Purnima Shah

Journal Article Asian Theatre Journal · January 1, 2023 During the eighteenth century, Lakhnau, the capital of the royal state of Awadh, emerged as the refined center for the arts. Over the next centuries, kathak maestros and elite tavāifs (soiree singers and dancers) enthralled patron connoisseurs with their e ... Full text Cite

State Patronage to the Dance Arts in Independent India

Journal Article Marg: Special Issue, Readings on Dance from 75 Years of Marg · 2022 Cite

State Patronage to the Dance Arts in Independent India

Journal Article Marg, The Pathmaking Arts Quarterly · October 2020 Cite

Book Review of Impersonations: The Artifice of Brahmin Masculinity in South Indian dance by Harshita Mruthiniti Kamath (2019)

Other Ecumenica Journal of Theatre and Performance · 2020 Cite

Documentary film: Dancing with the Goddess: the Ras-Garba Traditions of Gujarat, India

Internet Publication · 2016 Link to item Cite

Contemporary Indian Dance: New Choreographies in India and the Diaspora by Ketu Katrak. Palgrave, 2011

Journal Article Theatre Journal · October 2013 Cite

Book Review of Contemporary Indian Dance: New Creative Choreography in India and the Diaspora (2012)

Other Theatre Journal · 2013 Cite

Performing Migration: the Journeys of Indian Dance in America

Journal Article Attendance: the Dance Annual of India · 2013 Cite

“Dance: 1200-1900 CE” Cultural Sociology of West, Central and South Asia.

Chapter · 2012 Cite

Physio-Spiritual Transcendence through the Practice of Devotional Dance-Theatre in India

Journal Article Repertorio: Teatro & Danca, University of Bahia · 2012 This paper is a discussion on the training and practice of devotional dance-theatre in India which emerged between the 16th through 19th centuries as a result of wide spread devotional movements that swept the country. Largely led by devotional saints, the ... Cite

Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Kathak Dance: a Choreographic Appreciation

Journal Article Nartanam, a Quarterly Journal of Indian Dance · September 2011 Cite

Randala Ritual: Women’s Heritage and Identity in Gujarat, India

Chapter · 2011 Cite

Bhakti Andolana Prerita Natya ane Nrtya Prakaromam Bhaktirasa ane Madhuryabhava = The Concept of Bhaktirasa and Madhurabhava in the Bhakti Genre of Indian Dance-Theatre.

Book · 2010 Cite

Where they danced: Patrons, institutions, spaces: State patronage in India: Appropriation of the "regional" and "national"

Journal Article Dance Chronicle · December 1, 2002 Full text Cite

Bhaktirasa and Physio-spiritual Transcendence in the Devotional Practice of Indian Dance-Theatre (manuscript in progress)

Book Cite

Purnima Shah

Selected Publications

Performance of Thumrī in Kathak Dance

State Patronage to the Dance Arts in Independent India

State Patronage to the Dance Arts in Independent India

Book Review of Impersonations: The Artifice of Brahmin Masculinity in South Indian dance by Harshita Mruthiniti Kamath (2019)

Documentary film: Dancing with the Goddess: the Ras-Garba Traditions of Gujarat, India

Contemporary Indian Dance: New Choreographies in India and the Diaspora by Ketu Katrak. Palgrave, 2011

Book Review of Contemporary Indian Dance: New Creative Choreography in India and the Diaspora (2012)

Performing Migration: the Journeys of Indian Dance in America

“Dance: 1200-1900 CE” Cultural Sociology of West, Central and South Asia.

Physio-Spiritual Transcendence through the Practice of Devotional Dance-Theatre in India

Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Kathak Dance: a Choreographic Appreciation

Randala Ritual: Women’s Heritage and Identity in Gujarat, India

Bhakti Andolana Prerita Natya ane Nrtya Prakaromam Bhaktirasa ane Madhuryabhava = The Concept of Bhaktirasa and Madhurabhava in the Bhakti Genre of Indian Dance-Theatre.

Some Issues on Gender Politics in the Bhakti Genre of Dance-Theatre Performance

Negotiating Gender in Contemporary Kathak Dance Choreography

Routledge Encyclopedia of World Dance: South Asia and South-east Asia

Barbara Stoler Miller Conference, Columbia University: A Critical Appraisal of Contemporary Indian Dance Scholarship

2004 Barbara Stoler Miller Conference

Performance of Thumri in Kathak Dance

Where they danced: Patrons, institutions, spaces: State patronage in India: Appropriation of the "regional" and "national"

State Sponsorship of the Arts in India: the Appropriation of the National and Regional

Transcending Gender in the Performance of Kathak

Farmayishi Poetics of Kathak: Significance of Reception

Bhaktirasa and Physio-spiritual Transcendence in the Devotional Practice of Indian Dance-Theatre (manuscript in progress)

Garba Dance: Survival of Ritual Traditions in a Globalized World

Contesting Pasts, Performing Futures

Choreographing Society, Special Issue in Dance, Arts Journal

Thumri Performance in Kathak Dance