Sisters of Salome
Seiten
2005
Bison Books (Verlag)
978-0-8032-6241-6 (ISBN)
Bison Books (Verlag)
978-0-8032-6241-6 (ISBN)
Explores how four influential dancers embraced the persona of the femme fatale and transformed the misogynist image of a dangerously sexual woman into a form of personal liberation.
The origins of the art of exotic dancing lie in English drama and Viennese opera: Oscar Wilde’s 1893 play Salome, and Richard Strauss’s 1905 opera based on it, brought onto the stage a female character who captured and dominated the audience with the raw power of her naked body. Her Dance of the Seven Veils shocked and fascinated, and Salome became a pop icon on both sides of the Atlantic. Toni Bentley explores how four influential women embraced the persona of the femme fatale and transformed the misogynist image of a dangerously sexual woman into a form of personal liberation.
The origins of the art of exotic dancing lie in English drama and Viennese opera: Oscar Wilde’s 1893 play Salome, and Richard Strauss’s 1905 opera based on it, brought onto the stage a female character who captured and dominated the audience with the raw power of her naked body. Her Dance of the Seven Veils shocked and fascinated, and Salome became a pop icon on both sides of the Atlantic. Toni Bentley explores how four influential women embraced the persona of the femme fatale and transformed the misogynist image of a dangerously sexual woman into a form of personal liberation.
Toni Bentley danced with George Balanchine’s New York City Ballet for ten years. Her books include Winter Season: A Dancer’s Journal, Holding On to the Air, Costumes by Karinska, and The Surrender: An Erotic Memoir.
| Zusatzinfo | Illus. |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Nebraska |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 318 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Tanzen / Tanzsport |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8032-6241-8 / 0803262418 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8032-6241-6 / 9780803262416 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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