Ballet Matters

A Cultural Memoir of Dance Dreams and Empowering Realities
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-4766-7475-9
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 156 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 349 g

Part memoir, part dance history, this critical study explores ballet’s power to inspire and to embody ideas about politics, race, women’s agency, and spiritual development. Women who dance offer perspectives on such questions as: How do dancers deal with lingering stereotypes and new opportunities? How do dancers embody heritages from around globe? What do images projected by ballerinas say to their admirers? The author argues that dance relates to life in powerful, individual ways, and suggests societal shifts. Although ballet can appear (and sometimes is) elite and exclusionary, it also has revolutionary potential, seen here through the eyes of women who experience it.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fisher, Jennifer

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz Ballett, Modern Dance
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Über Autor(innen)

Former dancer, actor and journalist, Jennifer Fisher is a professor at the University of California, Irvine.