Dancers as Diplomats: American Choreography in Cultural Exchange

Description: Dancers as Diplomats: American Choreography in Cultural Exchange [Paperback] Croft, Clare Product Overview Dancers as Diplomats chronicles the role of dance and dancers in American cultural diplomacy. In the early decades of the Cold War and the twenty-first century, American dancers toured the globe on tours sponsored by the US State Department. Dancers as Diplomats tells the story of how these tours shaped and some times re-imagined ideas of the United States in unexpected, often sensational circumstances-pirouetting in Moscow as the Cuban Missile Crisis unfolded and dancing in Burma shortly before the country held its first democratic elections. Based on more than seventy interviews with dancers who traveled on the tours, the book looks at a wide range of American dance companies, among them New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Martha Graham Dance Company, Urban Bush Women, ODC/Dance, Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, and the Trey McIntyre Project, among others. During the Cold War, companies danced everywhere from the Soviet Union to Vietnam, just months before the US abandoned Saigon. In the post 9/11 era, dance companies traveled to Asia and Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; Illustrated edition (March 3, 2015) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 4 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 14 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 6 x 9.2 inches Best Sellers Rank: #2,736,307 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #170 in Dance (Books) #212 in Modern Dance (Books) #666 in Classical Dancing We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.

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