Writing Dancing in the Age of Postmodernism

by Sally Banes

Book Overview

A leading critic traces three decades of contemporary dance from Balanchine to breakdancing

Drawing of the postmodern perspective and concerns that informed her groundbreaking Terpsichore in Sneakers, Sally Banes's Writing Dancing documents the background and developments of avant-garde and popular dance, analyzing individual artists, performances, and entire dance movements. With a sure grasp of shifting cultural dynamics, Banes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819562688
• ISBN13: 9780819562685
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"