{"product_id":"dancing-at-the-crossroads-memory-and-mobility-in-ireland-9781845455903","title":"Dancing At the Crossroads: Memory and Mobility in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tDancing at the crossroads used to be young people's opportunity to meet and enjoy themselves on mild summer evenings in the countryside in Ireland until this practice was banned by law, the Public Dance Halls Act in 1935. Now a key metaphor in Irish cultural and political life, \"dancing at the crossroads\" also crystallizes the argument of this book: Irish dance, from Riverdance (the commercial show) and competitive dancing to dance theatre, conveys that Ireland is to be found in a crossroads situation with a firm base in a distinctly Irish tradition which is also becoming a prominent part of European modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"Wulff does convincing and interesting work in making the argument that all Irish dance is influenced by links to the land and\/or notions of Irishness, tradition, authenticity, and collective identity...[that] becomes increasingly complicated given issues of immigration, colonization, diasporic communities, multiculturalism, and cosmopolitanism.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  H-Net Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"There is an admirable reconception of performance, which moves away from the usual tightly bodily based formulas towards an appreciation of storytelling and characterization... These re-thinkings have significant implications for seeing tradition as a resource and\/or as a mode of engagement.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  JRAI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Into the Rhythm of the Dance\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e Tradition Reinvented\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Memories in Motion\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e The Link to the Land\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Storytelling Dance\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e Winning the World\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e The Riverdance Moment\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Rooted Cosmopolitanism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eAfterword:\u003c\/b\u003e Yo-yo Fieldwork\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042981151063,"sku":"9781845455903","price":22.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845455903.jpg?v=1750956503","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dancing-at-the-crossroads-memory-and-mobility-in-ireland-9781845455903","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}