Dying swans and madmen : ballet, the body, and narrative cinema / Adrienne L. McLean.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2008]Copyright date: ©2008Description: xi, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0813542790
- 9780813542799
- 0813542804
- 9780813542805
- 792.8 22
- GV1779 .M35 2008
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.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 792.8 MCL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A427544B |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-290) and index.
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.
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