Mary Wigman the witch
Conference paper
Kolb, A. 2015. Mary Wigman the witch. Cut & Paste: Dance Advocacy in the Age of Austerity. SDHS conference, Athens
Type | Conference paper |
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Title | Mary Wigman the witch |
Authors | Kolb, A. |
Abstract | My paper investigates the different versions of Mary Wigman’s famous Hexentanz (Witch Dance) which have spanned three political regimes (including the Third Reich). I examine how the cultural and political milieus of these different periods may have shaped, through Wigman’s imagination if not necessarily consciously, the form and iconography of the works. I also intend a rereading of the central figure of the witch. Although Hexentanz has been interpreted as feminist in current research (e.g. Banes 1998), early 20th-century inquests into historical witchcraft trials reveal interpretations ranging from anti-clerical and feminist, to racist and anti-semitic. |
Research Group | Dance group |
Conference | Cut & Paste: Dance Advocacy in the Age of Austerity |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 01 Jun 2015 |
Submitted | 06 Jun 2015 |
Output status | In press |
Language | English |
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