Symbolism in Nineteenth-Century Ballet

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Beschreibung

This book investigates allegorical meaning in the ballets Giselle, Coppélia, The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake, principally by examining their original librettos and costume designs, as well as considering their surviving choreographic legacy. Each ballet is examined scene by scene in order to identify occult symbols secreted within its structure. The names of characters, their costume details (form, colour, pattern and attribute) and the parts they play and dance (mime, choreographic step and staging) are individually searched for symbolic correspondences.
The author argues that the meaning of these symbols reveals a serious subtext embedded within each ballet and shows that these subtexts are all found to fable the spiritual journey of the soul towards a heavenly paradise. The distinctive set of symbols and the method of interpretation differ in each case: Giselle takes on a Swedenborgian slant, Coppélia hinges on Masonry, while The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake are steeped in mysticism.

Über den Autor

Margaret Fleming-Markarian studied European history and European history of art at the University of Edinburgh before training as a dance choreologist at the Benesh Institute in London. She then went on to teach dancing for many years. Having now retired, she researches the history of ballet and is a member of the Royal Academy of Dance.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: Nineteenth-century Symbolism - The Romantic spirit world -
Giselle
as a Swedenborgian ballet -
Coppélia
as a Masonic ballet -
The Sleeping Beauty
as a mystical fairytale ballet -
Swan Lake
as a Slavic supernatural ballet.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2012
Genre:	Geisteswissenschaften , Kunst , Musik
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Thema:	Theater & Film
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9783034302678
ISBN-10:	3034302673
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	430267
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Fleming-Markarian, Margaret
Komponist:	Fleming-Markarian, Margaret
Auflage:	1. Auflage
Hersteller:	Peter Lang Peter Lang Group AG, International Academic Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Lang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstr. 11, D-10178 Berlin, r.boehm-korff@peterlang.com
Maße:	225 x 150 x 17 mm
Von/Mit:	Margaret Fleming-Markarian
Erscheinungsdatum:	05.01.2012
Gewicht:	0,416 kg