Plie Ball!: Baseball Meets Dance on Stage and Screen
- Author: Katz, Jeffrey M.
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$43.50Contents
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments and Dedication
- Foreword by Edward Villella
- Preface
- Introduction—The Ballet of Baseball: Pirouettes on the Pitcher’s Mound and Jetés in the Outfield
- 1. On Stage I: Music Halls, Vaudeville, Broadway and More—19th Century through Early 20th Century
- Interlude: Choreographers on Dance and Baseball—Chris Black, Gail Conrad and Ana Maria Tekina-eirú Maynard
- 2. On Stage II: Theater from the Mid–20th Century through the Early 21st
- Interlude: Choreographers and Dancers on Dance and Baseball—
- Louis Kavouras, Peter Pucci and Nick Ross
- 3. On Stage III: Concert Dance in the 20th Century
- Interlude: Choreographers and Dancers on Dance and Baseball—
- Lisa de Ribere, Christopher Fleming and Marianna Tcherkassky
- 4. On Stage IV: Concert Dance in the Early 21st Century
- Interlude: A Physical Therapist, a Ballet Company Volunteer Coordinator, a Dance Company Director and a Baseball Executive Talk about Dance and Baseball—Dean Caswell, Joan Quatrano, Lynn Parkerson and Steve Cohen
- 5. In Front of the Camera: Film, Television and Video
- Final Thoughts: Interviews with Moses Pendleton and Edward Villella
- Appendix: Baseball and Dance in Youth Literature
- Chapter Notes
- Bibliography
- Index