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7262467Wild Grace: The Untamed Women of Modern Dancehttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/wild-grace-9781004192700/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6814100/image.jpg?v=638742929144570000279279MXNW. F. Howes LtdInStock/Audiolibros/<p>The story of modern dance is known to be one of subversion. But its less widely acknowledged how often its schisms concerned social attitudes towards women and feminist politics. From the late 1800s to the late 1950s, a diverse group of trailblazing women changed the face of dance, and in the process, contributed to shifting attitudes about womens bodies and rights.</p><p>In Wild Grace, Sara Veale focuses predominantly on nine women, each of whom were instructive in the development of modern dance: Isadora Duncan, Louie Fuller, Maud Allan, Martha Graham, Sophie Maslow, Anna Sokolow, Pearl Primus, Katherine Dunham and Pearl Lang. These women conceived, directed and performed their own work, catalysing a powershift and transforming the visibility of female dancemakers in the 20th century.</p><p>In three Acts, reflecting the three main periods of modern dance, Veale looks at these female dancers and choreographers use of feminist movement styles, how they rejected the rigid dress code of ballet and put on gender-swapped productions; their work providing a parallel to societal developments of the time, most notably campaigns for womens rights.</p><p>Wid Grace brings to life the work of these singular women, whose irreverence for tradition both echoed and shaped cultural narratives about womens place in the world.</p>...6903806Wild Grace: The Untamed Women of Modern Dance279279https://www.gandhi.com.mx/wild-grace-9781004192700/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6814100/image.jpg?v=638742929144570000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20259781004192700_W3siaWQiOiIwZGYxNjAxYS1mMTVhLTQyNWItODQxOS1iNmExODhhNTQ3NjciLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI3OSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjAsInNlbGxpbmdQcmljZSI6Mjc5LCJpbmNsdWRlc1RheCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJpY2VUeXBlIjoiV2hvbGVzYWxlIiwiY3VycmVuY3kiOiJNWE4iLCJmcm9tIjoiMjAyNS0wNy0wMVQwMDowMDowMFoiLCJyZWdpb24iOiJNWCIsImlzUHJlb3JkZXIiOmZhbHNlLCJpc0VsaWdpYmxlRm9yQ3JlZGl0VHJpYWwiOnRydWUsImNyZWRpdFB1cmNoYXNlUHJpY2UiOjF9XQ==9781004192700_<p>The story of modern dance is known to be one of subversion. But its less widely acknowledged how often its schisms concerned social attitudes towards women and feminist politics. From the late 1800s to the late 1950s, a diverse group of trailblazing women changed the face of dance, and in the process, contributed to shifting attitudes about womens bodies and rights.</p><p>In Wild Grace, Sara Veale focuses predominantly on nine women, each of whom were instructive in the development of modern dance: Isadora Duncan, Louie Fuller, Maud Allan, Martha Graham, Sophie Maslow, Anna Sokolow, Pearl Primus, Katherine Dunham and Pearl Lang. These women conceived, directed and performed their own work, catalysing a powershift and transforming the visibility of female dancemakers in the 20th century.</p><p>In three Acts, reflecting the three main periods of modern dance, Veale looks at these female dancers and choreographers use of feminist movement styles, how they rejected the rigid dress code of ballet and put on gender-swapped productions; their work providing a parallel to societal developments of the time, most notably campaigns for womens rights.</p><p>Wid Grace brings to life the work of these singular women, whose irreverence for tradition both echoed and shaped cultural narratives about womens place in the world.</p>...9781004192700_W. F. Howes Ltd.audiolibro_9781004192700_9781004192700Sara VealeInglésMéxicoNoMINUTE2025-01-30T00:00:00+00:00W. F. Howes Ltd