Dancing at the Crossroads: Memory and Mobility in Ireland (Dance Performance Studies) (Dance and Performance Studies, 1)

Wulff, H.

ISBN 10: 1845455908 / ISBN 13: 9781845455903

Published by Berghahn Books, 2009

About this Item

This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9781845455903.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dancing at the Crossroads: Memory and Mobility in Ireland (Dance Performance Studies) (Dance and Performance Studies, 1)
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845455908
• ISBN 13: 9781845455903
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 400 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music, Dance, Theatre & Opera

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Helena Wulff is Professor of Social Anthropology at Stockholm University. Her research focusses on expressive cultural forms in a transnational perspective. Studies on the transnational world of dance and social memory have generated questions in relation to place, mobility and emotions, as well as to visual culture and writing. Among her publications are The Emotions: A Cultural Reader (editor, 2007, Berg), Ballet Across Borders: Career and Culture in the World of Dancers (Berg, 1998, reprinted 2001), and Youth Cultures: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (edited with Vered Amit-Talai, 1995, Routledge).