The Festival of India

Development and Diplomacy at the End of the Cold War

Rashna Darius Nicholson (University of Warwick)

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Cambridge University Press
16 May 2024

Theatre Studies; Pageants, parades, festivals; The Cold War; Cultural studies; International relations

Series: Elements in Theatre, Performance and the Political

An in-depth study of the Festival of India (1985–1986) in the United States, one of the biggest events ever mounted to promote goodwill between two countries. Comprising more than seven hundred programs of music, dance, drama, film shows, art exhibitions, and workshops sponsored by over two hundred cultural institutions across over a hundred cities, the festival constituted a prismatic event that refracted the complex forces at play on the global stage during the 1980s. The Element delineates how this multi-sited spectacle of unprecedented size and near unfathomable political, economic, and cultural influence impacted theatre and performance studies. Simultaneously, it traces how two complex historical shifts were communicated to the global public at the end of the Cold War: India's desire to transition from planned Nehruvian socialism to laissez faire capitalism and the efflorescence of the model of 'cultural development' that centred the arts in development.

By: Rashna Darius Nicholson (University of Warwick)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781009358392
ISBN 10: 1009358391
Series: Elements in Theatre, Performance and the Political
Pages: 86
Publication Date: 16 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. 'All the Raj: India is in, and everyone's going subcontinental'; 3. The administrative organization of the festival; 4. Actors; 5. Cultural development; 6. Zoological performance: Aditi, Mela!, and the golden eye; 7. Theatrical performance: Peter Brook's Mahabharata; 8. Conclusion; References.