The Golden Age of the Spanish Dance

The Golden Age of the Spanish Dance
Author: Michael 'miguel' Bernal
Publisher:
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2020-07-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781716932991

This printed material is a chronological history of dance, bringing together many different dancers and styles, a unification of Spanish art-forms. We have seen a handful of dance biographies always declaring the career of their subject as the most important. Let's place into perspective that we had many dancers during the same time frame and each one contributed, some more than others. Noting the artistic contributions made by these performers made it easier to review the period of Spanish dance as an 'era'. We took these performers and placed them into one account, foretelling how this style of dance contributed to the overall American style of the Spanish dance. Americans Ted Shawn, Ruth St. Denis, La Meri, Carmelita Maracci and Ballet Russes Anna Pavlova, Adoph Bolm and Leonide Massine were all in some way affected by the Spanish dance. Even Hollywood and Broadway were instrumental in the birth of Hispanic culture in the country. In this first book I have highlighted the careers of two artists, La Argentina and Vicente Escudero, both worked together forming a part-time partnership important in this early era. Later Spaniards who exemplified the art-form in America were La Argentinita, Pilar Lopez, Rosario & Antonio, Jose Greco, and Nana Lorca whos reflections are mirrored within these pages and later editions.

Legends of Spanish & Flamenco Dance

Legends of Spanish & Flamenco Dance
Author: Michael Miguel Bernal
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-06-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781916707412

When I started to prepare the introduction to my first book, The Golden Age of the Spanish Dance, I mentally hesitated. I expected to write about these acknowledged early artists from the viewpoint of an outsider looking into history. However, it became apparent to me that I had to fill gaps and include my thoughts, opinions, and observations within the historical storyline. This second book, Legends of Spanish & Flamenco Dance, includes individual encounters with Pilar Lopez and her stories about her sister La Argentinita and the artists that performed in their company. Then studying with Rosario Perez and meeting with Antonio Ruiz Soler added more history to the pages. Many dancers who crossed paths with these icons of dance are included in this chronology of Spanish dance. I originally arrived in Madrid to study Spanish dance, but I became so fascinated by my teachers and began making notes and asking questions with the idea of authoring books on the Spanish dance.

Spanish Drama of the Golden Age

Spanish Drama of the Golden Age
Author: Margaret Wilson
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2014-05-17
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1483181391

Spanish Drama of the Golden Age describes this little-known field of European drama. This book describes and analyzes Spanish plays and drama. It reviews the Spanish plays from the 1580s to the death of Pedro Calderon de la Barca in 1681. This text also discusses the controversy to which direction the Spanish theater would take: whether it is for entertainment or a representation of the intellect and emotions. This book describes Miguel de Cervantes, Lope de Vega, and the rise of the Spanish comedia. The text describes how Lope wrote his plays and how he sold them outright to the manager of an acting company, which became its property. The text also describes the life of Tirso de Molina who was often criticized for his cavalier treatment of a historical fact. This book also discusses the works of Ruiz de Alarcon, Guillen de Castro, Velez de Guevara, and Mira de Amescua. This book also assess this period of Spanish drama in terms of the influence of other countries in Europe such as Britain and France. This book can prove valuable for university students of Spanish, Spanish literature teachers to students of sixth forms, and Spanish historians.

The Dance - Its Place in Art and Life

The Dance - Its Place in Art and Life
Author: Troy West Kinney
Publisher: Negley Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-02
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781443789158

This vintage book is a detailed treatise on dancing, being an exploration of its history, development, influence, and evolution. From dancing in ancient Greece to the modern tango, "The Dance - Its Place in Art and Life" covers it all in great detail and offers fascinating insights into how dance has developed over the past two thousand years. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of dancing and would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Contents include: "The Dancing of Ancient Egypt and Greece", "Dancing in Rome", "The Middle Ages and the Renaissance", "A Glance at the Ballet's Technique", "The Great Golden Age of Dancing", "Spanish Dancing", "Italian Dances", "European Folk-Dancing in General", "Oriental Dancing", "The Ballet in the Dark Ages", "The Romantic Revolution", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction. First published in 1914.

“Take Me to Spain”: Australian Imaginings of Spain through Music and Dance

“Take Me to Spain”: Australian Imaginings of Spain through Music and Dance
Author: John Whiteoak
Publisher: Lyrebird Press lyrebirdpress.music.unimelb.edu.au
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2019-10-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0734037937

Australians have been transported to an imaginary Spain from at least the 1830s, when cachuchas were first danced on the Sydney stage. In Take Me to Spain John Whiteoak explores the rich tapestry of Australians’ fascination with all thing Spanish, from the voluptuous sensuality of Lola Montez to operas featuring señoritas, toreadors and Gypsies, and from evocative silent and later Spain-themed Hollywood movies to the dazzlingly creative artistry of the flamenco dancers and guitarists who toured Australia in the 1960s and ’70s. Examining the diverse ways that Spanish music and dance have been mediated or hybridised to cater for Australian popular taste, this landmark study reveals how Hispanic traditions have become integral to the cultural history of the nation.

Daily Life in Spain in the Golden Age

Daily Life in Spain in the Golden Age
Author: Marcelin Defourneaux
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1979
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780804710299

A book about life in Spain from the succession of Philip II (1556) to the death of Philip IV (1665). The author relies primarily upon careful use of literary works and travel accounts written during this 'golden age'. In addition to delightful descriptions and anecdotes, he has woven into his text important political and economic developments. He provides a general view of Spain, stressing the importance of the Catholic faith and the emphasis upon personal honour, before surveying life and society in urban and rural areas. He then examines in some detail life in the Church, university, military and home; public entertainment; and the picaresque life.

The Dance: Its Place in Art and Life

The Dance: Its Place in Art and Life
Author: Margaret West Kinney
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2021-05-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

"The Dance" by Margaret West Kinney is a book about dance as a form of art. The writing includes a chapter of explanation of the salient steps of the ballet. These steps, with superficial variations and additions, form the basis also of all-natural or "character" dances that can lay claim to any consideration as interpretative art. Direct practical instruction is furnished on the subject of present-day ballroom dancing, to the extent of clear and exact directions for the performance of steps now fashionable in Europe and America. Some notable titles are: The "Schuhplatteltanz" Classic Ballet Positions Fundamental Positions of the Feet The "Tango" Development of an Arch "À La Pirouette", etc.

Flamenco

Flamenco
Author: Michelle Heffner Hayes
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2014-11-21
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476613125

This analytical history traces representations of flamenco dance in Spain and abroad from the twentieth century to the present, using histories, film, accounts of live performances, and practitioner interviews. Beginning with an analysis of flamenco historiography, the text examines images of the female dancer in films by Luis Bunuel, Carlos Saura, and Antonio Gades; stereotypes of flamenco bodies and Andalusian culture in Prosper Merimee's Carmen; and the ways in which contemporary flamenco dancers like Belen Maya and Rocio Molina negotiate the stereotype of Carmen and an idealized Spanish feminine that pervades "traditional" flamenco. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.