Dancing At the Crossroads. Helena Wulff
Культурология. Dance and Performance Studies
Dancing At the Crossroads
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isbn 9780857454348
Автор произведения Helena Wulff
Жанр Культурология
Серия Dance and Performance Studies
Издательство Ingram
Dancing at the crossroads used to be young people's opportunity to meet and enjoy themselves on mild summer evenings in the countryside in Ireland until this practice was banned by law, the Public Dance Halls Act in 1935. Now a key metaphor in Irish cultural and political life, «dancing at the crossroads» also crystallizes the argument of this book: Irish dance, from Riverdance (the commercial show) and competitive dancing to dance theatre, conveys that Ireland is to be found in a crossroads situation with a firm base in a distinctly Irish tradition which is also becoming a prominent part of European modernity.