The paper explores the use of Bharata Natyam, a South Indian dance style, in the context of the ongoing conflict in Sri Lanka. In particular it analyses how the Tamils of the Diaspora who support the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) have created new gestures who allow them to narrate the civil war through dance. Diaspora Tamil children and adults perform Bharata Natyam choreographies on the occasion of the commemorative days dedicated to the LTTE dead fighters. The paper illustrates the transformations introduced in Bharata Natyam pieces with special reference to ceremonies of the Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora in Italy.
NATALI C (2012). Sri Lanka War and Dance Changes. Bharata Natyam Choreographies of Tamil Migrants in Italy. Krakow : Akademia Ignatianum.
Sri Lanka War and Dance Changes. Bharata Natyam Choreographies of Tamil Migrants in Italy
NATALI, CRISTIANA
2012
Abstract
The paper explores the use of Bharata Natyam, a South Indian dance style, in the context of the ongoing conflict in Sri Lanka. In particular it analyses how the Tamils of the Diaspora who support the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) have created new gestures who allow them to narrate the civil war through dance. Diaspora Tamil children and adults perform Bharata Natyam choreographies on the occasion of the commemorative days dedicated to the LTTE dead fighters. The paper illustrates the transformations introduced in Bharata Natyam pieces with special reference to ceremonies of the Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora in Italy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
