Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Note on Transliteration xv
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Taking Center Stage: The Poet-Saint and the Impersonator of Kuchipudi Dance History 33
8. 2. “I am Satyabhama”: Constructing Hegemonic Brahmin Masculinity in the Kuchipudi Village 55
9. 3. Constructing Artifice, Interrogating Impersonation: Madhavi as Vidūṣaka in Village Bhāmākalāpam Performance 80
10. 4. Bhāmākalāpam beyond the Village: Transgressing Norms of Gender and Sexuality in Urban and Transnational Kuchipudi Dance 104
11. 5. Longing to Dance: Stories of Kuchipudi Brahmin Women 134
12. Conclusion: Rewriting the Script for Kuchipudi Dance 159
13. Notes 169
14. Bibliography 193
15. Index 219