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Dance on the American musical theatre stage : a history / Ray Miller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, Ray (College professor), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dance--United States--History.
- Dance.
- Revues.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 296 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
- Biography/History:
- Ray Miller is a Professor of Dance Studies and Theatre Arts at Appalachian State University, NC, USA.
- Contents:
- Prologue
- 1492-1776 : the earliest beginnings
- 1776-1866 : John Durang and the beginnings of American theatrical dance
- 1866-1914 : building a musical theatre dance vocabulary
- 1914-1929 : the dance director: front and center
- 1929-1943 : depression ferments new visions : ballet and modern dance
- 1943-1957 : integration : dance narrates
- 1957-1968 : triple threats grow as director-choreographers rise
- 1968-1975 : the concept musical makes room for dance
- 1975-1996 : The age of the director-choreographer wanes
- 1996-2020 : choreography and the musical break open
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-279) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 25, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Miller, Ray Dance on the American musical theatre stage
- ISBN:
- 9781003223368
- 1003223362
- 9781000876024
- 1000876020
- 9781000876017
- 1000876012
- Publisher Number:
- 40031829350
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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