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Empire of Ecstasy: Nudity and Movement in German Body Culture, 1910-1935
Karl Toepfer
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Description for Empire of Ecstasy: Nudity and Movement in German Body Culture, 1910-1935
Hardback. Interprets the explosion of German body culture between the two wars - nudism and nude dancing, gymnastics and dance training, dance photography and criticism, and diverse genres of performance from solo dancing to mass movement choirs. This book presents the work of such well-known figures as Rudolf Laban, Mary Wigman, and Oskar Schlemmer. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 439 pages, 84. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; ASD; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 890.
Empire of Ecstasy offers a novel interpretation of the explosion of German body culture between the two wars - nudism and nude dancing, gymnastics and dance training, dance photography and criticism, and diverse genres of performance from solo dancing to mass movement choirs. Karl Toepfer presents this dynamic subject as a vital and historically unique construction of 'modern identity.' The modern body, radiating freedom and power, appeared to Weimar artists and intelligentsia to be the source of a transgressive energy, as well as the sign and manifestation of powerful, mysterious 'inner' conditions. Toepfer shows how this view of the ... Read more
Empire of Ecstasy offers a novel interpretation of the explosion of German body culture between the two wars - nudism and nude dancing, gymnastics and dance training, dance photography and criticism, and diverse genres of performance from solo dancing to mass movement choirs. Karl Toepfer presents this dynamic subject as a vital and historically unique construction of 'modern identity.' The modern body, radiating freedom and power, appeared to Weimar artists and intelligentsia to be the source of a transgressive energy, as well as the sign and manifestation of powerful, mysterious 'inner' conditions. Toepfer shows how this view of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
439
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Series
Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism
Condition
New
Weight
889g
Number of Pages
439
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520206632
SKU
V9780520206632
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About Karl Toepfer
Karl Toepfer is Professor of Theater Arts at San Jose State University.
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