Event Title
Roots of Feminism in Romantic Ballet before the Emergence of Modern Dance
Location
CSU 203
Start Date
20-4-2015 3:15 PM
End Date
20-4-2015 4:15 PM
Student's Major
Theatre and Dance
Student's College
Arts and Humanities
Mentor's Name
Julie Kerr-Berry
Mentor's Email Address
julie.kerr-berry@mnsu.edu
Mentor's Department
Theatre and Dance
Mentor's College
Arts and Humanities
COinS
Apr 20th, 3:15 PM
Apr 20th, 4:15 PM
Roots of Feminism in Romantic Ballet before the Emergence of Modern Dance
CSU 203
Recommended Citation
Siverson, Lauren. "Roots of Feminism in Romantic Ballet before the Emergence of Modern Dance." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 20, 2015.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2015/oral_session_15/3
Comments
While modern dance is known for pushing social boundaries in terms of gender equality, threads of feminism can be found in the Romantic ballets that preceded it. Certain aspects of ballets from the 1830s and 1840s, such as costuming and narrative, can be used to detect subtle sparks of feminism that would later lead to the conspicuous feminism that modern dance was renowned for. Even before women were choreographing or writing ballets, society was changing, and so were the ideas being presented on stages. The drastic shift to modern dance was made alongside society’s changing attitudes toward women and their growing equality in society.