| Before, Between, and Beyond: Three Decades of Dance Writing Contributor(s): Banes, Sally (Author), Harris, Andrea (Editor), Acocella, Joan (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0299221547 ISBN-13: 9780299221546 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: Sally Banes has been a preeminent critic and scholar of American contemporary dance, and "Before, Between, Beyond" spans more than thirty years of her prolific work. Beginning with her first published review and including previously unpublished papers, this collection presents some of her finest works on dance and other artistic forms. It concludes with her most recent research on Geroge Balanchine's dancing elephants. In each piece, Banes's detailed eye and sensual prose strike a rare balance between description, context, and opinion, delineating the American artistic scene with remarkable grace. With contextualizing essays by dance scholars Andrea Harris, Joan Acocella, and Lynn Garafola, this is a compelling, insightful indispensable summation of Banes's critical career. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Dance - Classical & Ballet - Performing Arts | Dance - Modern |
| Dewey: 792.8 |
| LCCN: 2006031770 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.33" W x 8.98" (1.20 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sally Banes has been a pre-eminent critic and scholar of American contemporary dance, and Before, Between, Beyond spans more than thirty years of her prolific work. Beginning with her first published review and including previously unpublished papers, this collection presents some of her finest works on dance and other artistic forms. It concludes with her most recent research on George Balanchine's dancing elephants. In each piece, Banes' detailed eye and sensual prose strike a rare balance between description, context, and opinion, delineating the American artistic scene with remarkable grace. With contextualizing essays by dance scholars Andrea Harris, Joan Acocella, and Lynn Garafola, this is a compelling, insightful, indispensable summation of Banes' critical career. |