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Lloyd Margaret |
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The Borzoi book of modern dance [[electronic resource] /] / by Margaret Lloyd |
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[New York], : Dance Horizons (Princeton Book Co.), 1987, c1949 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (447 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Dancers |
Dance - History |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Dance Horizons book. |
Include indexes. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Bibliography: p. 355-356. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Illustrations; Introduction; Forerunners; Angela Isadora Duncan; Mary Wigman; Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn; The Three Creative Revolutionists; Martha Graham; Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman; Other Creative Moderns; Helen Tamiris; Hanya Holm; New Leaders - New Directions; The New Dance Group; José Limón; Anna Sokolow; Esther Junger; Sybil Shearer; Katherine Dunham; Valerie Bettis; Pearl Primus; Modern Dance on the West Coast; Lester Horton; Eleanor King; Strange Subsidies; Humanizing Ballet and Muiscomedy Dancing |
In Processed Form: Radio, Video and MovieBiblography; General Index; Index of Dances |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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What is ""modern dance"" and how does it differ from ballet and other forms of theatrical dancing-who made it what it is? These questions and their answers are the subjects around which Margaret Lloyd has written a unique and endlessly entertaining book.Originally published in 1949, The Borzoi Book of Modern Dance captures the beginnings of modern dance history fresh from its inception. Margaret Lloyd creates a detailed, witty and insightful overview of the art form in its early stages. The book is organized by individuals and then branches into documentation of important s |
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