The Dancing Sexualized Archetype : Kelley Abbey’s Reinterpretation of the Dance of the Seven Veils in Strauss’s Salomé

The obscure naming of the Dance of the Seven Veils from Oscar Wilde’s 1891 symbolist tragedy Salomé embodies the author’s ambition for mystery and intrigue. Richard Strauss embraced the ambivalent naming as he created a nine-minute instrumental to invite directors and choreographers to engage in ori...

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Main Author: Gerrard Carter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès 2018-10-01
Series:Miranda: Revue Pluridisciplinaire du Monde Anglophone
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/miranda/13851