Geraldine Morris

Frederick Ashton's Ballets (eBook, PDF)

Style, Performance, Choreography, Second Edition

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The second edition of Frederick Ashton's Ballets: Style, Performance, Choreography adds two further ballets to this ground-breaking study of Frederick Ashton's choreography. It not only examines the contribution these ballets made to twentieth century dance art, but also presents a detailed account of Ashton's work and dances, demonstrating his remarkable choreographic and artistic talent. Having danced with the Royal Ballet Company during the years Ashton was Director, author Geraldine Morris also draws on her years as an academic in the field.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780197747124
• Artikelnr.: 72260135

Autorenporträt

Geraldine Morris was a dancer with the Royal Ballet Company during the years Frederick Ashton was Director. Having been awarded a PhD for a thesis dealing with Ashton's dance movement style, she became a Reader in Dance at Roehampton University where she is now a Senior Honorary Research Fellow.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* Chapter 1. The Problem of Style and Discerning the Movement
* Chapter 2. The Foundations of Ashton's Style: Training and Dance
Influences
* Chapter 3. Unconventional Dances: Ashton's Style in Ballets with
Words
* Chapter 4. Non-narrative Ballets: 1950s Decorum and the Swinging 60s
* Chapter 5. Expressive Abstraction: Dante Sonata and Symphonic
Variations
* Chapter 6. Narrative Dances: An Abundance of Real Dancing
* Conclusion: Where Now for Ashton Style?
* Bibliography
* Index