The Influence of Delsarte’s Work in the United States: Late 19th Century and Beyond
This paper discusses the influence of François Delsarte on bodily motion, theater, and elocution in the United States from the late nineteenth century. It presents his main ideas and how they were developed and transformed in the country since 1870, becoming, in their last phase, which began in the...
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
2012-11-01
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| description | This paper discusses the influence of François Delsarte on bodily motion, theater, and elocution in the United States from the late nineteenth century. It presents his main ideas and how they were developed and transformed in the country since 1870, becoming, in their last phase, which began in the 1880s, a theory that was applied to all aspects of life, independent from its European form. The contributions of Steele Mackaye, Genevieve Stebbins, Henrietta Hovey and others are mentioned. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a6bd7248129e46aaa976e4218b20cf5c2022-12-22T03:07:20ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulRevista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença2237-26602012-11-0122457469The Influence of Delsarte’s Work in the United States: Late 19th Century and BeyondNancy Lee Chalfa RuyterThis paper discusses the influence of François Delsarte on bodily motion, theater, and elocution in the United States from the late nineteenth century. It presents his main ideas and how they were developed and transformed in the country since 1870, becoming, in their last phase, which began in the 1880s, a theory that was applied to all aspects of life, independent from its European form. The contributions of Steele Mackaye, Genevieve Stebbins, Henrietta Hovey and others are mentioned.http://seer.ufrgs.br/presenca/article/view/26244/21103François DelsarteDanceTheaterAmerican DelsartismBody |
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| title | The Influence of Delsarte’s Work in the United States: Late 19th Century and Beyond |
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| title_short | The Influence of Delsarte’s Work in the United States: Late 19th Century and Beyond |
| title_sort | influence of delsarte s work in the united states late 19th century and beyond |
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