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Over the last 40 years, while the musical film has faded from its
historical high-point to a more isolated and quirky phenomenon, the
dance film has displayed refulgent growth and surprising
resilience. It has spawned profitable global enterprises (Billy
Elliot), has fashioned youthful angst as sociological voice
(Saturday Night Fever, Footloose and Dirty Dancing) and acted as a
marker of post-modern ironic camp (Strictly Ballroom). This modern
genre has influenced cinema as a whole in the ways bodies are made
dimensional, in the way rhythm and energy are communicated, and in
the filmic capacity to create narrative worlds without words.
Meanwhile, Bollywood has become a juggernaut, creating
transportable memory for diasporic Indian communities across the
world. This is an entire industry based on the 'dance number',
where films are pitched around the choreography, where the actors
are not expected to sing, but they must dance.This volume
investigates the relationship between movement and sound as it is
revealed, manipulated and crafted in the dance film genre. It
considers the role of all aspects of sound in the dance film,
including the dancer generated sounds inherent in Tap, Flamenco,
Irish Dance and Krumping. Drawing on significant post-War dance
films from around world, Movies, Moves and Music comprehensively
surveys this mainstream genre, where image and sound meet in a
crucial symbiosis.
Who runs the world? The Beyhive knows. From the Destiny's Child
2001 hit single "Survivor" to her 2019 jam "7/11," Beyoncé
Knowles-Carter has confronted dominant issues around the world.
Because her image is linked with debates on race, sexuality, and
female empowerment, she has become a central figure in pop music
and pop culture. Beyoncé: At Work, On Screen, and Online explores
her work as a singer, activist, and artist by taking a deep dive
into her songs, videos, and performances, as well as responses from
her fans. Contributors look at Beyoncé's entire body of work to
examine her status as a canonical figure in modern music and do not
shy away from questioning scandals or weighing her social
contributions against the evolution of feminism, critical race
theory, authenticity, and more. Full of examples from throughout
Beyoncé's career, this volume presents listening as a political
undertaking that generates meaning and creates community. Beyoncé:
At Work, On Screen, and Online contends that because of her
willingness to address societal issues within her career, Beyoncé
has become an important touchstone for an entire generation—all
in a day's work for Queen Bey.
Who runs the world? The Beyhive knows. From the Destiny's Child
2001 hit single "Survivor" to her 2019 jam "7/11," Beyoncé
Knowles-Carter has confronted dominant issues around the world.
Because her image is linked with debates on race, sexuality, and
female empowerment, she has become a central figure in pop music
and pop culture. Beyoncé: At Work, On Screen, and Online explores
her work as a singer, activist, and artist by taking a deep dive
into her songs, videos, and performances, as well as responses from
her fans. Contributors look at Beyoncé's entire body of work to
examine her status as a canonical figure in modern music and do not
shy away from questioning scandals or weighing her social
contributions against the evolution of feminism, critical race
theory, authenticity, and more. Full of examples from throughout
Beyoncé's career, this volume presents listening as a political
undertaking that generates meaning and creates community. Beyoncé:
At Work, On Screen, and Online contends that because of her
willingness to address societal issues within her career, Beyoncé
has become an important touchstone for an entire generation—all
in a day's work for Queen Bey.
Over the last 40 years, while the musical film has faded from its
historical high-point to a more isolated and quirky phenomenon, the
dance film has displayed refulgent growth and surprising
resilience. A phenomena of modern movie-making, the dance film has
spawned profitable global enterprises (Billy Elliot), has fashioned
youthful angst as sociological voice (Saturday Night Fever,
Footloose and Dirty Dancing) and acted as a marker of post-modern
ironic camp (Strictly Ballroom). This modern genre has influenced
cinema as a whole in the ways bodies are made dimensional, in the
way rhythm and energy are communicated, and in the filmic capacity
to create narrative worlds without words. Emerging as a distinct
(sub)genre in the 1970s, dance film has been crafting its own
meta-narrative and aesthetic paradigms that, nonetheless, display
extraordinary variety. Ranging from the experimental, 'you are
there' sonic explorations of Robert Altman's The Company and the
brutal energy of David La Chappelle's Rize to the lighter
'backstage musical' form displayed in Centre Stage and Save the
Last Dance, this genre has garnered both commercial and artistic
success.Meanwhile, Bollywood has become a juggernaut, creating
transportable memory for diasporic Indian communities across the
world. This is an entire industry based on the 'dance number',
where films are pitched around the choreography, where the actors
are not expected to sing, but they must dance. This series of
essays investigates the relationship between movement and sound as
it is revealed, manipulated and crafted in the dance film genre. It
considers the role of all aspects of sound in the dance film,
including the dancer generated sounds inherent in Tap, Flamenco,
Irish Dance and Krumping. Drawing on significant post-War dance
films from around world, Movies, Moves and Music comprehensively
surveys this mainstream genre, where image and sound meet in a
crucial symbiosis.
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