In this dynamic cultural history of the internationally celebrated Phoenix Dance Company, Christy Adair interrogates the factors which contributed to the success of the company. This complex narrative, played out through gender, ethnicity, and class, locates Phoenix as a significant artistic force in British contemporary dance. It draws on a range of primary sources including the Company archives and interviews with members of the Company from 1981-2001. One of the paradoxes which the Company faced was the expectation by funding bodies, critics, and audiences that it should represent 'the black community', with such expectations posing a challenge for each successive artistic director.This provocative reconsideration of British dance history confronts the Euro centrism of dance in the late twentieth century and investigates institutional racism on the part of arts policy makers, funders, and critics.
- ISBN10 1852731168
- ISBN13 9781852731168
- Publish Date 20 March 2008
- Publish Status Unknown
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Dance Books Ltd
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 352
- Language English