{"product_id":"choreographing-shakespeare-dance-adaptations-of-the-plays-and-poems-paperback","title":"Choreographing Shakespeare: Dance Adaptations of the Plays and Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Klett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChoreographing Shakespeare\u003c\/em\u003e presents a hitherto unexplored history of the choreographers and performers who have created dance adaptations of Shakespeare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book investigates forty dance works in genres such as ballet, modern dance, and hip-hop, produced between 1940 and 2016 by choreographers in Britain, America, and Europe, all of which use Shakespeare's plays and \u003ci\u003eSonnets\u003c\/i\u003e as their source material. By combining scholarly analysis of these productions with practice-based conversations from six contemporary choreographers, Klett offers both breadth of coverage and in-depth analysis of how Shakespeare's poetic language is translated into the usually wordless medium of dance, and shows exactly how these dance adaptations move beyond the Shakespearean texts to engage with musical and choreographic influences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for students of Shakespeare and Dance Studies, \u003ci\u003eChoreographing Shakespeare \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how dance adaptations strive to design legible and intelligible stories, while ultimately celebrating the beauty of pure movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Klett\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Literature at the University of Houston - Clear Lake, USA. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eCross-Gender Shakespeare and English National Identity: Wearing the Codpiece\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), and numerous articles on adaptations of Shakespeare for theatre, dance, film, and television.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130479710343,"sku":"9780815375975","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b913865bc7b842404b2449119f60446e.webp?v=1732611153","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/choreographing-shakespeare-dance-adaptations-of-the-plays-and-poems-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}