{"product_id":"dancing-the-fairy-tale-producing-and-performing-the-sleeping-beauty-paperback-softback-9781439911228","title":"Dancing the Fairy Tale; Producing and Performing the Sleeping Beauty (Paperback \/ softback) 9781439911228","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDancing the Fairy Tale\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eProducing and Performing the Sleeping Beauty\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLaura Katz Rizzo (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439911228\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 February 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages\u003cbr\u003e21 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eDancing the Fairy Tale\u003ci\u003e offers a new historical perspective on the development of the art of ballet and the pivotal roles women have played as performing artists, directors, and producers. Using \u003c\/i\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty\u003ci\u003e as her vehicle, Laura Katz Rizzo debunks the prevailing historical narrative that ballet’s evolution has been linear and dominated by male choreographers and directors, effectively arguing that the ballerina is an integral part of the creative process. Well written and extensively researched, \u003c\/i\u003eDancing the Fairy Tale\u003ci\u003e will be a welcome addition to any balletomane’s library and an excellent text for courses in dance criticism, dance history, and women’s studies.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr style='\"color:' rgb font-family: verdana arial helvetica sans-serif font-size:\u003e-\u003cb\u003eRory Foster\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor Emeritus at DePaul University and author of \u003ci\u003eBallet Pedagogy: The Art of Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Laura Katz Rizzo addresses omissions in the literature on ballet historiography by using the perpetuation of the ‘canon’ itself to critique the exclusion of the voices of women whose labor constructs the canon. Her consideration of the production and reception of \u003c\/i\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty\u003ci\u003e in particular contexts provides the framework for tracing and retrieving unwritten stories. \u003c\/i\u003eDancing the Fairy Tale\u003ci\u003e is a fascinating study in women’s creative contribution to ballet production.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -\u003cb\u003eJennifer Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e, Senior Lecturer in Dance at the University of Surrey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDancing the Fairy Tale,\u003c\/i\u003e Laura Katz Rizzo claims that The Sleeping Beauty is both a metaphor for ballet itself, and a powerful case study for examining ballet and its production and performance. Using Marius Petipa and Pyotr Tchaikovsky's classical dance--specifically as it was staged in Philadelphia over nearly 70 years--Katz Rizzo looks at the gendered nature of women staging, coaching, and reanimating this magnificent ballet, and well as the ongoing push-pull between tradition and innovation within the art form.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Using extensive archival research, dance analysis, and American feminist theory, \u003ci\u003eDancing the Fairy Tale \u003c\/i\u003eplaces women at the center of a historical narrative to reveal how the production and performance of The Sleeping Beauty in the years between 1937 and 2002 made significant contributions to the development and establishment of an American classical ballet. Katz Rizzo highlights not only what women have done not only behind the scenes, as administrators, producers, or directors of ballet companies and schools, but also as active interpreters embodying the ballet's title role.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In the process, Katz Rizzo also emphasizes the importance of regional sites outside of locations traditionally understood as central to the development of ballet in the United States.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;Introduction\/Prologue\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;1 •\u003cbr\u003e Women Creating Ballet: The Case of The Sleeping Beauty\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;2 •\u003cbr\u003e From Saint Petersburg to Philadelphia: Reviving and Reanimating Classicism in America\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;3 •\u003cbr\u003e Catherine Littlefield and The Sleeping Beauty’\u003cbr\u003es American Premiere (1937)\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;4 •\u003cbr\u003e Aurora Streamlined and Accelerated: Barbara Weisberger and the Second U.S. Production (1965)\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;5 •\u003cbr\u003e Aurora Speaks: What Ballerinas Have to Say about The Sleeping Beauty\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;6 •\u003cbr\u003e The Power of Dance Technique and the Agency of the Ballerina \u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;Conclusion\/Curtain Call\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;Appendix: Plot and Stage Action\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;Notes\u003cbr style='\"\u0026lt;br'\u003efont-family: arial, sans-serif\u003cbr\u003e font-size: 13px\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \/\u0026gt;Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584909111576,"sku":"9781439911228","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dancing-the-fairy-tale-producing-and-performing-the-sleeping-beauty-paperback-softback-9781439911228","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}