Dancing Genius [electronic resource] : The Stardom of Vaslav Nijinsky /
Järvinen, Hanna.author.
Tracing the historical figure of Vaslav Nijinsky in contemporary documents and later reminiscences, Dancing Genius opens up questions about authorship in dance, about critical evaluation of performance practice, and the manner in which past events are turned into history.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Introduction: A Genealogy; Part I: The Russian Invasion; 1 An Audience for Ballet; 2 Orientalism; Part II: The Silent Body of a Genius; 3 The Unique Genius; 4 Male Beauty; 5 Corporeality; 6 The Mad Genius; Part III: A Russian Russian Ballet?; 7 The Old and the New Ballet; 8 Revolutionary Exiles; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Tracing the historical figure of Vaslav Nijinsky in contemporary documents and later reminiscences, Dancing Genius opens up questions about authorship in dance, about critical evaluation of performance practice, and the manner in which past events are turned into history.
Nijinsky, Vaslaw, 1890-1950.
Dance.
Arts.
Performing arts.
Europe—History.
Theater—History.
Dance.
Arts.
Performing Arts.
European History.
Theatre History.