Hamer, Laura
(2010).
Germaine Tailleferre and Hlne Perdriat's Le Marchand d'oiseaux (1923): French feminist ballet?
Studies in Musical Theatre, 4(1),
pp. 113–120.
Abstract
In 1923 Germaine Tailleferre, the only female member of the group of French composers known as Les Six, completed Le Marchand d’oiseaux for the Ballet Suédois, with a scenario, costumes, and set designs by the woman artist and poetess Hélène Perdriat. Interestingly, a number of the contemporary critics interpreted the work (mainly the product of two women) as a feminist manifestation. This article examines the justification for labelling Le Marchand d’oiseaux a feminist work and posits the theory that it may be more apt, especially within the context of the development of interwar musical Modernism, to understand it as a Neoclassical ballet.
| Item Type: |
Journal Article
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| Copyright Holders: |
Not known |
| ISSN: |
1750-3167 |
| Keywords: |
ballet; feminism; marginalization; neoclassicism; modernism; reception
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| Academic Unit/Department: |
Arts > Music |
| Item ID: |
27432 |
| Depositing User: |
Laura Hamer
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| Date Deposited: |
28 Jan 2011 09:53 |
| Last Modified: |
23 Oct 2012 14:28 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/27432 |
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