Anna Pavlova's revolutionary debut in 1910 at the Metropolitan Opera House captivated the nation and introduced Americans to the charms of modern ballet. Willa Cather was among the first intellectuals to recognize that dance had suddenly been elevated into a new art form, and she quickly trained herself to become one of the leading balletomanes of her era. Willa Cather and the Dance traces the writer's dance education, starting with the ten-page explication she wrote in 1913 for McClure's magazine called "Training for the Ballet." Cather's interest was sustained through her entire canon as she utilized characters, scenes, and images from almost all of the important dance productions that played in New York.
- ISBN10 1611474094
- ISBN13 9781611474091
- Publish Date 1 July 2009 (first published 1 May 2009)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 370
- Language English