The music and dance at the carioca magazine theater

This essay seeks to explore dance within Rio de Janeiro’s Revue entertainment theater, in order to analyze the influences of imagination of modernity in ballet dances, as well as to identify some genres, dance techniques and songs incorporated into the production of the Revue scene, taking into cons...

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Main Author: Cascaes, Laura Silvana Ribeiro
Format: Online
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2013
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Online Access:https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/muspop/article/view/12884
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Summary:This essay seeks to explore dance within Rio de Janeiro’s Revue entertainment theater, in order to analyze the influences of imagination of modernity in ballet dances, as well as to identify some genres, dance techniques and songs incorporated into the production of the Revue scene, taking into consideration the body of dance, especially the chorus-dance girls (the so-called showgirls) and the ruptures represented by modernity in relation to the dance of that period. To this end, the Cultural History method is relied upon as a guide, with existing studies on this theatrical genre serving as methodological derivation. The analysis of photographs, aiming to observe and identify aspects of the genres of dance and songs present therein, in particular the so-called “modern dances”, as well as traces of the dancers’ social identities.
ISSN:2316-7858