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Book SynopsisSally Banes has been a pre-eminent critic and scholar of American contemporary dance. Beginning with her first published review and including unpublished papers, this collection presents some of her finest works on dance and other artistic forms. It concludes with her research on George Balanchine's dancing elephants.
Trade ReviewBanes is one of the major dance critics and historians of our time. She explores a wide range of artistic and cultural issues - from experimental art to disco dancing to ballet dancing for elephants - in prose as engaging as it is erudite. Experiencing her mind, as many serious lovers of dance will agree, is a heady experience. - Deborah Jowitt, New York University, author of Time and the Dancing Image
