Reinventing Dance in the 1960s: Everything Was Possible [Paperback]

Sally Banes (Editor), Mikhail Baryshnikov (Foreword), Andrea Harris (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 21, 2003

The 1960s was a pivotal decade in dance, an era of intense experimentation and rich invention. In this volume an impressive range of dance critics and scholars examine the pioneering choreographers and companies of the era, such as Anna Halprin's West Coast experiments, the innovative Judson Dance Theater, avant-garde dance subcultures in New York, the work of Meredith Monk and Kenneth King, and parallel movements in Britain. The contributors include Janice Ross, Leslie Satin, Noël Carroll, Gus Solomons jr., Deborah Jowitt, Stephanie Jordan, Joan Acocella, and Sally Banes.

This book was writen with the assistance of Andrea Harris, and has a foreword by Mikhail Baryshnikov.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"With the wave of interest Baryshnikov has cultivated in the 1960s, this seems exactly the right time to look again at the aesthetics and accomplishments of this era. And if I could choose any guide for this journey, it would be Sally Banes. She has claimed this fertile territory as her own, illuminating the dances of this era while meticulously grounding her discussion in American culture and the social turmoil of the 1960s."—David Gere, University of California, Los Angeles

"This thoughtful collection of essays edited by Sally Banes, the preeminent historian of U.S. dance at mid-century, looks back at that tumultuous decade from a multiplicity of new perspectives."—Lynn Garafola, Barnard College --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"With the wave of interest Baryshnikov has cultivated in the 1960s, this seems exactly the right time to look again at the aesthetics and accomplishments of this era. And if I could choose any guide for this journey, it would be Sally Banes. She has claimed this fertile territory as her own, illuminating the dances of this era while meticulously grounding her discussion in American culture and the social turmoil of the 1960s."-David Gere, University of California, Los Angeles

"This thoughtful collection of essays edited by Sally Banes, the preeminent historian of U.S. dance at mid-century, looks back at that tumultuous decade from a multiplicity of new perspectives."-Lynn Garafola, Barnard College

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Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press; 1 edition (April 21, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 029918014X
• ISBN-13: 978-0299180140
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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