New Directions in Ancient Pantomime

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That is the primary comprehensive and illustrated study of an important type of theatre in all the Roman Empire – pantomime, the ancient an identical of ballet dancing. Performed for more than five centuries in hundreds of theatres from Portugal within the West to the Euphrates, from Gaul to North Africa, solo male dancing stars – the forerunners of Nijinsky, Nureyev, and Baryshnikov – stunned audiences with their erotic costumes, subtlety of gesture, and dazzling athleticism. In sixteen specially commissioned and complementary studies, the leading world specialists explore all aspects of the ancient pantomime dancer’s performance skills, popularity, and social have an effect on, whilst paying special attention to the texts that formed the root of this distinctive art form.

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