Men, masculinities and sexualities in dance : transgression and its limits /: transgression and its limits. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andria Christofidou.
• Authors: Christofidou, Andria
• Contents: 1 Introduction The Cultural Attachments of Western Theatrical Dance Gender, Sex, Sexuality: Theoretical and Conceptual Tools Matters of methodology Outlining the book References 2 Theoretical and conceptual elaborations (Un)doing gender Reflexivity and the habit of gender Men and masculinities Conclusion References 3 The gendering of Western theatrical dance The gendering of ballet The gendering of modern dance Dance today References 4 Becoming Dancers Discovering dance The pains and pleasures of dancing Conclusion References 5 The Practice of Dance, Habitus, and Heightened Reflexivity Reflexivity and habitus Dancing bodies, reflexive actors Reflexivity in ballet and contemporary dance Conclusion References 6 Behind the Curtains: Questioning sexuality, troubling gender Dance is a very gay world What does it mean to be a man? Conclusion References 7 Getting in Character: Just acting or gender embodied? Performing onstage: masculinity, sexuality and the body To be a leading man it requires a sense of masculinity Conclusion References 8 Male dancers negotiating the gendered and sexual attachments of dance Negotiating dancing identities Dance is butch, but not that manly Conclusion References 9 The grand finale The tensions of dance Men and masculinities in dance and beyond Limitations and Areas for Future research Concluding Remarks References Index.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 792.8081; Gender identity in dance; Male dancers; Sex in dance; Masculinity
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030772185
• Related ISBNs: 9783030772178
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