Dying swans and madmen
ballet, the body, and narrative cinema

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Authors and Corporations: McLean, Adrienne L. (Author)
published: New Brunswick, N.J. [u.a.] Rutgers University Press c2008
Media Type: Book, E-Book

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Item Description: Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index
Physical Description: XI, 304 S.; Ill
ISBN: 9780813542799
9780813542805
0813542804
0813542790
Language: English
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Collection: Verbunddaten SWB
Table of Contents

Introduction : ballet in tin cans -- A channel for progress : theatrical dance, popular culture, and (the) American Ballet -- Gender, genre, and the ballet film through 1947 : part 1, the life of a ballerina is indeed tough -- Gender, genre, and the ballet film through 1947 : part 2, the man was mad--but a genius! -- If you can disregard the plot : the red shoes in an American context -- The second act will be quite different : cinema, culture, and ballet in the 1950s -- Turning points : -- Ballet and its bodies in the "post-studio" era

Introduction : ballet in tin cans -- A channel for progress : theatrical dance, popular culture, and (the) American Ballet -- Gender, genre, and the ballet film through 1947 : part 1, the life of a ballerina is indeed tough -- Gender, genre, and the ballet film through 1947 : part 2, the man was mad--but a genius! -- If you can disregard the plot : the red shoes in an American context -- The second act will be quite different : cinema, culture, and ballet in the 1950s -- Turning points : -- Ballet and its bodies in the "post-studio" era