Raising Dust

A Cultural History of Dance in Palestine

Nicholas Rowe

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English

I.B. Tauris
30 April 2010

Dance; Folk dancing; Social & cultural history; Politics & government

Dance in Palestine has a history as complex and contentious as the land itself. Whether dismissed as bacchantic madness by Bible tourists in the 19th Century, revived and glorified by Zionists, Pan-Arabists and Palestinian Nationalists in the 20th Century, or rejected by Islamic Reformists in the 21st Century, dance in Palestine has a rich and elusive story that remains to be told. 'Raising Dust' traces one dancer's journey into Palestine's past and present. Through historical archives, the memories of dancers of yesteryear and into today's vibrant performing arts scene, Nicholas Rowe shows how dance has acted as a barometer of social change, a forum for debate and a means of expressing forbidden ideas. Far from apolitical, this most physical of art forms has often defined the political mood of the day. Sumptuously illustrated, the author provides a unique, rare and compelling cultural history of dance in Palestine.

By: Nicholas Rowe
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 944g
ISBN: 9781845119430
ISBN 10: 1845119436
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 30 April 2010
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PART I ENTERING PALESTINE AND ITS HISTORY CHAPTER 1: DANCE, PEOPLE AND POLITICS CHAPTER 2: FINDING THE START FOR A HISTORY PART II 1800-1947 DANCE OBSERVED: THE SALVAGE PARADIGM CHAPTER 3: THE LATE OTTOMAN PERIOD CHAPTER 4 : THE BRITISH MANDATE PART III 1948-1980 DANCE REVIVED: THREE PROCESSES OF SALVAGE CHAPTER 5: ZIONIST SALVAGE CHAPTER 6: PAN-ARABIST SALVAGE CHAPTER 7: PALESTINIAN NATIONALIST SALVAGE PART IV 1980-2008 DANCE IN EVOLUTIONARY MOTION: THE POST-SALVAGE PARADIGM CHAPTER 8: THE FIRST INTIFADA CHAPTER 9: THE OSLO PERIOD CHAPTER 10: THE SECOND INTIFADA CHAPTER 11: DANCING DOWN THE ROAD NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

Nicholas Rowe graduated from the Australian Ballet School and subsequently worked as a choreographer and dancer with The Australian Ballet, The Sydney Dance Company, The Finnish National Ballet, Ballet Philippines, The West Australian Ballet, The Royal New Zealand Ballet, Modern Dance Turkey and Nomad Dance Theatre. In 2000 he moved to the West Bank city of Ramallah and spent the next eight years working with local dance collectives and arts institutions on dance performance and education projects in cities, villages and refugee camps across the West Bank and Gaza Strip. He completed his PhD on Palestinian dance through the London Contemporary Dance School. He is the author of Art, During Siege: Performing Arts Workshops in Traumatised Communities and his articles have appeared in Dance Research Journal, Research in Dance Education, Dance Europe, The Dancing Times, Dance Australia, the Jerusalem Times and This Week in Palestine. He is currently an Associate Dean at the National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries, University of Auckland.

Reviews for Raising Dust: A Cultural History of Dance in Palestine

Dancer/choreographer-turned-scholar, Rowe writes in a manner that is at once personal and academic...Situating this study at the crossroads of social, historical, religious, and ethnic issues, Rowe demonstrates that dance, in this case Palestinian dance, is inherently political. A solid resourse for students of dance and Middle Eastern history and culture. --Choice Delightfully written, flavoured as it is with autobiographical account and insightful commentary...this pleasantly designed and well produced book makes a powerfully fresh innovative contribution -- Douglas Pratt, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations