1st Edition
Performing Arts and Therapeutic Implications
214 Pages
by
Routledge India
214 Pages
by
Routledge India
214 Pages
by
Routledge India
Also available as eBook on:
Presenting an alternative perspective, this book proposes that performing arts forge an emotional bond between the performer and the audience, making the act of performance a therapeutic and restorative experience, and not merely recreational.
Studying the life-experiences of six artists, and their unique engagement with three art forms — music, drama and dance — the book highlights the... Read more
List of Plates. Glossary. Foreword Guru Syed Sallauddin Pasha. Preface. Acknowledgements 1. Nrtta. Natya. Nrtya 2. The Spiritual and the Performer 3. Rhythm Divine 4. On the Other Side 5. The ‘Play’ of Life 6. The Guru–Shishya 7. Bharatanatyam: The Ultimate Remedy 8. Intangible Ananda: Music, Dance and Drama. Annexure. Bibliography. About the Authors. Index
Biography
Tanvi Bajaj is a Bharatnatyam dancer and is currently studying to become a Certified Movement Analyst in New York, US.
Swasti Shrimali Vohra is Associate Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, University of Delhi, India.
