Dancers’ voices

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Abstract

This chapter provides interesting interviews with a variety of people. A leading Assamese film and television actor begins with her story followed by a veterinarian who also happens to be an accomplished Bihu artist and an ethnomusicologist. A high school teacher from the Mizo community describes how she feels a sense of community through her engagement in folk dance, and a lecturer in education and training also from the Mizo community follows with his story. This is followed by the accounts of two separate farmers and folk dance practitioners. A social worker and dancer discusses his journey, and to finish, a young woman from the Reang community who is currently studying for a Master's degree in history, provides an insight into her life in dance. Much can be learned through stories, and this chapter provides an interesting insight into the lives of a variety of dancers from Assam.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationReflections of Dance along the Brahmaputra
Subtitle of host publicationCelebrating Dance in North East India
EditorsRalph Buck, Barbara Snook, Debarshi Prasad Nath
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter13
Pages182-194
Number of pages13
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9781003398776
ISBN (Print)9781032452388
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Jul 2023

Publication series

NameCelebrating Dance in Asia and the Pacific
PublisherRoutledge

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