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On Stage Alone: Soloists and the Modern Dance Canon
Gitelman & Palfy
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Description for On Stage Alone: Soloists and the Modern Dance Canon
Paperback. Editor(s): Gitelman, Claudia; Palfy, Barbara. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Soloists ignited the modern dance movement and have been a source of its constant renewal. Pioneering dancers such as Loïe Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, and Maud Allan embodied the abstraction and individuality of the larger modernist movement while making astounding contributions to their art. Nevertheless, solo dancers have received far less attention in the literature than have performers and choreographers associated with large companies.
In On Stage Alone, editors Claudia Gitelman and Barbara Palfy take an international approach to the solo dance performance. The essays in this standout volume broaden the dance canon by bringing to light ... Read more
Soloists ignited the modern dance movement and have been a source of its constant renewal. Pioneering dancers such as Loïe Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, and Maud Allan embodied the abstraction and individuality of the larger modernist movement while making astounding contributions to their art. Nevertheless, solo dancers have received far less attention in the literature than have performers and choreographers associated with large companies.
In On Stage Alone, editors Claudia Gitelman and Barbara Palfy take an international approach to the solo dance performance. The essays in this standout volume broaden the dance canon by bringing to light ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813040257
SKU
V9780813040257
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About Gitelman & Palfy
Claudia Gitelman (1936–2012) was associate professor emerita of dance at Rutgers University. Gitelman danced internationally, on Broadway, and as an original member of Nikolais Dance Theatre. Barbara Palfy was founding editor of Studies in Dance History and is an associate editor of other important dance journals.
Reviews for On Stage Alone: Soloists and the Modern Dance Canon
“The breadth and depth of the editors’ experiences is evi¬dent. The com¬mon thread is the premise that solo dance artists can and have shaped cultural attitudes. The collection addresses substantive questions and illuminates the on¬going significance of solo dance as an aspect of modern dance history.” - Choice