The Male Dancer: Bodies, Spectacle, Sexualities
ISBN: 9780203960974
Platform/Publisher: Taylor & Francis / Routledge
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Subjects: Arts Area Studies; Theatre & Performance Studies Gender Studies;

In this challenging and lively book, Burt examines the representation of masculinity in twentieth century dance. The Male Dancer has proven to be essential reading for anyone interested in dance and the cultural construction of gender.


Ramsay Burt is Professor of Dance History at De Montfort University, Leicester in the United Kingdom. His publications include The Male Dancer. This was followed by Alien Bodies and Judson Dance Theater. In 1999 he was Visiting Professor at the Department of Performance Studies, New York University. With Prof. Susan Foster, he is founder editor of Discourses in Dance.

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