Fraught Balance: The Embodied Politics of Dabke Dance Music in Syria

＂Fraught Balance positions one of Syria’s beloved performance traditions, dabke, at the center of the country’s political contestations and social tensions. Dabke’s embodied politics of performance both sustains social life and solidifies bonds, while also reproducing divisions＂--

SHAYNA M. SILVERSTEIN (Evanston, IL) is assistant professor in the Department of Performance Studies at Northwestern University.