By Claudia Gitelman,Barbara Palfy
Soloists ignited the trendy dance circulate and feature been a resource of its consistent renewal. Pioneering dancers resembling Loïe Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, and Maud Allan embodied the abstraction and individuality of the bigger modernist circulate whereas making striking contributions to their paintings. however, solo dancers have got some distance much less awareness within the literature than have performers and choreographers linked to huge companies.
In On level Alone, editors Claudia Gitelman and Barbara Palfy take a global method of the solo dance functionality. The essays during this standout quantity develop the dance canon by means of bringing to gentle smooth dance soloists from Europe, Asia, and the Americas who've formed major, sustained careers through appearing complete courses in their personal choreography.
Featuring in-depth examinations of the paintings of artists akin to Michio Ito, Daniel Nagrin, Ann Carlson, and so on, On level Alone unearths the numerous contributions made via bold solo dancers from the sunrise of the 20 th century via this present day. In doing so, it explores many vital statements those soloists made concerning themes reminiscent of freedom, own house, individuality, and gender within the glossy era.
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