Choreomania: Dance and Disorder

by Kelina Gotman

When political protest is read as epidemic madness, religious ecstasy as nervous disease, and angular dance moves as dark and uncouth, the 'disorder' being described is choreomania. At once a catchall term to denote spontaneous gestures and the unruly movements of crowds, 'choreomania' emerged in the nineteenth century at a time of heightened class conflict, nationalist policy, and colonial rule. In this book, author K?lina Gotman examines these choreographies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190840420
• ISBN13: 9780190840426
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.8"