Award Date
1-1-1995
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Theatre Arts
Number of Pages
66
Abstract
This study traces the development and growth of dance on the Broadway stage and the parallel growth of the effectiveness of choreography in enhancing the musical Theatre libretto. The study surveys the origins and early evolution of stage dance in the United States from 1775 to the introduction of ballet choreography in 1922. It concludes with an examination of Selected scripts which use choreography to dramatize the musical Theatre libretto, 1922 to 1990.
Keywords
Broadway; Dance; Dramatic; Element; Integration; Musical; Theatre
Controlled Subject
Theater; Dance
File Format
File Size
1525.76 KB
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Dame, Robert G, "The integration of dance as a dramatic element in broadway musical theatre" (1995). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 515.
http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/f2d1-zcr6
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