Dances of Death from Paris to Saint Petersburg Suicides in Ballet

• Publication type: Journal article
• Journal:
  European Drama and Performance Studies
  2016 – 2, n° 7
  . Le Suicide à la scène
• Author: Bührle (Iris Julia)
• Abstract: Some of the most famous ballets in the history of dance contain suicides. In the 18^th century, Jean-Georges Noverre shocked audiences by ending his ballet Médée et Jason with several murders and a suicide on stage. Afterwards suicides became more common: the poetic deaths in the 19^th century were complemented by the spectacular and violent suicides in 20^th- and 21^st-century ballets. A short interview with the dancer Robert Tewsley concludes the article.
• Pages: 171 to 184
• Journal: European Drama and Performance Studies
• CLIL theme: 4028 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes de littérature comparée
• EAN: 9782406060994
• ISBN: 978-2-406-06099-4
• ISSN: 2045-8541
• DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-06099-4.p.0171
• Publisher: Classiques Garnier
• Online publication: 08-30-2016
• Periodicity: Biannual
• Language: English

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