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Dancing Communities : Performance, Difference, and Connection in the Global City /

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Dancers create 'civic culture' as performances for public consumption, but also as vernaculars connecting individuals who may have little in common. Examining performance and the construction of culturally diverse communities the book suggests that amateur and concert dance can teach us ho...

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Main Author: Hamera, Judith (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Series:Studies in international performance.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
Dance.
Ethnicity Studies.
Gender Studies.
Geology.
Media Studies.
Performing Arts.
Communication.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Ethnicity.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Performing arts.
Sex (Psychology)
Sociology.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Dancers create 'civic culture' as performances for public consumption, but also as vernaculars connecting individuals who may have little in common. Examining performance and the construction of culturally diverse communities the book suggests that amateur and concert dance can teach us how to live and work productively together.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIV, 238 pages)
ISBN:9780230626485
DOI:10.1057/9780230626485