On stage alone : soloists and the modern dance canon / edited by Claudia Gitelman and Barbara Palfy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gitelman, Claudia.

Palfy, Barbara.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dancers.

Dance--Psychological aspects.

Dance.

Modern dance.

Physical Description:

viii, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2012]

Summary:

Soloists ignited the modern dance movement and have been a source of its constant renewal. Because the lone dancer-choreographer has more flexibility than dance companies burdened with corporate ties, modern dance soloists are often able to tackle such broad social issues as freedom, personal space, individuality, and gender.

Pioneering solo dancers including Loïe Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, and Maud Allan embodied the abstraction and individuality of the larger modernist movement while making astounding contributions to their art. Nevertheless, solo dancers have received far less attention in the literature than have performers and choreographers associated with large companies.

In On Stage Alone, editors Claudia Gitelman and Barbara Palfy take an international approach to the solo dance performance. The essays in this standout volume broaden the dance canon by bringing to light modern dance soloists from Europe, Asia, and the Americas who have shaped significant, sustained careers performing full programs of their own choreography.

Featuring in-depth examinations of the work of artists such as Michio Ito, Daniel Nagrin, Ann Carlson, and many others, On Stage Alone reveals the many contributions made by daring solo dancers from the dawn of the twentieth century to today. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Michio Ito's Shadow: Searching for the Transnational in Solo Dance / Carrie J. Preston Preston, Carrie J. 7

2 Alone into the World: Reflections on Solos from 1919 by Vaslav Nijinsky and Mary Wigman / Ramsay Burt Burt, Ramsay 31

3 The Solo That Isn't a Solo: Ann Carlsons Dances with Animals / Janice Ross Ross, Janice 55

4 Aesthetics of Early Modernist Solo Dance in Central Europe / Karl Toepfer Toepfer, Karl 73

5 Exotica and Ethereality: The Solo Art of Maud Allan / Julie Malnig Malnig, Julie 119

6 Modernity and Nationalism in Solo Dance in Brazil: The Bailado of Eros Volúsia and the Performance of Luiz de Abreu / Sandra Meyer Meyer, Sandra 141

7 Strange Heroes / Deborah Jowitt Jowitt, Deborah 163

8 Anna Huber: A Conceptual Moment in Switzerland / Renée E. D'Aoust D'Aoust, Renée E. 187.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813040257

0813040256

OCLC:

748330894