{"product_id":"womens-dance-traditions-of-uzbekistan-legacy-of-the-silk-road-hardcover","title":"Women's Dance Traditions of Uzbekistan: Legacy of the Silk Road - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurel Victoria Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThomas F. Defrantz\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEmily Wilcox\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first comprehensive work in English on the three major regional styles of Uzbek women's dance - \u003cbr\u003eFerghana, Khiva and Bukhara - and their broader Silk Road cultural connections, from folklore roots\u003cbr\u003eto contemporary stage dance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book surveys the remarkable development from the earliest manifestations in ancient civilizations\u003cbr\u003eto a sequestered existence under Islam; from patronage under Soviet power to a place of pride for Uzbek nationhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt considers the role that immigration had to play on the development of the dances; how women boldly challenged societal gender roles to perform in public; how both material culture and the natural world manifest in the dance; and it illuminates the innovations of pioneering choreographers who drew from Central Asian folk traditions, gestures and aesthetics - not Russian ballet - to first shape modern Uzbek stage dance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by the first American dancer invited to study in Uzbekistan, this book offers insight into the once-hidden world of Uzbek women's dance.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurel Victoria Gray\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of World Dance at George Washington University, US, and past Adjunct Professor of Dance of the Islamic World at George Mason University, US. In 2007, she was named Honorary Professor at the Uzbekistan State Institute of Arts and Culture in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She has been the founding artistic director and choreographer for Silk Road Dance Company in Washington DC, US, since 1995.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52711178371379,"sku":"9781350249516","price":169.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OjjSsutTxL9781350249516.webp?v=1763510293","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/womens-dance-traditions-of-uzbekistan-legacy-of-the-silk-road-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}