INCONCEIVABLE CREATION: THE KALBELIYA DANCE FROM & ITS CONCEPTION TO WORLDWIDE IDENTIFICATION
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v4.i2SE.2023.464Keywords:
Kalbeliya, Sapera, Folk Dance, Rajasthan Dance, Gulabo Sapera, Gypsy DanceAbstract [English]
This research paper is focused on the 'kalbeliya Gypsy dancing form', this form is having its Origin in the first Rajasthan tourism performance and first international performance (the United States of America.) recognition, intangible inventions. A dance performed by the nomadic kalbeliya community is featured in Rajasthan "Gypsy" performances in Rajasthan, which have fast gained popularity among Indian tourists and on venues for world music in the west. The Indian government recognizes Rajasthan, the kalbeliya's home state, as "India's legacy state" in order to stimulate travel and the international diffusion of Indian culture through performances and festivals. The kalbeliya dance form was developed in the 1978s, but it wasn't until 2010 that UNESCO designated it as an intangible cultural asset. Through this research paper, the researcher highlights and mentions the name of the woman who gave birth to the kalbeliya dance form and design costume and jewelry assets for the performances. The research writing more profoundly overviews the development of the Kalbeliya dance form's development from its inception in the 1978s until the UNESCO nomination. The study also raises the roof of the implications of its name as a world heritage dance tradition.
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