Stunning Males and Powerful Females: Gender and Tradition in East Javanese Dance

by Christina Sunardi

Book Overview

In east Javanese dance traditions like Beskalan and Ngremo, musicians and dancers negotiate gender through performances where males embody femininity and females embody masculinity.

Christina Sunardi ventures into the regency of Malang in east Java to study and perform with dancers. Through formal interviews and casual conversation, Sunardi learns about their lives and art. Her work shows how performers continually transform dance traditions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252038959
• ISBN13: 9780252038952
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"