Beyond Bollywood and Broadway
Plays from the South Asian Diaspora
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Indiana University Press
Published:26th Mar '09
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The South Asian immigrant experience on stage
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.
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, Rukhsana Ahmad, Jatinder Verma, Sudha Bhuchar and Kristine Landon-Smith, Ronnie Govender, Kessie Govender, and Kriben Pillay.
"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 in the literature of the South Asian diaspora." —Khabar, July 1, 2009
"An important contribution to the field of South Asian diasporic studies... it has significant potential to invigorate both an academic audience and a general audience of theatre enthusiasts interested in South Asian diasporic drama." —Rajini Srikanth, co-editor, Contours of the Heart: South Asians Map North America
"The collection is well-structured, with a broad historical overview of the South Asian Diaspora and of its theatre, followed by four distinct sections, each dealing with a selected locale and selected playwrights, with a representative play for each. Bose does not succumb to the temptation of covering too much ground cursorily. The strength of the book is its judicious balance between breadth and depth." —www.literarytourism.co.za, 11/16/2010
ISBN: 9780253220684
Dimensions: 235mm x 155mm x 27mm
Weight: 726g
520 pages