Dying swans and madmen : ballet, the body, and narrative cinema / Adrienne L. McLean.

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McLean, Adrienne L

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780813544670
081354467X
9786611397265
6611397264

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Dying swans and madmen.DDC classification:

792.8 22

LOC classification:

GV1779 .M35 2008eb

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Contents:

Introduction : ballet in tin cans -- A channel for progress : theatrical dance, popular culture, and (the) American Ballet -- Gender, genre, and the ballet film through 1947 : part 1, the life of a ballerina is indeed tough -- Gender, genre, and the ballet film through 1947 : part 2, the man was mad--but a genius! -- If you can disregard the plot : the red shoes in an American context -- The second act will be quite different : cinema, culture, and ballet in the 1950s -- Turning points : -- Ballet and its bodies in the "post-studio" era.

Summary: The author explores the curious pairing of classical and contemporary, art and entertainment, high culture and popular culture to reveal the ambivalent place that this art form occupies in American life.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-290), filmography (p. 291-296) , and index.

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The author explores the curious pairing of classical and contemporary, art and entertainment, high culture and popular culture to reveal the ambivalent place that this art form occupies in American life.

English.

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