The Evolving Feminine Ballet Body

Dance has become increasingly visible within contemporary culture: just think of reality TV shows featuring this art form. This shift brings the ballet body into renewed focus. Historically both celebrated and critiqued for its thin, flexible, and highly feminized aesthetic, the ballet body now takes on new and complex meanings at the intersections of performance art, popular culture, and fitness. The Evolving Feminine Ballet Body provides a local perspective to enrich the broader cultural narratives of ballet through historical, socio-cultural, political, and artistic lenses, redefining what many consider to be "high art." Scholars in gender studies, folklore, popular culture, and cultural studies will be interested in this collection, as well as those involved in the dance world. Contributors: Kelsie Acton, Marianne I. Clark, Kate Z. Davies, Lindsay Eales, Pirkko Markula, Carolyn Millar, Jodie Vandekerkhove

About the author

A dancer and instructor, Pirkko Markula is Professor of socio-cultural studies of physical activity at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.

Summary

Seven essays discuss both the local perspective and the broader cultural narratives of contemporary ballet.

Product details

• Assisted by: Marianne I Clark (Editor), Marianne I. Clark (Editor), Marianne I. (Posdoctoral Research Fellow) Clark (Editor), Pirkko Markula (Editor), Pirkko (Professor Markula (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9781772123340
• ISBN: 978-1-77212-334-0
• No. of pages: 228
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 228 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 336 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ballett, Andere darstellende Künste