Deborah Jowitt

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Time and the Dancing Image Annotated list of the sections: Flesh and Spirit: The Uneasy Balance In Pursuit of the Sylph Heroism in the Harem [19th-century ballet Romanticism] The Search for Motion [Isadora Duncan] Sphinxes, Slaves, and Goddesses The Veils of Salome The Veil of Isis [Two views of Orientalism in fin-de siècle ballet and modern dance] Modern Movers The Created Self Group Spirits [Modern dancers of the 1920s and 1930s in Germany and America] The Heroines Within [Martha Graham] By Their Steps You Shall Know Them In the Royal Image [late 19th-century ballet in Russia] Forward to Petipa [George Balanchine’s vision] Illusion of Choice—Acceptance of Chance [Merce Cunningham and John Cage] Everyday Bodies [radical revisions of the 1960s in New York] The Allure of Metamorphosis [20th-century artists and companies and the disguising of the body]

Selected Works Biography Jerome Robbins: His Life, His Theater, His Dance A critical examination of the works of choreographer Jerome Robbins in relation to his life. Historical Essays Time and the Dancing Image Critical essays focusing on the changing image of the dancer in relation to cultural shifts. Quick Links Contact the author Authors Guild

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