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Ballet matters : a cultural memoir of dance dreams and empowering realities / Jennifer Fisher.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Fisher, Jennifer, 1949- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Fisher, Jennifer, 1949-.
Fisher, Jennifer.
Ballet--Social aspects.
Ballet.
Ballerinas--United States--Biography.
Ballerinas.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (209 pages)
Place of Publication:
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Summary:
"Part memoir, part dance history and ethnography, this critical study explores ballet's power to inspire and to embody ideas about politics, race, women's agency, and spiritual experience. The author argues that dance relates to life in powerful, individual, and communal ways, reflecting culture and embodying new ideas"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The stories we tell : memoir ethnography
Ballet as a blueprint
How to choose a profession
Pilgrimage to theatre street and home
Finding my religion.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-4766-3468-8

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