Albion's Dance: British Ballet during the Second World War

Synopsis

When The Second World War Broke Out, Ballet In Britain Was Only A Few Decades Old. Few Had Imagined That It Would Establish Roots In A Nation Long Thought To Be Unresponsive To Dance. Nevertheless, The War Proved To Be A Boon For Ballet Dancers, Choreographers And Audiences, For The Nation's Dancers Were Forced To Look Inward To Their Own Identity And Sources Of Creativity. The British Ballet And Its Critics At The Onset Of War -- Making Ballet Central To British Wartime Experience -- The Dancers' Experience -- Propaganda, Publicity, And Social Pressure: Ballet In Discourse And Deed -- The Function Of The Classics In Wartime -- Programming The Repertoire -- British Choreography During The War. Karen Eliot. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.