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New Directions in Ancient Pantomime


New Directions in Ancient Pantomime



von: Edith Hall

193,76 €

Verlag: OUP Oxford
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 20.11.2008
ISBN/EAN: 9780191552571
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 669

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Beschreibungen

This is the first comprehensive and illustrated study of the most important form of theatre in the entire Roman Empire - pantomime, the ancient equivalent of ballet dancing. Performed for more than five centuries in hundreds of theatres from Portugal in the West to the Euphrates, from Gaul to North Africa, solo male dancing stars - the forerunners of Nijinsky, Nureyev, and Baryshnikov - stunned audiences with their erotic costumes, subtlety of gesture, and dazzlingathleticism. In sixteen specially commissioned and complementary studies, the leading world specialists explore all aspects of the ancient pantomime dancer's performance skills, popularity, and social impact, while paying special attention to the texts that formed the basis of this distinctive artform.

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