Catherine Littlefield: a life in dance
This is a biography of Catherine Littlefield, one of the most important figures in twentieth-century American ballet. As a dancer, teacher, choreographer, and director, Littlefield built a ballet infrastructure in Philadelphia that was crucial to the proliferation of the art form in the United State...
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Oxford University Press
2020
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| Summary: | This is a biography of Catherine Littlefield, one of the most important figures in twentieth-century American ballet. As a dancer, teacher, choreographer, and director, Littlefield built a ballet infrastructure in Philadelphia that was crucial to the proliferation of the art form in the United States. |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 359 Seiten Illustrationen, Portraits (schwarz-weiß) |
| ISBN: | 9780190654542 |
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| adam_text | Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Notes on Sources Introduction: “We felt we were doing something great for ballet.” Norma Gentner 1. “I had never had a dancing lesson in my life, but somehow, I knew I could train those other children, and I did.” Caroline Doebele Littlefield ix xiii xv 1 7 2. “The whole family was so enthusiastic and so colorful and so interesting.” Elizabeth Goldsmith 17 3. “Mommie was the sparkplug and Catherine was the inspiration.” Peggy Becker 39 4. “What a lugubrious tale!” Fanya Levene 59 5. “If you don’t have money, you cant dance.” Angelo Pinto 73 6. “She was 9/lOths a performer and l/10thawife.” Thomas Cannon 95 7. “Here came these five beautiful Littlefield girls, good dancers all.” Yvonne Patterson 107 8. “There is going to be a permanent ballet company in Philadelphia.” Catherine Littlefield 123 9. “Now I know that it was really real.” Ruth Sefarbi 147
viii CONTENTS 10. “We took 25 curtain calls and the stage looked like a florist shop.” Leonard Ware 165 11. “Her ballet, Barn Dance, was the first truly American balletic composition that we have ever seen.” Walter Terry 175 12. “An enormous macédoine of musical comedy, patriotism, and burlesque, spangled with American history—that is American Jubilee.’ ” Anonymous 197 13. “For Broadway one must be clever and Catherine Littlefield is very clever.” Anonymous 223 14. “It is only 8 o’clock—the sun is streaming in and God is good.” Catherine Littlefield 235 Epilogue Appendix Notes References Index 259 267 269 329 355
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Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Notes on Sources Introduction: “We felt we were doing something great for ballet.” Norma Gentner 1. “I had never had a dancing lesson in my life, but somehow, I knew I could train those other children, and I did.” Caroline Doebele Littlefield ix xiii xv 1 7 2. “The whole family was so enthusiastic and so colorful and so interesting.” Elizabeth Goldsmith 17 3. “Mommie was the sparkplug and Catherine was the inspiration.” Peggy Becker 39 4. “What a lugubrious tale!” Fanya Levene 59 5. “If you don’t have money, you cant dance.” Angelo Pinto 73 6. “She was 9/lOths a performer and l/10thawife.” Thomas Cannon 95 7. “Here came these five beautiful Littlefield girls, good dancers all.” Yvonne Patterson 107 8. “There is going to be a permanent ballet company in Philadelphia.” Catherine Littlefield 123 9. “Now I know that it was really real.” Ruth Sefarbi 147
viii CONTENTS 10. “We took 25 curtain calls and the stage looked like a florist shop.” Leonard Ware 165 11. “Her ballet, Barn Dance, was the first truly American balletic composition that we have ever seen.” Walter Terry 175 12. “An enormous macédoine of musical comedy, patriotism, and burlesque, spangled with American history—that is American Jubilee.’ ” Anonymous 197 13. “For Broadway one must be clever and Catherine Littlefield is very clever.” Anonymous 223 14. “It is only 8 o’clock—the sun is streaming in and God is good.” Catherine Littlefield 235 Epilogue Appendix Notes References Index 259 267 269 329 355 |
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