Film, Video Dance & Democracy: Politics & Protest, World War I Through the Cold War
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Title
- Dance & Democracy: Politics & Protest, World War I Through the Cold War
Summary
- In 1927 Isadora Duncan declared "I See America Dancing"--a reference to Walt Whitman's poem "I Hear America Singing" envisioning dance as a powerful tool for cultural expression. The exhibit Politics and the Dancing Body explores how American choreographers between World War I through the Cold War used dance to celebrate American culture, to voice social protest, and to raise social consciousness. The exhibition also examines how the U.S. government employed dance as a vehicle for cultural diplomacy and to counter anti-American sentiment. Featuring materials drawn mostly from the rich dance, music, theater, and design collections of the Music Division of the Library of Congress, the exhibition is co-curated by Elizabeth Aldrich of the Library of Congress and Victoria Phillips of Columbia University.
Names
- Library of Congress
- Library of Congress. Music Division, sponsoring body
Created / Published
- Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2012-03-08.
Headings
- - Culture, Performing Arts
- - Performing Arts, Music
Notes
- - Classification: Fine Arts.
- - Classification: Music and Books on Music.
- - Various.
- - Recorded on 2012-03-08.
- - Researchers.
- - Teachers.
Medium
- 1 online resource
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Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021688823
Online Format
- video
- image
- online text