Dance Marathons

Released on by Carol J. Martin
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  • Dance Marathons Book Detail

  • Author : Carol J. Martin
  • Release Date : 1994-01-01
  • Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
  • Genre : Dance marathons
  • Pages : 212
  • ISBN 13 : 9781604737684
  • File Size : 16,16 MB
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Dance Marathons by Carol J. Martin PDF Summary

Book Description: This penetrating analysis of one of the most extraordinary fads ever to strike America details how dance marathons manifested a potent from of drama. Between the two world wars they were a phenomenon in which working-class people engaged in emblematic struggles for survival. Battling to outlast other contestants, the dancers hoped to become notable. There was crippling exhaustion and anguish among the contenders, but ultimately it was the coupling of authentic pain with staged displays that made dance marathons a national craze. Within the well-controlled space of theatre they revealed actual life's unpredictability and inconsistencies, and, indeed, the frightful aspects of social Darwinism. In this grotesque theatrical setting we see also a horrifying metaphor - the ailing nation grappling with difficult times.

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