THE SHOCK OF THE RISKY(QUÉ) FEMALE: FEMININITY AND THE TRAUMA OF THE GREAT WAR ERA IN THE DANCING OF MAUD ALLAN AND ANNA PAVLOVA
What role did the figure of the dancing female play in negotiating cultural anxieties in the Great War era? I explore this question by looking at the female performer Maud Allan who was famous for her danced interpretations of Salomé in pre-War London and cause of a sensational libel suit in 1918 br...
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Cena |
| Online Access: | https://seer.ufrgs.br/cena/article/view/111593 |