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Legacies of Twentieth-Century Dance

By: Lynn Garafola

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Legacies of Twentieth-Century Dance

By: Lynn Garafola

Selected writings illuminate a century of international dance.

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Wesleyan University Press

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0819566748

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9780819566744

Legacies of Twentieth-Century Dance

By: Lynn Garafola

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Legacies of Twentieth-Century Dance

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Selected writings illuminate a century of international dance.

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Dance was her Religion

The Spiritual Choreography of Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis and Martha Graham

By: Janet Lynn Roseman. Ph.D.

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Dance was her Religion

The Spiritual Choreography of Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis and Martha Graham

By: Janet Lynn Roseman. Ph.D.

Three dancers who changed the face of Modern Dance and liberated dancers from ballet’s rigidity to glorify the human body as a scared vessel: Isadora Duncan, 1877-1927, Ruth St. Denis, 1879-1968, and Martha Graham, 1894-1991. From youth, each recognized an organic urge for ecstatic human expression. This book explores their pioneering approaches to spiritual choreography and reveals unkown aspects of their lives and work: * each insisted upon her vision of dance as prayer * each was a mystic * each had a profound, personal devotion to the Virgin Mary * each choreographed work in her honor * each portrayed the Madonna in dance * each felt herself to be a priestess of dance * each worked to establish a school, where dance was the basis for an enlightened life The book contains quotes about and interviews with these women, including rare materials, restoring the understanding of dance as religious expression and placing these women in their rightful places among spiritual philosophers.

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253

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SCB Distributors

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1942493118

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9781942493112

The Great Nijinsky

God of Dance

By: Lynn Curlee

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The Great Nijinsky

God of Dance

By: Lynn Curlee

A tragic story of a cultural icon—dance prodigy, sex symbol, LGBTQ+ pioneer—this compelling work of narrative nonfiction chronicles a life of obsessive artistry and celebrity of Vaslav Nijinsky. With one grand leap off the stage at the 1909 premiere of the Ballets Russes's inaugural season, Nijinsky became an overnight sensation and the century's first superstar, in the days before moving pictures brought popular culture to the masses. Perhaps the greatest dancer of the twentieth century, Nijinsky captured audiences with his sheer animal magnetism and incredible skill. He was also half of the most famous (and openly gay) couple of the Edwardian era: his relationship with Serge Diaghilev, artistic director and architect of the Ballets Russes, pushed boundaries in a time when homosexuality and bisexuality were rarely discussed. Nijinsky's life was tumultuous--after marrying a female groupie he hardly knew, he was kicked out of the Ballets Russes and placed under house arrest during World War I. Unable to work as he once did, his mental health deteriorated, and he spent three decades in and out of institutions. Biographical narrative is interspersed with spotlights on the ballets the dancer popularized: classic masterworks such as Afternoon of a Faun, The Firebird, and of course, the shockingly original Rite of Spring, which caused the audience to riot at its premiere. Illustrated with elegant, intimate portraits as well as archival art and photographs.

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123

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Charlesbridge Publishing

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1632896397

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9781632896391

For Health and Beauty

Physical Culture for Frenchwomen, 1880s–1930s

By: Mary Lynn Stewart

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For Health and Beauty

Physical Culture for Frenchwomen, 1880s–1930s

By: Mary Lynn Stewart

She then examines compulsory education in hygiene and gymnastics, the flourishing genre of women's medical and sexual self-help literature, and the commercialization of health, beauty, and fitness products - all contributing to new scientific and commercial representations of the female body.

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300

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JHU Press

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0801864836

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9780801864834

Book's by Lynn Garafola

Legacies of Twentieth-Century Dance

Legacies of Twentieth-Century Dance

Legacies of Twentieth-Century Dance

Legacies of Twentieth-Century Dance

Dance was her Religion

Dance was her Religion

The Great Nijinsky

The Great Nijinsky

For Health and Beauty

For Health and Beauty

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