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Beyond Bollywood and Broadway: Plays from the South Asian Diaspora

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Description for Beyond Bollywood and Broadway: Plays from the South Asian Diaspora Paperback. A collection of 11 plays, from North America, the UK, and South Africa that delves into the vibrant, cosmopolitan theatre of the South Asian diaspora. It provides historical background on South Asian migration and performance traditions in each region, along with critical introductions and biographical background on each playwright. Editor(s): Bose, Neilesh. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 712. Weight in Grams: 726.

This collection of 11 plays, from North America, the U.K., and South Africa—many published here for the first time—delves into the vibrant, cosmopolitan theatre of the South Asian diaspora. These original and provocative works explore the experience of diaspora by drawing on cultural references as diverse as classical Indian texts, adaptations of Shakespeare and Homer, current events, and world music, film, and dance. Neilesh Bose provides historical background on South Asian migration and performance traditions in each region, along with critical introductions and biographical background on each playwright.

Includes works by Anuvab Pal, Aasif Mandvi, Shishir Kurup, Rahul Varma, Rana Bose, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253220684
SKU
V9780253220684
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Bose
Neilesh Bose is a historian and theatre artist. He has published reviews and criticism in TDR; Theatre Survey; Theatre Journal; Catamaran: A Journal of South Asian American Writing and other publications.

Reviews for Beyond Bollywood and Broadway: Plays from the South Asian Diaspora
"By any estimation, 'Beyond Bollywood and Broadway' is an amazing start to a discussion of South Asian diaspora theatre.... This is a book that should be read by anyone interested in postcolonial migration, diaspora communitites and arts, or theatrical traditions in any of these countries." —Kristen Rudisill, Bowling green State University, Text & Presentation, 2009 "... fills a conspicuous gap ... Read more

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