Dance Marathons: Performing American Culture of the 1920s and 1930sUniversity Press of Mississippi, 1994 - 182 страница This penetrating analysis of one of the most extraordinary fads ever to strike America details how dance marathons manifested a potent from of drama. Between the two world wars they were a phenomenon in which working-class people engaged in emblematic struggles for survival. Battling to outlast other contestants, the dancers hoped to become notable. There was crippling exhaustion and anguish among the contenders, but ultimately it was the coupling of authentic pain with staged displays that made dance marathons a national craze. Within the well-controlled space of theatre they revealed actual life's unpredictability and inconsistencies, and, indeed, the frightful aspects of social Darwinism. In this grotesque theatrical setting we see also a horrifying metaphor - the ailing nation grappling with difficult times. |
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... theater . The " real life " aspect of marathons has been so exaggerated and mythologized that the shows ' unique place in American popular enter- tainment has been largely overlooked . Theater is what enabled spec- tators to enjoy all ...
... theater . The " real life " aspect of marathons has been so exaggerated and mythologized that the shows ' unique place in American popular enter- tainment has been largely overlooked . Theater is what enabled spec- tators to enjoy all ...
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... theater , and sport . Stunts and sketch material came from vaudeville and the theater ; body style and movement were bor- rowed from vernacular dance ; jazz rhythms came from popular music ; and from sports came competition , gambling ...
... theater , and sport . Stunts and sketch material came from vaudeville and the theater ; body style and movement were bor- rowed from vernacular dance ; jazz rhythms came from popular music ; and from sports came competition , gambling ...
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... theater owners and managers as the opposition , probably making them seem more organized than they actually were . " The fight for existence is on . Will the theater own- ers and managers drive you from the field or are you going to ...
... theater owners and managers as the opposition , probably making them seem more organized than they actually were . " The fight for existence is on . Will the theater own- ers and managers drive you from the field or are you going to ...
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