Full Description
The Dancer's World 1920-1945 focuses on modern dancers as they saw themselves. Five chapters describe a narrative arc that encompasses Europe and the USA with a focus between 1920 and 1945. A final chapter considers contemporary relevance for dancers, dance artists, choreographers, dance students and scholars alike.
Contents
1. Introduction: Early Modern Dancers and Their Practices Reconsidered 2. The World of the Dancer 3. We [Dancers] are Standing at the Beginning 4. German and American Modern Dance: Constitutional Differences 5. A New World for the Dancer 6. Conclusion: A Dancer's World 7. Epilogue: A Historical Sense of a Dancer's World Select Bibliography Index
