Front matter
Impersonations
The Artifice of Brahmin Masculinity in South
Indian Dance
Contents
List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Note on Transliteration xv
1. Taking Center Stage: The Poet-Saint and the Impersonator of
Kuchipudi Dance History 33 2. "Iam Satyabhama": Constructing Hegemonic Brahmin Masculinity in the Kuchipudi Village 55 3. Constructing Artifice, Interrogating Impersonation: Madhavi as Vidüsaka in Village Bhamakalapam Performance 80 4. Bhamdakalapam beyond the Village: Transgressing Norms of Gender and Sexuality in Urban and Transnational Kuchipudi Dance 104 5. Longing to Dance: Stories of Kuchipudi Brahmin Women 134 Conclusion: Rewriting the Script for Kuchipudi Dance 159 Notes 169 Bibliography 193
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