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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451033603321

Autore

Lloyd Margaret

Titolo

The Borzoi book of modern dance [[electronic resource] /] / by Margaret Lloyd

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[New York], : Dance Horizons (Princeton Book Co.), 1987, c1949

ISBN

0-87127-275-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (447 p.)

Disciplina

793.3/2

Soggetti

Dancers

Dance - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Dance Horizons book.

Include indexes.

Nota di bibliografia

Bibliography: p. 355-356.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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