Dancing in the sun : Hollywood choreographers, 1915-1937 / by Naima Prevots.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Theater and dramatic studies ; no. 44Publication details: Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI Research Press, ©1987.Description: viii, 281 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0835718255 (alk. paper)
  • 9780835718257 (alk. paper)
  • 0835719812 (pbk.)
  • 9780835719810 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20  792.82092 PRE
Contents:
PART ONE Early Pioneers: Norma Gould and Ernest Belcher : Introduction to Part One -- 1. Norma Gould (1888-1980): Spirited Freedom -- 2. Ernest Belcher (1882-1973): Early Visionary of American Ballet -- PART TWO The Russian Heritage: Theodore Kosloff, Serge Oukrainsky, and Adolph Bolm : Introduction to Part Two -- 3. Theodore Kosloff (1881-1956): Diaghilev Revisited -- 4. Serge Oukrainsky (1885-1972): Spectacle, Sensualism, and Plastique -- 5. Adolph Bolm (1885-1951): Diaghilev and After -- PART THREE New Forms and Experiments: Michio Ito and Benjamin Zemach : Introduction to Part Three -- 6. Michio Ito (1892-1961): The Eye of the Mind -- 7. Benjamin Zemach (b. 1901): From Darkness to Light -- PART FOUR Hollywood and the Emergence of American Concert Dance: Lester Horton : Introduction to Part Four -- 8. Lester Horton (1906-1953): Le Scare du Printemps -- Epilogue: Eight Who Danced.
Summary: "For dancers and choreographers, Hollywood provided the financial lure to "go West" with the promise of fame and fortune through film. Once in Los Angeles these same artists found an encouraging and creative environment in which to form companies and explore dance outside the confines of the movie studio. And in the 1920s and 1930s the most prestigious performance space was the Hollywood Bowl. Created as a community institution dedicated to presenting great art to te masses, the Bowl was the site for a whole range of activities. Artistic groups flourished and crowds flocked to the performances - admission was only 25¢. Because of the wealth of creativity, anything that happened at the Bowl was considered to be of international importance, and critics from all over the world reviewed events. In 'Dancing in the Sun: Hollywood Choreographers, 1915-1937, author Naima Prevots explores the lives and works of eight dancer/choreographers who figured prominently in that remarkable artistic explosion: Norma Gould, Ernest Belcher, Theodore Kosloff, Serge Oukrainsky, Adolph Bolm, Michio Ito, Benjamin Zemach, and Lester Horton. Through personal interviews, studies of unpublished documents and first-hand accounts by artists and performers, she offers the first critical discussion of a fascinating period in the development of dance in this country. Prevots considers the ground breaking advances in both modern dance and classical ballet and helps to explain the strange, wonderful marriage of film and stage that made such a wealth of artistic expression possible." -- Book Jacket
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Revision of the author's thesis--University of Southern California, 1983.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [255]-273.

PART ONE Early Pioneers: Norma Gould and Ernest Belcher : Introduction to Part One -- 1. Norma Gould (1888-1980): Spirited Freedom -- 2. Ernest Belcher (1882-1973): Early Visionary of American Ballet -- PART TWO The Russian Heritage: Theodore Kosloff, Serge Oukrainsky, and Adolph Bolm : Introduction to Part Two -- 3. Theodore Kosloff (1881-1956): Diaghilev Revisited -- 4. Serge Oukrainsky (1885-1972): Spectacle, Sensualism, and Plastique -- 5. Adolph Bolm (1885-1951): Diaghilev and After -- PART THREE New Forms and Experiments: Michio Ito and Benjamin Zemach : Introduction to Part Three -- 6. Michio Ito (1892-1961): The Eye of the Mind -- 7. Benjamin Zemach (b. 1901): From Darkness to Light -- PART FOUR Hollywood and the Emergence of American Concert Dance: Lester Horton : Introduction to Part Four -- 8. Lester Horton (1906-1953): Le Scare du Printemps -- Epilogue: Eight Who Danced.

"For dancers and choreographers, Hollywood provided the financial lure to "go West" with the promise of fame and fortune through film. Once in Los Angeles these same artists found an encouraging and creative environment in which to form companies and explore dance outside the confines of the movie studio. And in the 1920s and 1930s the most prestigious performance space was the Hollywood Bowl. Created as a community institution dedicated to presenting great art to te masses, the Bowl was the site for a whole range of activities. Artistic groups flourished and crowds flocked to the performances - admission was only 25¢. Because of the wealth of creativity, anything that happened at the Bowl was considered to be of international importance, and critics from all over the world reviewed events.
In 'Dancing in the Sun: Hollywood Choreographers, 1915-1937, author Naima Prevots explores the lives and works of eight dancer/choreographers who figured prominently in that remarkable artistic explosion: Norma Gould, Ernest Belcher, Theodore Kosloff, Serge Oukrainsky, Adolph Bolm, Michio Ito, Benjamin Zemach, and Lester Horton. Through personal interviews, studies of unpublished documents and first-hand accounts by artists and performers, she offers the first critical discussion of a fascinating period in the development of dance in this country. Prevots considers the ground breaking advances in both modern dance and classical ballet and helps to explain the strange, wonderful marriage of film and stage that made such a wealth of artistic expression possible." -- Book Jacket

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