Women’s Dance Traditions of Uzbekistan
Legacy of the Silk Road
Women’s Dance Traditions of Uzbekistan
Legacy of the Silk Road
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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.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Goddess and the Dancing Boys
Chapter 2: The Primacy of Rhythm
Chapter 3: Dance Zones: Khorezm, Ferghana, Bukhara-Samarkand
PART TWO: FROM THE ICHKARI TO THE CONCERT STAGE
Chapter 4: Mentors and Martyrs
Chapter 5: Cross Pollination: Moscow and Paris
Chapter 6: From Revolution to Evolution
PART THREE: TERROR AND WAR
Chapter 7: Uprooted: Koreans and Crimean Tatars
Chapter 8: The War Front and the Home Front
PART FOUR: THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING
Chapter 9: The Blossoming of Bakhor
Chapter 10: Kizlarkhon Dusmukhamedova: Queen of All the Girls
Chapter 11: Constructing Karakalpak Dance
PART FIVE: FROM RED STAR TO CRESCENT MOON
Chapter 12: New Celebrations for a New Nation
Conclusion: Lessons of Resilience
Product details
| Published | Apr 18 2024 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 272 |
| ISBN | 9781350249479 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 11 bw illus |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Series | Dance in the 21st Century |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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