Barbara Barker
Biographic Data
| ID | 3981598 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara Barker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara |
| FAMILY NAME | Barker |
| SIGNATURE | BARKER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Agnes de mille, liberated expatriate, and the American suite , 1938
(1996). Agnes de mille, liberated expatriate, and the American suite, 1938. Dance Chronicle: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 113-150
Agnes de Mille (September 18,1904-October 7,1993)
in her Greenwich Village apartment of a stroke. The vitality of her mind, her indomitable will
Imre Kiralfy's Patriotic Spectacles
On the opening night of America, Imre Kiralfy's spectacle at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, Christopher Columbus fell overboard just as the rocking Santa Maria was within sight of land. His mishap delayed the entrance of the corseted, twirling, bouncing, can-canning corps de ballet in their splashy Indian Maiden costumes complete with feather headdresses and pink silk tights. However, despite such mishaps and incongruities, …
"Nijinsky's "Jeux
Maria Bonfanti and "The Black Crook," New Orleans, 1872
The Hoblitzelle Theatre Arts Library
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The dancer vs. the management in post‐civil war America
For most of us the stereotyped image of the late nineteenth-century ballerina in America is of a plump, coyly posing foreign superstar. Her hairdo is elaborate and she is squeezed into a tutu and pointe shoes at least three sizes too small. We tend to dismiss these women and their contribution to the progress of dance in this country, yet many of them were well-trained artists from La Scala and other prestigious European academies, working under …
The Hoblitzelle Theatre Arts Library
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The dancer vs. the management in post‐civil war America
For most of us the stereotyped image of the late nineteenth-century ballerina in America is of a plump, coyly posing foreign superstar. Her hairdo is elaborate and she is squeezed into a tutu and pointe shoes at least three sizes too small. We tend to dismiss these women and their contribution to the progress of dance in this country, yet many of them were well-trained artists from La Scala and other prestigious European academies, working under …
The Hoblitzelle Theatre Arts Library
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The dancer vs. the management in post‐civil war America
For most of us the stereotyped image of the late nineteenth-century ballerina in America is of a plump, coyly posing foreign superstar. Her hairdo is elaborate and she is squeezed into a tutu and pointe shoes at least three sizes too small. We tend to dismiss these women and their contribution to the progress of dance in this country, yet many of them were well-trained artists from La Scala and other prestigious European academies, working under …
Maria Bonfanti and "The Black Crook," New Orleans, 1872
"Nijinsky's "Jeux
Agnes de Mille (September 18,1904-October 7,1993)
in her Greenwich Village apartment of a stroke. The vitality of her mind, her indomitable will
Imre Kiralfy's Patriotic Spectacles
On the opening night of America, Imre Kiralfy's spectacle at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, Christopher Columbus fell overboard just as the rocking Santa Maria was within sight of land. His mishap delayed the entrance of the corseted, twirling, bouncing, can-canning corps de ballet in their splashy Indian Maiden costumes complete with feather headdresses and pink silk tights. However, despite such mishaps and incongruities, …
Agnes de mille, liberated expatriate, and the American suite , 1938
(1996). Agnes de mille, liberated expatriate, and the American suite, 1938. Dance Chronicle: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 113-150
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