Flamenco - Conflicting Histories of the Dance (Paperback)

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 Bunuel, Carlos Saura, and Antonio Gades; the lasting stereotypes of flamenco bodies and Andalusian culture originated in Prosper Merimee's novella Carmen; and, the ways in which contemporary flamenco dancers such as Belen Maya, Pastora Galvan, and Rocio Molina negotiate the flamenco stereotype of Carmen as well as the return of an idealized Spanish feminine that pervades 'traditional' flamenco. Informed by political and cultural theory as well as works in feminist and gender studies, this ambitious study illuminates the conflicting stories that compose the history of flamenco.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2009
First published:	March 2009
Authors:	Michelle Heffner Hayes
Dimensions:	230 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	203
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-3923-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Dance > Folk dancing
LSN:	0-7864-3923-8
Barcode:	9780786439232

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