The Ballets Russes and Beyond

Music and Dance in Belle-Époque Paris

AvDavinia Caddy

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

Del 22 i serien New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism

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Belle-époque Paris witnessed the emergence of a vibrant and diverse dance scene, one that crystallized around the Ballets Russes, the Russian dance company formed by impresario Sergey Diaghilev. The company has long served as a convenient turning point in the history of dance, celebrated for its revolutionary choreography and innovative productions. This book presents a fresh slant on this much-told history. Focusing on the relation between music and dance, Davinia Caddy approaches the Ballets Russes with a wide-angled lens that embraces not just the choreographic, but also the cultural, political, theatrical and aesthetic contexts in which the company made its name. In addition, Caddy examines and interprets contemporary French dance practices, throwing new light on some of the most important debates and discourses of the day.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-10-20
Mått:170 x 244 x 14 mm
Vikt:450 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism
Antal sidor:254
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781316623633

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Davinia Caddy is Senior Lecturer at the School of Music, University of Auckland. Her articles and reviews have appeared in publications including the Journal of the Royal Musical Association, 19th-Century Music, the Cambridge Opera Journal, Music and Letters and Opera Quarterly.

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'This richly absorbing study of the Ballets Russes in Paris illuminates the interplay (both synthesis and disjunction) between music and gesture in modernist choreography on the lyric stage. Davinia Caddy makes a vital and beautifully written contribution to our understanding of ways of using the body in opera and ballet in the early twentieth century.' Susan Rutherford, University of Manchester

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction: Le Génie de la danse; 2. Ballet at the Opéra and La Fête chez Thérèse; 3. Nijinsky's Faune revisited; 4. Metaphors of invasion: the Ballets Russes and the French press; 5. Beyond and behind Le Coq d'or.