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Le malapou, or the love dance, performed by the Bayaderes, Amany, Title [sic], Saundirounn, and Ramgoun, at the Theatre Royal Adelphi, composed by J.J. Masset

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Le malapou, or the love dance, performed by the Bayaderes, Amany, Title [sic], Saundirounn, and Ramgoun, at the Theatre Royal Adelphi, composed by J.J. Masset
Names
Moore, Lillian (Donor)
Mori & Lavenu (Publisher)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

The bayaderes

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1838 - 1839
Place: London
Publisher: Mori & Lavenu
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Bay 2
Topics
Devadāsīs
Dancers -- India -- 19th century
Dance -- England -- 19th century
Musicians -- India -- 19th century
Masset, Mr. (Nicolas Jean-Jacques), 1811-1903
Genres
Prints
Sheet music covers
Notes
Content: For more information on the Bayaderes and their European tour, see Dr. Kusum Pant Joshi's article "1838: South Indian dancers tour Europe," Hinduism today, Jan./Feb. 2009.
Acquisition: Gift; Lillian Moore, 1967.
Biographical/historical: Western Europe's fascination with bayaderes, or Indian temple dancers, began several decades before authentic Indian dancers appeared there. The very term bayadere derives from the Portuguese "bailadera" or female dancer; the Indian term is devadasi. The Indian troupe known as the Bayaderes was commissioned by the French impresario E.C. Tardival for a tour of France, England, Germany, Austria, and Belgium in 1838. Its members, who were linked to the temple of Thiruvanthipuram near Pondicherry, included five female dancers and three male musicians. Tille Ammal, the senior dancer, was thirty years old; Amany, Saoundiroun, and Ramgoun were in their teens; and Veydoun was a child of six. The musicians were led by Ramalinga Mudali, who sang, chanted, and beat time with cymbals; Savaranim played the bamboo pipes and Deveneyagorum played the drum. Their tour took them to the Théâtre de Variétés in Paris, where they were reviewed by Théophile Gautier; the Theatre Royal Adelphi in London; and other venues, including a command performance before Louis Philippe of France. They were highly popular, although some spectators professed to prefer Europeanized versions of Indian dance, such as Filippo Taglioni's Le dieu et la bayadère.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : lithograph, black & white ; support 13 x 9 3/4 inches, image 12 7/8 x 9 3/8 inches
Description
Depiction of theatrical performances by the Bayaderes, a troupe of authentic Indian dancers and musicians. This print is a sheet music cover illustration for a composition inspired by the malapou, a dance from the Bayaderes' repertory. Three musicians play at left, while two female dancers perform at center. The two other adult dancers stand in the background, fly whisks in their hands, while the child dancer, Veydoun, watches the performance from stage left. The print includes westernized versions of Indian statues in the background.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825121923
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759014
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.PERF74
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d7baae50-4152-013d-8de0-0242ac110003
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Le malapou, or the love dance, performed by the Bayaderes, Amany, Title [sic], Saundirounn, and Ramgoun, at the Theatre Royal Adelphi, composed by J.J. Masset" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1838 - 1839. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf52e100-4157-013d-5a92-0242ac110002

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Le malapou, or the love dance, performed by the Bayaderes, Amany, Title [sic], Saundirounn, and Ramgoun, at the Theatre Royal Adelphi, composed by J.J. Masset" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf52e100-4157-013d-5a92-0242ac110002

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1838 - 1839). Le malapou, or the love dance, performed by the Bayaderes, Amany, Title [sic], Saundirounn, and Ramgoun, at the Theatre Royal Adelphi, composed by J.J. Masset Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bf52e100-4157-013d-5a92-0242ac110002

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Le malapou, or the love dance, performed by the Bayaderes, Amany, Title [sic], Saundirounn, and Ramgoun, at the Theatre Royal Adelphi, composed by J.J. Masset