Dancing at the crossroads :
Wulff, Helena 1954-
Dancing at the crossroads : memory and mobility in Ireland / Helena Wulff. - New York : Berghahn Books, 2007. - xiii, 167 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Dance and performance studies ; v. 1 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-159) and index.
Acknowledgements -- 1. Into the rhythm of the dance -- 2. Tradition reinvented -- 3. Memories in motion -- 4. The link to the land -- 5. Storytelling dance -- 6. Winning the World's -- 7. The Riverdance moment -- 8. Rooted cosmopolitanism -- Afterword : Yo-yo fieldwork -- Bibliography -- Index.
"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 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 in a crossroads situation. Irish dance, with a firm base in a distinctly Irish tradition, is becoming a prominent part of European modernity. While this book highlights the tensions and ties surrounding debates on Irish dance, it also aims to extend broader understanding of place, mobility and rooted cosmopolitanism."--Jacket.
9781845453282 (hardback : alk. paper) 184545328X (hardback : alk. paper)
2007043684
Dance--Ireland.
Folk dancing, Irish--History.
GV1646.I8 / W85 2007
793.319415 / WUL
Dancing at the crossroads : memory and mobility in Ireland / Helena Wulff. - New York : Berghahn Books, 2007. - xiii, 167 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Dance and performance studies ; v. 1 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-159) and index.
Acknowledgements -- 1. Into the rhythm of the dance -- 2. Tradition reinvented -- 3. Memories in motion -- 4. The link to the land -- 5. Storytelling dance -- 6. Winning the World's -- 7. The Riverdance moment -- 8. Rooted cosmopolitanism -- Afterword : Yo-yo fieldwork -- Bibliography -- Index.
"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 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 in a crossroads situation. Irish dance, with a firm base in a distinctly Irish tradition, is becoming a prominent part of European modernity. While this book highlights the tensions and ties surrounding debates on Irish dance, it also aims to extend broader understanding of place, mobility and rooted cosmopolitanism."--Jacket.
9781845453282 (hardback : alk. paper) 184545328X (hardback : alk. paper)
2007043684
Dance--Ireland.
Folk dancing, Irish--History.
GV1646.I8 / W85 2007
793.319415 / WUL