Modern Bodies: Dance and American Modernism from Martha Graham to Alvin Ailey

Traces the evolution of modern dance, noting the contributions of such performers as Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, and Ted Shawn while revealing the social dynamics that shaped American modernism and how it challenged conventional roles. Simultaneous. (Performing Arts)

• | Author: Julia L. Foulkes
• | Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• | Publication Date: September 09, 2002
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0807853674
• | ISBN-13: 9780807853672