This collection of new essays explores connections between dance, modernism, and modernity, by examining the way in which leading dancers have responded to mode

In 1930, dancer and choreographer Martha Graham proclaimed the arrival of "dance as an art of and from America." Dancers such as Doris Humphrey, Ted Shawn, Kath

Literature, Modernism, and Dance explores the complex reciprocal relationship between literature and dance in the modernist period

By examining the development of modern dance in the USA in the inter-war period, Thomas develops a framework for analysing dance from a sociological perspective

In the much-anticipated update to a classic in dance studies, Mark Franko analyzes the political aspects of North American modern dance in the 20th century. A r