Sisters of Salome (Paperback)

The origins of the art of exotic dancing lie in English drama and Viennese opera: Oscar Wilde's 1893 play Salome, and Richard Strauss's 1905 opera based on it, brought onto the stage a female character who captured and dominated the audience with the raw power of her naked body. Her Dance of the Seven Veils shocked and fascinated, and Salome became a pop icon on both sides of the Atlantic. Toni Bentley explores how four influential women embraced the persona of the femme fatale and transformed the misogynist image of a dangerously sexual woman into a form of personal liberation. Toni Bentley danced with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet for ten years. Her books include Winter Season: A Dancer's Journal, Holding On to the Air, Costumes by Karinska, and The Surrender: An Erotic Memoir.

General

Imprint:	Bison Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2005
First published:	June 2005
Authors:	Toni Bentley
Dimensions:	227 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	223
ISBN-13:	978-0-8032-6241-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > General
LSN:	0-8032-6241-8
Barcode:	9780803262416

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