Men who Dance: Aesthetics, Athletics & the Art of Masculinity

Men who Dance: Aesthetics, Athletics & the Art of Masculinity
ISBN-10
0820472662
ISBN-13
9780820472669
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
236
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
Peter Lang
Author
Michael Gard

Description

What kinds of men become theatrical dancers? Why do men do ballet? The worlds of Western theatrical dance, gender relations and sexuality intermingle and, overtime, produce different answers to these questions. Survey of the history of men in dance, as Nijinsky and Nureyev, and of subjects as masculinity and homosexuality.

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