On Stage Alone: Soloists and the Modern Dance Canon

by Renée E. D'Aoust

Book Overview

Soloists ignited the modern dance movement and have been a source of its constant renewal. Pioneering dancers such as Lo e Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, and Maud Allan embodied the abstraction and individuality of the larger modernist movement while making astounding contributions to their art. Nevertheless, solo dancers have received far less attention in the literature than have performers and choreographers associated with large companies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813040256
• ISBN13: 9780813040257
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"