Jeffrey M. Katz

Plie Ball!

Baseball Meets Dance on Stage and Screen

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

From the vaudeville gyrations of New York Giants star pitchers Rube Marquard and Christy Mathewson, to Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra as hoofing infielders in Take Me Out to the Ball Game, to the stage and screen versions of Damn Yankees, the connection between baseball and dance is an intimate, perhaps surprising one. Covering more than a century of dancing ballplayers and baseball-inspired dance, this entertaining study examines the connection in film and television, in theatrical productions and in choreography created for some of the greatest dancers and dance companies in the world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 576g
• ISBN-13: 9780786464067
• ISBN-10: 0786464062
• Artikelnr.: 45801314

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey M. Katz is a librarian and educator who works with teens and young adults at the New York Public Library. His articles and reviews have appeared in Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History, Marketing Library Services, Public Libraries, and School Library Journal. He lives in New York City.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments and Dedication Foreword by Edward Villella Preface Introduction-The Ballet of Baseball: Pirouettes on the Pitcher's Mound and Jetés in the Outfield 1.
On Stage I: Music Halls, Vaudeville, Broadway and More-19th Century through Early 20th Century Interlude: Choreographers on Dance and Baseball-Chris Black, Gail Conrad and Ana Maria Tekina-eirú Maynard 2.
On Stage II: Theater from the Mid-20th Century through the Early 21st Interlude: Choreographers and Dancers on Dance and Baseball- Louis Kavouras, Peter Pucci and Nick Ross 3.
On Stage III: Concert Dance in the 20th Century Interlude: Choreographers and Dancers on Dance and Baseball- Lisa de Ribere, Christopher Fleming and Marianna Tcherkassky 4.
On Stage IV: Concert Dance in the Early 21st Century Interlude: A Physical Therapist, a Ballet Company Volunteer Coordinator, a Dance Company Director and a Baseball Executive Talk about Dance and Baseball-Dean Caswell, Joan Quatrano, Lynn Parkerson and Steve Cohen 5.
In Front of the Camera: Film, Television and Video Final Thoughts: Interviews with Moses Pendleton and Edward Villella Appendix: Baseball and Dance in Youth Literature Chapter Notes Bibliography Index