Dance, diversity and difference : performance and identity politics in northern Europe and the Baltic / Rose Martin, with Eeva Anttila

Author: Martin, Rose (Lecturer in dance)
Published: New York : I.B. Tauris, [2018]
Copyright Date: ©2018
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations
Additional Creators: Anttila, Eeva

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Talking dance

Contents

Cover Page -- Author Bio -- Talking Dance -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Series preface -- Introduction -- 1: Beginnings -- 2: Learning -- 3: Making -- 4: Performing -- 5: Teaching and teachers -- 6: Family, relationships and meetings -- 7: Heritage and history -- 8: Change and turning points -- 9: Travelling -- 10: Futures, challenges and questions -- List of interviewees -- List of references -- Glossary -- Notes

Summary

"The countries surrounding the Baltic Sea - Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Sweden - have experienced immense social and political change, from the territorial maneuverings of Sweden, Russia, and Denmark, the reunification of Germany, to more recent moves towards independence of Eastern Bloc countries as the Soviet Union crumbled. Tensions surrounding the Baltic Sea have not dissipated but rather new challenges and contentions have emerged, resulting in a multicultural and multilingual region. Dance in the region has been tightly interwoven with political trends and events, yet the dance history of the region to date has focused almost entirely on state sponsored folk and classical dance. By contrast Dance, Diversity and Difference presents contemporary stories of dance, revealing the diverse voices of dance practitioners and demonstrating the ways in which dance has connections with families, societies, governments, the economy and can offer fresh insights into cultural and political change."--Bloomsbury Publishing

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ISBN

9781786722430 (electronic bk.)
1786722437 (electronic bk.)
9781784539795
1784539791

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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