Dance matters II: Introduction

Abstract

This book builds on an earlier publication titled Dance Matters, edited by Pallabi Chakravorty and Nilanjana Gupta, which attempted to bring together a variety of approaches to Dance and Performance studies related to not just ‘classical’ forms, but traditional, popular and context-specific dance practices. Dance and Performance research has grown in complexity and nuance in the past few decades. The interdisciplinary significance of dance research as a rapidly developing field of scholarly inquiry is underscored by its link to both the humanities and the social sciences. Its simultaneous engagement with critical thinking, intellectual rigor, artistic labour and creativity makes it a dynamic platform for the integration of reflection and experience.