Alien Bodies

Representations of Modernity, 'Race' and Nation in Early Modern Dance

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

AvRamsay Burt

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Alien Bodies is a fascinating examination of dance in Germany, France, and the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Ranging across ballet and modern dance, dance in the cinema and Revue, Ramsay Burt looks at the work of European, African American, and white American artists.Among the artists who feature are:* Josephine Baker* Jean Borlin* George Balanchine* Jean Cocteau* Valeska Gert* Katherine Dunham* Fernand Leger* Kurt Jooss* Doris HumphreyConcerned with how artists responded to the alienating experiences of modern life, Alien Bodies focuses on issues of:* national and 'racial' identity* the new spaces of modernity* fascists uses of mass spectacles* ritual and primitivism in modern dance* the 'New Woman' and the slender modern body

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1998-03-05
Mått156 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt340 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor232
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415145954

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List of Figures. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Choreographing the Disturbing New Spaces of Modernity 2. 'Savage' Dancer: Tout Paris Goes to See Josephine Baker 3. The Chorus Line and the Efficiency Engineers 4. Totalitarianism and the Mass Ornament 5. Dancing Across the Atlantic 6. American Moderns 7. Primitivism, Modernism and the Ritual in the Works of Mary Wigman, Katherine Dunham and Martha Graham Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index.