Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Chase, Michele

Description

1. viii, 228 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

1. "Who would have guessed that one short conversation with New York City Ballet Artistic Director Peter Martins would change the course of how we approach America's favorite holiday ballet, and serve as a catalyst for changing how we talk about race in America? Phil Chan, arts advocate and co-founder of Final Bow for Yellowface, chronicles his journey navigating conversations around race, representation, and inclusion arising from issues in presenting one short dance--the Chinese variation from The Nutcracker. Armed with new vocabulary, he recounts his process and pitfalls in advising Salt Lake City's Ballet West on the presentation of a lost Balanchine work from 1925, Le Chant du Rossignol. Chan encounters Orientalism, cultural appropriation, and Yellowface, and witnesses firsthand the continuing evolution of an Old World aristocratic dance form in a New World democratic environment. As a storyteller, Chan presents a mix of dance and Chinese American history, personal anecdotes, and best practices for any professional arts organization to use for navigating issues around race, while outlining an essential path American ballet must take in order for our beloved art form to stay alive for a growingly diverse 21st century audience."

Subject

1. Chan, Phil
2. Nutcracker (Choreographic work)
3. Song of the nightingale (Choreographic work)
4. Stereotypes (Social psychology) in the performing arts
5. Minorities in the performing arts
6. Ballet -- Social aspects
7. Orientalism in dance
8. Asian Americans in popular culture
9. Asians -- North America -- Public opinion
10. Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- North America
11. Asians -- Public opinion
12. Stereotypes (Social psychology)
13. North America

Contents

1. More than political correctness: The need for yellowface activism -- Part one: The Nutcracker: Caricature versus character -- Part two: Le Chant du Rossignol: Appropriation versus appreciation.

Call number

1. *MGT 21-980

Author

1. Chan, Phil, author.

Title

1. Final Bow for Yellowface : dancing between intention and impact / Phil Chan with Michele Chase.

Publisher

1. Brooklyn, NY : Yellow Peril Press, [2020]

Copyright date

1. ©2020

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Added author

1. Chase, Michele, author.

ISBN

1. 9781734732481
2. 1734732482

Research call number

1. *MGT 21-980