New Directions in Ancient Pantomime (Hardcover)

This is the first comprehensive and illustrated study of the most important form of theatre in the entire Roman Empire - pantomime, the ancient equivalent of ballet dancing. Performed for more than five centuries in hundreds of theatres from Portugal in the West to the Euphrates, from Gaul to North Africa, solo male dancing stars - the forerunners of Nijinsky, Nureyev, and Baryshnikov - stunned audiences with their erotic costumes, subtlety of gesture, and dazzling athleticism. In sixteen specially commissioned and complementary studies, the leading world specialists explore all aspects of the ancient pantomime dancer's performance skills, popularity, and social impact, while paying special attention to the texts that formed the basis of this distinctive art form.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2008
First published:	2009
Editors:	Edith Hall • Rosie Wyles
Dimensions:	224 x 144 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	504
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-923253-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	0-19-923253-9
Barcode:	9780199232536

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