Designed for students; scholars and general readers with an interest in dance and queer history; A Queer History of the Ballet focuses on how; as makers and as audiences; queer men and women have helped to develop many of the texts; images; and legends of ballet.Presenting a series of historical case studies; the book explores the ways in which; from the nineteenth century into the twentieth; ballet has been a means of conjuring homosexuality ndash; of enabling some degree of expression and visibility for people who were otherwise declared illegal and obscene.Studies include:the perverse sororities of the Romantic balletthe fairy in folklore; literature; and balletTchaikovsky and the making of Swan LakeDiaghilevrsquo;s Ballets Russes and the emergence of queer modernitythe formation of ballet in Americathe queer uses of the prima ballerinaGenetrsquo;s writings for and about ballet.Also including a consideration of how balletrsquo;s queer tradition has been memorialized by such contemporary dance-makers as Neumeier; Bausch; Bourne; and Preljocaj; this is an essential book in the study of ballet and queer history.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Tammy PhillipsJust as described; extremely fast shipping; would buy again.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. As ExpectedBy KariThe plates in this book look just like the cover image - a bit washed out. There are floor plans; which I personally find fascinating. I love that its a historical reprint of original sources. Makes you long for a butlers panty and a wing for the servants. So hard to find live in help ever since the blasted industrial revolution! I bought it as a historical guide for paint colors; which it might be good for if accuracy is key; but apparently the Victorian palate is too dull for words - a lot of pinky-beige and rust. But the book is worth the price just for the house prices printed with every image!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Nicely done book on Victorians with lots of floor plans.By FaeriegrandmaIve purchased a number of Dover Books over the years now and have found them to be a good buy. I particularly like this one as it has the accompanying floor plans on most of the houses; which is the main reason I enjoy them so much. I bought this used and the cover had changed color a bit with time but the book itself was in great shape and was worth it.