Ballet matters : a cultural memoir of dance dreams and empowering realities /

"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 argues that dance relates to life in powerful, individual, and communal ways, reflect...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fisher, Jennifer, 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Temas:
Fisher, Jennifer, > 1949-
Ballet > Social aspects.
Ballerinas > United States > Biography.
Ballet > Aspect social.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > General.
Ballerinas
Ballet > Social aspects
United States
Autobiography
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
Autobiographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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 argues that dance relates to life in powerful, individual, and communal ways, reflecting culture and embodying new ideas"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 196 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-191) and index.
ISBN:9781476634685
1476634688

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