Jennifer Fisher

Ballet Matters

A Cultural Memoir of Dance Dreams and Empowering Realities

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Part memoir, part dance history, this critical study explores ballet's power to inspire and to embody ideas about politics, race, women's agency, and spiritual development. The author argues that dance relates to life in powerful, individual ways, and suggests societal shifts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 276g
• ISBN-13: 9781476674759
• ISBN-10: 1476674752
• Artikelnr.: 53166648

Autorenporträt

A former dancer, actor and journalist, Jennifer Fisher, Ph.D. is a professor of dance studies at the University of California, Irvine.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1.
The Stories We Tell: Memoir Ethnography 2.
Ballet as a Blueprint 3.
How to Choose a Profession 4.
Pilgrimage to Theatre Street and Home 5.
Finding My Religion Bibliography Index