The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Ballet (Hardcover)

In distinction to many extant histories of ballet, The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Ballet prioritizes connections between ballet communities as it interweaves chapters by scholars, critics, choreographers, and working professional dancers. The book looks at the many ways ballet functions as a global practice in the 21st century, providing new perspectives on ballet's past, present, and future. As an effort to dismantle the linearity of academic canons, the fifty-three chapters within provide multiple entry points for readers to engage in balletic discourse. With an emphasis on composition and process alongside dances created, and the assertion that contemporary ballet is a definitive era, the book carves out space for critical inquiry. Many of the chapters consider whether or not ballet can reconcile its past and actually become present, while others see ballet as flexible and willing to be remolded at the hands of those with tools to do so.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Oxford Handbooks
Release date:	August 2021
Editors:	Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel (Head of Research, Faculty of Education) • Jill Nunes Jensen (Senior Lecturer of Dance)
Dimensions:	255 x 185 x 59mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	848
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-087149-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Dance > Ballet Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Dance > Contemporary dance
LSN:	0-19-087149-0
Barcode:	9780190871499

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