Celebrating Dance in Asia and the Pacific
About the Book Series
Celebrating Dance in Asia and the Pacific is a series that presents the views of eminent scholars, journalists and commentators alongside the voices of a new generation of choreographers working from tradition to create new forms of expression in contemporary dance. It documents and celebrates these artistic journeys that work within the framework of rich and complex cultural heritages. Future titles in this series include India, Taiwan, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. The Series is published by Routledge and supported by the World Dance Alliance Asia-Pacific.
Lives in Motion: Celebrating Dance in Thailand
1st Edition
Edited
By Pornrat Damrhung, Lowell Skar
May 06, 2025
Lives in Motion celebrates dance in Thailand, focusing on the diversity of Thailand’s dance cultures and their place in today’s world. Giving voice to eminent artists and scholars on the complex roles that Thailand is pursuing for artful movement at home and abroad, the book provides key ...
Reflections of Dance along the Brahmaputra: Celebrating Dance in North East India
1st Edition
Edited
By Ralph Buck, Barbara Snook, Debarshi Prasad Nath
November 29, 2024
This volume brings a critical lens to dance and culture within North East India. Through case studies, first-hand accounts, and interviews, it explores unique folk dances of Indigenous communities of North East India that reflect diverse journeys, lifestyles, and connections within their ethnic ...
Moving Oceans: Celebrating Dance in the South Pacific
1st Edition
Edited
By Ralph Buck, Nicholas Rowe
June 13, 2019
Celebrating the diversity of dance across the South Pacific, this volume studies the various experiences, motivations and aims for dance, emerging from the voices of dance professionals in the islands. In particular, it focuses on the interplay of cultures and pathways of migration as people move ...
Evolving Synergies: Celebrating Dance in Singapore
1st Edition
Edited
By Stephanie Burridge, Caren Cariño
December 04, 2017
This book, Evolving Synergies: Celebrating Dance in Singapore, is a noteworthy contribution to the discourse of the Singapore dance scene. It discusses the evolution of Singapore's dance landscape, and its place in the city-state's social, cultural and historical development....
Beyond the Apsara: Celebrating Dance in Cambodia
1st Edition
Edited
By Stephanie Burridge, Fred Frumberg
January 20, 2016
This book celebrates and documents the resurgence of dance in Cambodia after the fall of the Khmer Rouge and the infamous Pol Pot regime. It honours the remarkable commitment of the few remaining masters of the art of dance who are reviving and preserving the famous classical dances, as well as the...
Identity and Diversity: Celebrating Dance in Taiwan
1st Edition
Edited
By Wang Yunyu, Stephanie Burridge
January 20, 2016
Reflecting the breadth and diversity of dance in the Asia–Pacific region, this volume provides an in-depth and comprehensive study of Taiwan’s dance history. Taiwan is home to several indigenous tribes with unique rituals and folk dance traditions, with an array of eclectic influences including ...
Shaping the Landscape: Celebrating Dance in Australia
1st Edition
Edited
By Stephanie Burridge, Julie Dyson
January 20, 2016
This, the fourth book in the series 'Celebrating Dance in Asia and the Pacific', explores the current dance scene in Australia from a wide perspective that mirrors the creative engagement of artists with Australian culture and the landscape. It looks at Indigenous dance, choreography beyond theatre...
Sharing Identities: Celebrating Dance in Malaysia
1st Edition
Edited
By Mohd Anis Md Nor, Stephanie Burridge
January 20, 2016
This anthology celebrates dancing diversities in Malaysia, a multicultural nation with old and not-so-old dance traditions in a synchronicity of history, creativity, inventions and representation of its people, culture and traditions. These articles and interviews document the legacy of dances from...
Traversing Tradition: Celebrating Dance in India
1st Edition
Edited
By Urmimala Sarkar Munsi, Stephanie Burridge
January 20, 2016
Dance occupies a prestigious place in Indian performing arts, yet it curiously, to a large extent, has remained outside the arena of academic discourse. This book documents and celebrates the emergence of contemporary dance practice in India. Incorporating a multidisciplinary approach, it includes ...