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Making Ballet American

By Andrea Harris

Making Ballet American

By Andrea Harris

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George Balanchine's arrival in the United States in 1933, it is widely thought, changed the course of ballet history by creating a bold neoclassical style that is celebrated as the first American manifestation of the art form. In Making Ballet American, author Andrea Harris challenges this narrative by revealing the complex social, cultural, and political forces that actually shaped the construction of American neoclassical ballet. Situating American ballet within a larger context of modernisms, the book examines critical efforts to craft new, modernist ideas about the relevance of classical dancing for American society and democracy. Through cultural and choreographic analysis, it illustrates the evolution of modernist ballet during a turbulent historical period. Ultimately, the book argues that the Americanization of Balanchine's neoclassicism was not the inevitable outcome of his immigration or his creative genius, but rather a far more complicated story that pivots on the question of modern art's relationship to America and the larger world.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
284
Release Date:
2017-11-01
Publication Date:
2017-11-01
Publisher:
OXFORD UNIV PR
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199342245
ISBN13:
9780199342242
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
436 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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