{"product_id":"choreography-and-narrative-9780253212160","title":"Choreography and Narrative","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first critical history of French ballet that illuminates relations of politics, spectacle, gender, and narrative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis complex and beautifully written investigation of ballet's development in France from the early 18th through the late 19th century extends Foster's earlier efforts to link dance theory and practice (see Reading Dancing: Bodies and Subjects in Contemporary American Dance, CH, Apr'87; Choreographing History, 1995; and Corporealities, CH, Jun'96). Foster (Univ. of California at Riverside) has become increasingly adept at presenting historical, physical, and theoretical dancing bodies in relation to one another via written texts. This volume situates ballet as a cultural practice and analyzes its progress in relation to economic, political, and social developments—tracing its evolution through specific danced narratives and emphasizing class, gender, and racial identities. Each of the five chapters focuses on an issue relevant to choreography and training. These are augmented by interludes, which contextualize the theoretical issues. Foster's word images awaken the reader to his\/her own physicality and to the connections between an individual's lived experience and history. In previous works Foster has moved in this direction; here she negotiates the gap between theory and the actual body with increasing ease and depth. Illustrations are ample and well chosen throughout; the text is supported and enlarged by numerous notes and an extensive bibliography. This work is a landmark in the field and belongs in all libraries serving undergraduate, graduate, and faculty researchers in dance.April 1997\u003c\/p\u003e -- S. E. Friedler * Swarthmore College *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrations\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Pygmalion's No-Boby and The Body of Dance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Originary Gestures 13\u003cbr\u003ePainting the situations of the soul Vanishing physicalities\u003cbr\u003eTransgressive gestures Originating the action ballet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bank of Grass (le banc de gazon)\u003cbr\u003eTelemaque dans l'ile de Calipso (1759)\u003cbr\u003eOn One Side, On the Other; Above and Below\u003cbr\u003eArlequin Soldat Magicien, ou le Canonier, Pantomime (1764)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Staging the Canvas and the Machine\u003cbr\u003eSpectacular dancing bodies Horizontal and vertical perfection\u003cbr\u003eChallenging hierarchy The more sensible machine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMake the Scheme Known\u003cbr\u003eJason et Medee (1771)\u003cbr\u003eThe Invigilant Dancer\u003cbr\u003eApelles et Campaspe (1776)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Narrating Passion and Prowess\u003cbr\u003eDancing the action A passion for anatomy\u003cbr\u003eThe language of dance The self-filled body\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Duel\u003cbr\u003eMirza (1779)\u003cbr\u003eThe Earth Trembles: The Thunder Roars\u003cbr\u003eLe Premier Navigateur, ou le Pouvoir de l'Amour (1785)\u003cbr\u003eEscape into the Heavens\u003cbr\u003eHercule et Omphale, Pantomime en 1 Acte (1787)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Governing the Body\u003cbr\u003eThe street, the stage, the nation Muscular geometry\u003cbr\u003eVirtuoso docility Governing the Body politic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Magically Inscribed Message\u003cbr\u003eLes Royalistes de la Vendee, ou les Epoux Republicains,\u003cbr\u003ePantomime en Trois Actes (1794)\u003cbr\u003eTo Throw Oneself in the Arms Of(Se Jeter dans les bras)\u003cbr\u003eLa Dansomanie (1800)\u003cbr\u003eBegin and End with Dancing\u003cbr\u003eNina, ou La Folle par Amour (1813)\u003cbr\u003eTell-Tale Evidence\u003cbr\u003eLes Pages du Duc de Vendome (1820)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Fugitive Desires\u003cbr\u003eCruel nocturnal dancing Crafting diversion\u003cbr\u003eDancing the object of desire The dissolving object of the gaze\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking Merry\/Gazing On\u003cbr\u003eLa Sylphide (1832)\u003cbr\u003eMaybe Yes; Maybe No\u003cbr\u003eLa Voliere, ou les Oiseaux de Boccace (1838)\u003cbr\u003eDark Spaces\u003cbr\u003eGiselle, ou les Wilis (1841)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Ballet's Bodies and The Body of Narrative\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eapendix\u003cbr\u003enotes\u003cbr\u003ebibliography\u003cbr\u003eindex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MH - Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138113700183,"sku":"9780253212160","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253212160.jpg?v=1751918048","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/choreography-and-narrative-9780253212160","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}