Honest Bodies by Hannah Kosstrin
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 Clásicas 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.
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 *
A refreshing and groundbreaking analysis of Anna Sokolows choreographic work from a variety of perspectives. * Studies in Theatre and Performance *
Hannah Kosstrin researches Jewishness, gender, and movement analysis in modern and contemporary dance. At The Ohio State University, she is Assistant Professor in the Department of Dance and is affiliated with the Melton Center for Jewish Studies.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199396931 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199396930 |
| Title | Honest Bodies |
| Author | Hannah Kosstrin |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2017-09-14 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
| Prizes | Winner of Finalist for the Jordan Schnitzer Book Award, Jews and the Arts Category, Association for Jewish Studies. |
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