Dancing Modernism / Performing Politics - Mark Franko - Books - Indiana University Press - 9780253065414 - May 2, 2023
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Dancing Modernism / Performing Politics Revised edition

Mark Franko

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Dancing Modernism / Performing Politics Revised edition

In the much-anticipated update to a classic in dance studies, Mark Franko analyzes the political aspects of North American modern dance in the 20th century.

A revisionary account of the evolution of modern dance, this revised edition of Dancing Modernism / Performing Politics features a foreword by Juan Ignacio Vallejos on Franko's career, a new preface, a new chapter on Yvonne Rainer, and an appendix of left-wing dance theory articles from the 1930s. Questioning assumptions that dancing reflects culture, Franko employs a unique interdisciplinary approach to dance analysis that draws from cultural theory, feminist studies, and sexual, class, and modernist politics. Franko also highlights the stories of such dancers as Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and even revolutionaries like Douglas Dunn in order to upend and contradict ideas on autonomy and traditionally accepted modernist dance history.

Revealing the captivating development of modern dance, this revised edition of Dancing Modernism / Performing Politics will fascinate anyone interested in the intersection of performance studies, history, and politics.
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256 pages, 27 Illustrations, black and white

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released May 2, 2023
ISBN13 9780253065414
Publishers Indiana University Press
Pages 256
Dimensions 358 g
Language English  

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