Ballet Matters
A Cultural Memoir of Dance Dreams and Empowering Realities
Published on 23. November 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-4766-7475-9 (ISBN)
Description
Part memoir, part dance history and ethnography, this critical study explores ballet's power to inspire and to embody ideas about politics, race, women's agency, and spiritual experience.
The author knows that dance relates to life in powerful individual and communal ways, reflecting culture and embodying new ideas. Although ballet can appear (and sometimes is) elite and exclusionary, it also has revolutionary potential.
The author knows that dance relates to life in powerful individual and communal ways, reflecting culture and embodying new ideas. Although ballet can appear (and sometimes is) elite and exclusionary, it also has revolutionary potential.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
34 photos, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
349 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-7475-9 (9781476674759)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
A former dancer, actor and journalist, Jennifer Fisher, Ph.D. is a professor of dance studies at the University of California, Irvine.
Content
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1.?The Stories We Tell: Memoir Ethnography
2.?Ballet as a Blueprint
3.?How to Choose a Profession
4.?Pilgrimage to Theatre Street and Home
5.?Finding My Religion
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1.?The Stories We Tell: Memoir Ethnography
2.?Ballet as a Blueprint
3.?How to Choose a Profession
4.?Pilgrimage to Theatre Street and Home
5.?Finding My Religion
Bibliography
Index