Word: uday
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...William Rothenstein, president of London's Royal College of Arts, felt justified in feeling peeved that day in 1923: his star pupil was deserting him. Young Uday Shankar, who had come all the way from India to study painting, was about to join Anna Pavlova's ballet troupe. "Please, persuade Mme. Pavlova not to do this," Sir William begged a friend. Replied Pavlova: "Please tell Sir William that Shankar is a born dancer. He must dance. Oh, he must dance...
Last week, Uday Shankar was back in the U.S. Americans would see him dance again, but this time only on the screen. Shankar had spent three years and a fortune in rupees, making a two-hour movie about India, told largely in dance; and he is planning a cross country U.S. tour to show it. Audiences would find Kalpana's story as jumbled as a dream-full of plots and subplots, visions and fantasies, and plays within plays. At times, the story borders on absurdity. But as a picture of Indian dancing, Kalpana would tell them nearly everything...
Bhupesh Guha & Sushila did not put on such a show as to erase memories of the great Uday Shan-Kar (now running his culture center in India), but their dance program provided a rare opportunity to see real Hindus doing real Hindu dances...
Gene Krupa is a serious student of timpanology, an admirer of such virtuosi as Vishnudass Shirali, who has pounded and patted twelve drums for Hindu Dancer Uday Shan-Kar. Also Gene Krupa is, today, where popular musicians like to be when they settle down: in the money. He has his own band which, however conventional its brand of swing, brings in the jitterbugs. "I like to see them go crazy," says Gene Krupa. "I sure...
...tour was supposed to be keyed to the ludicrous U. S. progress of her friend Queen Marie of Rumania. Other attractions launched in the U. S. by Hurok: Basso Feodor Chaliapin, Contralto Marian Anderson, Dancer Mary Wigman, the Vienna Choir Boys, the Piccoli Theatre, Pianist Rudolf Serkin, Hindu Dancer Uday Shan...