Dances of Jos Limn and Erick Hawkins - 9781138300477

Taylor & Francis

Dances of Jos Limn and Erick HawkinsAuthor(s): James Moreno\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138300477, 978-1138300477\nSynopsis\nDances of Jos Limn and Erick Hawkins examines stagings of masculinity, whiteness, and Latinidad in the work of US modern dance choreographers, Jos Limn [tel] and Erick Hawkins [tel].\n\nFocusing on the period between 1945 to 1980, this book analyzes Limn and Hawkins work during a time when modern dance was forming new relationships to academic and governmental institutions, mainstream markets, and notions of embodiment. The pre-war expressionist tradition championed by Limn and Hawkins mentors faced multiple challenges as ballet and Broadway complicated the tenets of modernism and emerging modern dance choreographers faced an increasingly conservative post-war culture framed by the Cold War and Red Scare. By bringing the work of Limn and Hawkins together in one volume, Dances of Jos Li.