Ancient Dancer in the Modern World Responses to Greek and Roman Dance

Name: Ancient Dancer in the Modern World Responses to Greek and Roman Dance
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ISBN: 9780199548101

ISBN-10: 0199548102

ISBN-13: 9780199548101

Edition: 2010

Authors: Fiona Macintosh

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When the eighteenth-century choreographer Jean-Georges Noverre sought to develop what is now known as modern ballet, he turned to ancient pantomime as his source of inspiration; and when Isadora Duncan and her contemporaries looked for alternatives to the strictures of classical ballet, they looked to ancient Greek vases for models for what they termed 'natural' movement. This is the first book to examine systematically the long history of the impact of ideas about ancient Greek andRoman dance on modern theatrical and choreographic practices. With contributions from eminent classical scholars, dance historians, theatre specialists, modern literary critics, and art historians, as well as…

Book details

List price: $132.50
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 9/2/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 536
Size: 6.57" wide x 9.49" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 2.288
Language: English