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Where he danced : Cocteau's Barbette and Ohno's Water lilies.

Title
Where he danced : Cocteau's Barbette and Ohno's Water lilies.
Author
Franko, Mark.

Details

Found In
PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) v. 107, no. 3 (May 1992), p. 594-607. ill.
Subject
  • Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963
  • Ōno, Kazuo, 1906-2010
  • Barbette, Vander, 1904-1973
  • Suiren (Choreographic work : Ohno)
  • Homosexuality and dance
  • Female impersonators
  • Cross-dressers
  • Butō
Note
  • Discusses homosexuality and cross-dressing in dance performance, and analyzes two performance texts: Jean Cocteau's 1926 essay on transvestism, "Une lecon de théâtre: le numéro Barbette," and the 1988 performance piece, Suiren, by the butoh dancer Kazuo Ohno.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 606-607).
Call Number
*MGZR Franko, Mark. [Clippings]
OCLC
NYPY926030949-B
Author
Franko, Mark.
Title
Where he danced : Cocteau's Barbette and Ohno's Water lilies.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 606-607).
Local Subject
Male dancing.
Sex role in dance.
Found In:
PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) v. 107, no. 3 (May 1992), p. 594-607. ill.
Research Call Number
*MGZR Franko, Mark. [Clippings]
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