Mime, music and drama on the eighteenth-century stage : the ballet d'action /

Mime, music and drama on the eighteenth-century stage : the ballet d'action /

"The 'ballet d'action' was one of the most successful and controversial forms of theatre in the early modern period. A curious hybrid of dance, mime and music, its overall and overriding intention was to create drama. It was danced drama rather than dramatic dance, musical drama...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nye, Edward
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Ballet > Europe > History > 18th century.
Theater > Europe > History > 18th century.
Pantomime > Europe > History > 18th century.
European drama > 18th century > History and criticism.
Music > Europe > 18th century > History and criticism.
DRAMA / General.
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Call Number: GV1643 .N94 2011
 
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