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Making ballet American : modernism before and beyond Balanchine /

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"George Balanchine's arrival in the United States in 1933, it is widely thought, changed the course of ballet history by creating a bold and original neoclassical style that is celebrated as the first successful American manifestation of the art form. This book intervenes in the prevailing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harris, Andrea (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Series:Oxford studies in dance theory.
Subjects:
Ballet > United States > History > 20th century.
Dance > United States > History > 20th century.
Ballet > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Danse > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Ballet.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Dance.
MUSIC > General.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > General.
Ballet
Dance
United States
1900-1999
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Series; Making Ballet American; Copyright; CONTENTS; Series Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Modernism and American Ballet; Making Ballet 1: Billy the Kid, 1938; 2. Lincoln Kirstein's Social Modernism and the Cultural Front; Making Ballet 2: Rodeo, 1942; 3. Edwin Denby's Objectivist Modernism and the New York School; Making Ballet 3: Western Symphony, 1954; 4. Making an American Ballet Institution in the Cultural Cold War in Europe; Conclusion: "We drink the health of the guy that died"; Notes; Bibliography; Index.