 Before, between, and beyond: three decades of dance writing.
Author: Banes, Sally Published: 2007 Sally Banes has been a pre-eminent critic and scholar of American contemporary dance, and this compilation spans more than thirty years of her work. Beginning with her first published review and including previously unpublished papers, the collection presents some of her finest works on dance and other artistic forms, concluding with her most recent research on George Balanchine's dancing elephants. In each piece, Banes' detailed eye and sensual prose strike a rare balance between description, context, and opinion, delineating the American artistic scene with remarkable grace. With contextualising essays by dance scholars Andrea Harris, Joan Acocella, and Lynn Garafola, this is an insightful, indispensable summation of Banes' critical career. |
