Flamenco Conflicting Histories of the Dance

Name: Flamenco Conflicting Histories of the Dance
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ISBN: 9780786439232

ISBN-10: 0786439238

ISBN-13: 9780786439232

Edition: 2009

Authors: Michelle Heffner Hayes

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This analytical history traces representations of flamenco dance in Spain and abroad from the twentieth century through the present, using flamenco histories, film appearances of flamenco, accounts of live performances, and interviews with practitioners to map the emergence of a global dance practice. Focusing on the stereotype of the dancing body as the site of political and social tensions, it places that image in an international dialogue between tourists, flamenco purists, dictators, poets, filmmakers, and dancers.After laying the groundwork for an analysis of flamenco historiography, the text delves into such topics as images of the female flamenco dancer in films by Luis Buñuel,…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 3/24/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 212
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English