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Honest Bodies: Revolutionary Modernism in the Dances of Anna Sokolow
Visiting Assitant Professor Of Dance Hannah (Reed College) Kosstrin
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paperback. Using new archival discoveries and interviews, Honest Bodies illustrates how Anna Sokolow's choreography circulated American modernism internationally from the 1930s to the 1960s. Author Hannah Kosstrin argues that Sokolow's dances embodied the relationship between Communist ideals and Jewish culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 halftones; 1 table. BIC Classification: ASDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Honest Bodies: Revolutionary Modernism in the Dances of Anna Sokolow illustrates the ways in which Sokolow's choreography circulated American modernism among Jewish and communist channels of the international Left from the 1930s-1960s in the United States, Mexico, and Israel. Drawing upon extensive archival materials, interviews, and theories from dance, Jewish, and gender studies, this book illuminates Sokolow's statements for workers' rights, anti-racism, and the human condition through her choreography for social change alongside her dancing and teaching for Martha Graham. Tracing a catalog of dances with her companies Dance Unit, La Paloma Azul, Lyric Theatre, and Anna Sokolow Dance Company, ... Read more
Honest Bodies: Revolutionary Modernism in the Dances of Anna Sokolow illustrates the ways in which Sokolow's choreography circulated American modernism among Jewish and communist channels of the international Left from the 1930s-1960s in the United States, Mexico, and Israel. Drawing upon extensive archival materials, interviews, and theories from dance, Jewish, and gender studies, this book illuminates Sokolow's statements for workers' rights, anti-racism, and the human condition through her choreography for social change alongside her dancing and teaching for Martha Graham. Tracing a catalog of dances with her companies Dance Unit, La Paloma Azul, Lyric Theatre, and Anna Sokolow Dance Company, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199396931
SKU
V9780199396931
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About Visiting Assitant Professor Of Dance Hannah (Reed College) Kosstrin
Hannah Kosstrin researches Jewishness, gender, and movement analysis in modern and contemporary dance. At The Ohio State University, she is Assistant Professor in the Department of Dance and is affiliated with the Melton Center for Jewish Studies.
Reviews for Honest Bodies: Revolutionary Modernism in the Dances of Anna Sokolow
Kosstrin uses interdisciplinary methodologies from dance studies and history to analyze movement and archival materials ... The compelling passages that detail Sokolow's performances support the larger argument that her choreography had a political punch.
Elizabeth Schwall, Latin American Research Review
A refreshing and groundbreaking analysis of Anna Sokolows choreographic work from a variety of perspectives.
Studies in ... Read more
Elizabeth Schwall, Latin American Research Review
A refreshing and groundbreaking analysis of Anna Sokolows choreographic work from a variety of perspectives.
Studies in ... Read more