Nonstop Bodies: How Dance Shaped New York City by Rennie McDougall (English) Har

by Rennie McDougall

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The Nile on eBay Nonstop Bodies by Rennie McDougall A sweeping cultural history of both formal and social dance during the 20th century, and an exploration of how this history built our nationIn theaters, ballrooms, and nightclubs throughout the 20th century, both social and professional dances blazed trails of resistance and revolution. From the exuberant endurance of dance marathons during Prohibition to the militant precision of the Rockettes through WWII and strait-laced fifties; from the aloof abstraction of the Judson Dance Theater to the explosive energy of hip-hop in the South Bronx; from the elated mingling of disco clubs to the commercialized physicality of Broadway, dance was both a reflection of culture and backbone for social change. Journalist Rennie McDougall argues that all of these dances and disparate dancers over many decades tells us a complete cultural history of New York City.In charting the stories of these different dances, we see how each was fundamentally shaped by the social and historical forces of the time, as movements rumbling through the rest of the country came to a head in the singular density and diversity of New York City. Nonstop Bodies offers us a new lens through which to see the creative genius of renowned choreographers who took inspiration from the social dances going on around them. The infamous contractions of Martha Graham or the abstract ballet of George Balanchine were outgrowths of ongoing performances happening on street corner

• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781419771125
• Condition: Fine

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