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Female Aerialists in the 1920s and Early 1930s: Femininity, Celebrity, and Glamour (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)

Kate Holmes

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Description:Female solo aerialists of the 1920s and early 1930s were internationally popular performers in the largest live performance mass entertainment of the period in the UK and USA. Yet these aerialists and this period in circus history have been largely forgotten despite the iconic image of 'the' female aerialist still flaring in the popular imagination.Kate Holmes uses insights gained as a practitioner to reconstruct in detail the British and American performances and public personae of key stars such as Lillian Leitzel, Luisita Leers, and the Flying Codonas, revealing what is performed and implicit in today's practice. Using a wealth of original sources, this book considers the forgotten stars whose legacy of the cultural image of the female aerialist echoes. Locating performers within wider cultural histories of sport, glamour, and gender, this book asks important questions about their stardom, including: Why were female aerialists so alluring when their muscularity challenged conservative ideals of femininity and how did they participate in change? What was it about their movements and the spaces they performed in that activated such strong audience responses?This book is vital reading for students and practitioners of aerial performance, circus, gender, popular performance, and performance studies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Female Aerialists in the 1920s and Early 1930s: Femininity, Celebrity, and Glamour (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies). To get started finding Female Aerialists in the 1920s and Early 1930s: Femininity, Celebrity, and Glamour (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Female solo aerialists of the 1920s and early 1930s were internationally popular performers in the largest live performance mass entertainment of the period in the UK and USA. Yet these aerialists and this period in circus history have been largely forgotten despite the iconic image of 'the' female aerialist still flaring in the popular imagination.Kate Holmes uses insights gained as a practitioner to reconstruct in detail the British and American performances and public personae of key stars such as Lillian Leitzel, Luisita Leers, and the Flying Codonas, revealing what is performed and implicit in today's practice. Using a wealth of original sources, this book considers the forgotten stars whose legacy of the cultural image of the female aerialist echoes. Locating performers within wider cultural histories of sport, glamour, and gender, this book asks important questions about their stardom, including: Why were female aerialists so alluring when their muscularity challenged conservative ideals of femininity and how did they participate in change? What was it about their movements and the spaces they performed in that activated such strong audience responses?This book is vital reading for students and practitioners of aerial performance, circus, gender, popular performance, and performance studies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Female Aerialists in the 1920s and Early 1930s: Femininity, Celebrity, and Glamour (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies). To get started finding Female Aerialists in the 1920s and Early 1930s: Femininity, Celebrity, and Glamour (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Female Aerialists in the 1920s and Early 1930s: Femininity, Celebrity, and Glamour (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)

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