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The Male Dancer
Bodies, Spectacle, Sexualities, 2nd Edition
In this challenging and lively book, Burt examines the representation of masculinity in twentieth century dance. The Male Dancer has proven to be essential reading for anyone interested in dance and the cultural construction of gender....
Published May 10th 2007 by Routledge
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Alien Bodies
Representations of Modernity, 'Race' and Nation in Early Modern Dance
Alien Bodies is a fascinating examination of dance in Germany, France, and the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Ranging across ballet and modern dance, dance in the cinema and Revue, Ramsay Burt looks at the work of European, African American, and white American artists. Among the artists...
Published March 4th 1998 by Routledge
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The Male Dancer
Bodies, Spectacle and Sexuality
In this challenging and lively book, Ramsay Burt examines the representation of masculinity in twentieth century dance. Taking issue with formalist and modernist accounts of dance, which dismiss gender and sexuality as irrelevant, he argues that prejudices against male dancers are rooted in our...
Published May 3rd 1995 by Routledge