Men who dance : aesthetics, athletics and the art of masculinity / Michael Gard.
Men who dance : aesthetics, athletics and the art of masculinity / Michael Gard.
Men who dance : aesthetics, athletics and the art of masculinity / Michael Gard.
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Publisher
New York : Peter Lang, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N792.8081/2
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 236 p. : ports., ; 23 cm.
Contents
A story -- Pleasure, power and identity -- Producing the male dancer -- In the footsteps of the Swan -- Being a 'me' dancer -- A ballet boy -- A 'contemporary' dancer? -- The aesthetic and the self -- Pleasure, subjectivity and the 'everyday'
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Publisher
New York : Peter Lang, 2006.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
"Why do men do ballet? What kinds of men become theatrical dancers? Michael Gard shows how the worlds of Western theatrical dance, gender relations and sexuality intermingle, and over time, produce different answers to these questions. Surveying both academic and popular writers, as well as drawing on life history interviews with twenty male dancer...
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Men who dance : aesthetics, athletics and the art of masculinity / Michael Gard.
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Complicated conversation, 1534-2816 ; v. 9.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [219] - 227.
Ch. 4, In the footsteps of the swan, "I consider the life of, arguably Australia's most famous and successful male ballet dancer, Robert Helpmann."
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N792.8081/2
Record Identifier
74VKKKePk30y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKKePk30y
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ISBN
0820472662 (pbk.)
9780820472669 (pbk.)
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792.8081
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991021812609702626
