TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nye,Edward
TI  - Mime, music and drama on the eighteenth-century stage: the ballet d'action 
SN  - 9780511794223
U1  - 792.8094209033 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Ballet
KW  - Europe
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - Theater
KW  - Pantomime
KW  - European drama
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Music
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction; Part I. The Ballet d'Action in Historical Context: 1. The voice and the body in the enlightenment; 2. A revival of Roman pantomime?; 3. No place for harlequin; 4. Decroux and Noverre: distant cousins?; Part II. The Ballet d'Action in Close-Up: Dramatic Principles: 5. Character and action; 6. Dialogues in mime; 7. Choreography is painterly drama; 8. The admirable consent between music and action; 9. Putting performance into words; Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography
N2  - The 'ballet d'action' was one of the most successful and controversial forms of theatre in the early modern period. A curious hybrid of dance, mime and music, its overall and overriding intention was to create drama. It was danced drama rather than dramatic dance; musical drama rather than dramatic music. Most modern critical studies of the ballet d'action treat it more narrowly as stage dance, and very few view it as part of the history of mime. Little use has previously been made of the most revealing musical evidence. This innovative book does justice to the distinctive hybrid nature of the ballet d'action by taking a comparative approach, using contemporary literature and literary criticism, music, mime and dance from a wide range of English and European sources. Edward Nye presents a fascinating study of this important and influential part of eighteenth-century European theatre
UR  - https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/mime-music-and-drama-on-the-eighteenthcentury-stage/972E76023C5BB32D5E9E07DAFC3455FC
ER  -