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Taylorism, Managerial Control Strategies, and the Ballets of Balanchine and Stravinsky

Bibliographic Data

ID3757772
AuthorsJean Van Delinder (Oklahoma State University, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume48
Issue11
Pages1439-1452
Publication date2005-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002764205277189
OpenAlexW2125881620
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited18

In the early 20th century, Taylor's principles of scientific management (i.e., Taylorism) fashioned control strategies that sought improvements in workers' productivity yet resulted in control of workers'bodies. This article explores the affinities between Taylorism and the ballets Apollo and Agon choreographed by George Balanchine and scored by Igor Stravinsky. Their work embodies a modernist aesthetic influencedby the principles of scientific management, and it reshaped the organization of modern ballet away from focus on the ballerinas and onto the "creative" choreographer and composer

Apollo · Art · Art history · Ballet · Dance · Economic growth · Economics · George (robot) · Management · Productivity · Scientific management · Sociology · Visual arts · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Theatre and Performance Studies

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year0,32
Citation span2007 - 2025 (19)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6
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