Relevance and Marginalisation in Scandinavian and European Performing Arts 1770-1860: Questioning Canons

Relevance and Marginalisation in Scandinavian and European Performing Arts 1770–1860: Questioning Canons explores how cultural processes influenced the inclusion and marginalization of European music, dance, and theatre canons around the turn of the nineteenth century. The book discusses various topics such as the piano repertory for young ladies in England, the canonization of the French minuet, the marginalization of German dramatist Kotzebue, dance repertory in Christiania, informal cultural activities in Trondheim, the repertory of Norwegian musical clocks, female itinerant performers in the Nordic sphere, the preconditions, dissemination, and popularity of equestrian drama, the marginalization and amateur staging of a Singspiel by Oehlenschläger, and the perceived relevance of Henrik Ibsens staged theatre repertory and early dramas.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 284 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Relevance and Marginalisation in Scandinavian and European Performing Arts 1770–1860: Questioning Canons delves into the intricate interplay of cultural processes that shaped the inclusion and marginalisation of various artistic forms in European music, dance, and theatre during the turn of the nineteenth century and the subsequent decades. This comprehensive collection of essays explores a range of topics, including the piano repertory for young ladies in England, the canonisation of the French minuet, the marginalisation of the popular German dramatist Kotzebue from the dramatic canon, the dance repertory and social life in Christiania (Oslo), informal cultural activities in Trondheim, the repertory of Norwegian musical clocks, female itinerant performers in the Nordic sphere, preconditions, dissemination, and popularity of equestrian drama, the marginalisation and amateur staging of a Singspiel by the renowned Danish playwright Oehlenschläger, perspectives on the music and its composers, and the perceived relevance of Henrik Ibsens staged theatre repertory and early dramas. By challenging established notions about canon, marginalisation, and relevance within the performing arts during this period, this book emerges as an intriguing and thought-provoking text for both the culturally inclined public and scholars and students of musicology, dance research, and theatre studies.

Weight: 560g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367647254