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Akram Khan: Dancing New Interculturalism by Royona Mitra (review)

Akram Khan: Dancing New Interculturalism by Royona Mitra (review) Reviews 525 My only caveat with this book is one that Kim herself might identify as a pernicious quotidian behavior many Asian women recognize: the silenc- ing of herself. It is difficult to locate Kim’s voice in this complex text among the layers of theorists and artists. I respect the desire to let the work speak for itself, but I found myself longing to get to know the author and her experi- ences and insights better. In undergraduate curricula, Kim’s book could serve multiple pur- poses. The book would be a great foundational text for an introductory Asian American studies or race and ethnic studies course. For an upper-division per- formance theory course, it would be a useful text on intersections of identity and theatre. The Racial Mundane: Asian American Performance and the Embodied Everyday is complex and layered and can be consumed alone or paired with other texts to create a meaningful experience. Jenna Gerdsen University of Maryland AKRAM KHAN: DANCING NEW INTERCULTURALISM. By Royona Mitra. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. 216 pp., 16 illus. Hardcover, £55. Royona Mitra introduces a theorization of new interculturalism by providing seven case studies of Akram Khan’s performances. Khan is a London-based http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Theatre Journal University of Hawai'I Press

Akram Khan: Dancing New Interculturalism by Royona Mitra (review)

Chavda, Mrunal
Asian Theatre Journal , Volume 33 (2) – Aug 9, 2016
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Reviews 525 My only caveat with this book is one that Kim herself might identify as a pernicious quotidian behavior many Asian women recognize: the silenc- ing of herself. It is difficult to locate Kim’s voice in this complex text among the layers of theorists and artists. I respect the desire to let the work speak for itself, but I found myself longing to get to know the author and her experi- ences and insights better. In undergraduate curricula, Kim’s book could serve multiple pur- poses. The book would be a great foundational text for an introductory Asian American studies or race and ethnic studies course. For an upper-division per- formance theory course, it would be a useful text on intersections of identity and theatre. The Racial Mundane: Asian American Performance and the Embodied Everyday is complex and layered and can be consumed alone or paired with other texts to create a meaningful experience. Jenna Gerdsen University of Maryland AKRAM KHAN: DANCING NEW INTERCULTURALISM. By Royona Mitra. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. 216 pp., 16 illus. Hardcover, £55. Royona Mitra introduces a theorization of new interculturalism by providing seven case studies of Akram Khan’s performances. Khan is a London-based

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