Dance and Dancers in the Victorian and Edwardian Music Hall Ballet by Alexandra

Description: Dance and Dancers in the Victorian and Edwardian Music Hall Ballet by Alexandra Carter The book culminates in the argument that there are direct links between the music hall ballet and what has been termed the birth of British ballet in the 1930s; a link so long ignored by dance historians. This work will appeal not only to those interested in nineteenth century studies. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description First published in 2005. The Victorian and Edwardian music hall ballet has been a neglected facet of dance historiography, falling prey principally to the misguided assumption that any ballet not performed at the Opera House or legitimate theatre necessarily meant it was of low cultural and artistic merit. Here Alexandra Carter identifies the traditional marginalization of the working class female participants in ballet historiography, and moves on to reinstate the lost period of the music hall ballet and to apply a critical account of that period. Carter examines the working conditions of the dancers, the identities and professional lives of the ballet girls and the ways in which the ballet of the music hall embodied the sexual psyche of the period, particularly in its representations of the ballet girl and the ballerina. By drawing on newspapers, journals, theatre programmes, contemporary fiction, poetry and autobiography, Carter firmly locates the period in its social, economic and artistic context. The book culminates in the argument that there are direct links between the music hall ballet and what has been termed the birth of British ballet in the 1930s; a link so long ignored by dance historians. This work will appeal not only to those interested in nineteenth century studies, but also to those working in the fields of dance studies, gender studies, cultural studies and the performing arts. Author Biography Alexandra Carter Table of Contents Contents: Preface; Prologue; In fit and seemly luxury: ballet at the Alhambra and the Empire; From the principals to the pass : performers in the music hall ballets; Dancing the feminine: gender and sexuality on stage; A fairyland of fair women: dancing the narratives of the age; Images and imagination: poetry, fiction and the eye of the writer; Prejudicial to public morality: the moral image of the dance and dancer; Caras tale; Epilogue; Appendices; Bibliography; Index. Details ISBN1138618683 Author Alexandra Carter Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd ISBN-10 1138618683 ISBN-13 9781138618688 Format Paperback Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom UK Release Date 2021-03-31 Pages 186 Year 2021 Publication Date 2021-03-31 AU Release Date 2021-03-31 NZ Release Date 2021-03-31 Alternative 9780815346272 DEWEY 792.8094109034 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139853426;

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