{"product_id":"dance-on-the-american-musical-theatre-stage-9781032121598","title":"Dance on the American Musical Theatre Stage","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDance on the American Musical Theatre Stage: A History\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the development of dance, with an emphasis on musicals and the Broadway stage, in the United States from its colonial beginnings to performances of the present day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the fascinating tug-and-pull between the European classical, folk, and social dance imports and Americaâs indigenous dance forms as they met and collided on the popular musical theatre stage. This historical background influenced a specific musical theatre movement vocabulary and a unique choreographic approach that is recognizable today as Broadway-style dancing. Throughout the book, a cultural context is woven into the history to reveal how the competing values within American culture, and its attempts as a nation to define and redefine itself, played out through developments in dance on the musical theatre stage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is central to the conversation on how dance influences and reflects society, and will be o\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. 1492–1776: The Earliest Beginnings 2. 1776–1866: John Durang and the Dawn of American Theatrical Dance 3. 1866–1914: Building a Musical Theatre Dance Vocabulary 4. 1914–1929: The Dance Director: Front and Center 5. 1929–1943: Depression Ferments New Visions: Ballet and Modern Dance 6. 1943–1957: Integration: Dance Narrates 7. 1957–1968: Triple Threats Grow as Director-Choreographers Rise 8. 1968–1975: The Concept Musical Makes Room for Dance 9. 1975–1996: The Age of the Director-Choreographer Wanes 10. 1996–2020: Choreography and the Musical Break Open\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018851156311,"sku":"9781032121598","price":40.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dance-on-the-american-musical-theatre-stage-9781032121598","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}