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Honest Bodies

Revolutionary Modernism in the Dances of Anna Sokolow

By (author) Hannah Kosstrin
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York, United States
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Published: 14th Sep 2017
Dimensions: w 156mm h 234mm d 15mm
Weight: 392g
ISBN-10: 0199396930
ISBN-13: 9780199396931
Barcode No: 9780199396931
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Honest Bodies: Revolutionary Modernism in the Dances of Anna Sokolow illustrates the ways in which Sokolow's choreography circulated American modernism among Jewish and communist channels of the international Left from the 1930s-1960s in the United States, Mexico, and Israel. Drawing upon extensive archival materials, interviews, and theories from dance, Jewish, and gender studies, this book illuminates Sokolow's statements for workers' rights, anti-racism, and the human condition through her choreography for social change alongside her dancing and teaching for Martha Graham. Tracing a catalog of dances with her companies Dance Unit, La Paloma Azul, Lyric Theatre, and Anna Sokolow Dance Company, along with presenters and companies the Negro Cultural Committee, New York State Committee for the Communist Party, Federal Theatre Project, Nuevo Grupo Mexicano de Clasicas y Modernas, and Inbal Dance Theater, this book highlights Sokolow's work in conjunction with developments in ethnic definitions, diaspora, and nationalism in the US, Mexico, and Israel.

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Kosstrin uses interdisciplinary methodologies from dance studies and history to analyze movement and archival materials ... The compelling passages that detail Sokolow's performances support the larger argument that her choreography had a political punch. * Elizabeth Schwall, Latin American Research Review * A refreshing and groundbreaking analysis of Anna Sokolows choreographic work from a variety of perspectives. * Studies in Theatre and Performance *