the elderly couple's relationship come to the fore. As old wounds are torn open again, both Jairaj and Ratna find that they must come to terms with their bitter past. The play was later adapted into a National Award-winning film. ‘At last we have a playwright who gives sixty million English-speaking Indians an identity’—Alyque Padamsee ‘Powerful and disturbing’—The New York Times

Song and Dance Man

Song and Dance Man
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Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 43
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ISBN-10 : 9780307792792
ISBN-13 : 030779279X
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Song and Dance Man by : Karen Ackerman

Download or read book Song and Dance Man written by Karen Ackerman and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2013-01-30 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully nostalgic picture book about one grandfather's younger days that shows you're only as old as you feel! "In this affectionate story, three children follow their grandfather up to the attic, where he pulls out his old bowler hat, gold-tipped cane, and his tap shoes. Grandpa once danced on the vaudeville stage, and as he glides across the floor, the children can see what it was like to be a song and dance man. Gammell captures all the story's inherent joie de vivre with color pencil renderings that leap off the pages. Bespectacled, enthusiastic Grandpa clearly exudes the message that you're only as old as you feel, but the children respond--as will readers--to the nostalgia of the moment. Utterly original."--(starred) Booklist.