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Dance on the American musical theatre stage : a history /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miller, Ray (College professor) (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
Subjects:
Dance > United States > History.
Revues.
PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General
Dance.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • 1492-1776 : the earliest beginnings
  • 1776-1866 : John Durang and the beginnings of American theatrical dance
  • 1866-1914 : building a musical theatre dance vocabulary
  • 1914-1929 : the dance director: front and center
  • 1929-1943 : depression ferments new visions : ballet and modern dance
  • 1943-1957 : integration : dance narrates
  • 1957-1968 : triple threats grow as director-choreographers rise
  • 1968-1975 : the concept musical makes room for dance
  • 1975-1996 : The age of the director-choreographer wanes
  • 1996-2020 : choreography and the musical break open
  • Epilogue.