Modern Dancing and Dancers
1912, quite a rare first edition on danciing, ballet, dancers, morris dancing...
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Printing Details
First edition. Hardback, bound in the original blue cloth, titled in gilt to spine and upper board, and with laid in colour plate to upper board. Top edge gilt, fore-edge untrimmed. 26.5 × 19.5cm, 228pp.
Modern Dancing and Dancers is an important study of dance in the early twentieth century, exploring the evolution and significance of dance as an artistic expression, with focusing reference to ballet and its dancers. It looks at the shifts in societal attitudes towards dance and its role in cultural practices, and reflects on the historical perception of dance, emphasizing its cultural importance and how it has been viewed both as a serious art form and a frivolous pastime. The introduction outlines the contemporary renaissance in dance and the complexities of critiquing dance as an art form, exploring emotional expression and the relationship between the dancer and their craft.
Chapters: The ancient and modern attitude towards the dance; The rise of the ballet; The heyday of the ballet; The decline of the ballet; The Skirt Dance; The Serpentine Dance; The high kickers; The revival of classical dancing; The imperial Russian ballet; The repertory of the Russian ballet; The Russian dancers; The English ballet; Oriental and Spanish dancing; The revival of the Morris Dance; and The future of the dance.
The book is illustrated throughout with eight plates in colour and many more in black and white.
Condition
A good reading copy. The blue cloth binding is dulled and rubbed, the pages have moderate foxing throughout (heaviest to the endpapers), and the title page is starting to loosen but is still well attached. However, it remains a rare first edition and is in good readable condition.
Price
£40.00
