DANCING DOWN 'D' DECADES: BOLLYWOOD STYLE!
Sun 24 May* I 13.00 – 15.00 I Main Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh College of Art I £6
With Piyush Roy
Why do Bollywood films sing and dance? This talk will introduce and categorise important and popular dance forms in Hindi films in context of their respective source influences to enable a beginner’s appreciation. It will also provide a guide to viewing this versatile onscreen dance form through its cinematic evolution over a span of over 100 years (1900s – present day).
Piyush is a Mumbai-based film journalist, writer and critic, currently pursuing his MSc in Film Studies at the University of Edinburgh
* PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DATE FOR THIS EVENT WAS INCORRECTLY LISTED AS BEING ON TUE 26 MAY IN THE PRINTED DANCE:FILM 09 BROCHURE
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