Ecstasy and the Demon: Feminism and Nationalism in the Dances of Mary Wigman

By Susan Manning

Book Overview

Mary Wigman, Germany's premier dancer between the two world wars, envisioned the performer in the thrall of ecstatic and demonic forces. Widely hailed as an innovator of dance modernism, she never... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520081935
• ISBN13: 9780520081932
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 353 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"