Challenging and unsettling their predecessors, modern
choreographers such as Matthew Bourne, Mark Morris and Masaki Iwana
have courted controversy and notoriety by reimagining the most
canonical of Classical and Romantic ballets.
In this book, Vida L. Midgelow illustrates the ways in which
these contemporary reworkings destroy and recreate their source
material, turning ballet from a classical performance to a vital
exploration of gender, sexuality and cultural difference.
Reworking the Ballet: Counter Narratives and Alternative Bodies
articulates the ways that audiences and critics can experience
these new versions, viewing them from both practical and
theoretical perspectives, including:
- eroticism and the politics of touch
- performing gender
- cross-casting and cross-dressing
- reworkings and intertextuality
- cultural exchange and hybridity.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2007 |
First published: |
2007 |
Authors: |
Vida L. Midgelow
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
240 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-97602-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Dance >
Ballet
|
LSN: |
0-415-97602-2 |
Barcode: |
9780415976022 |
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