Lecture in Philly-The Fascist Legs of Serge Lifar: French Ballet

[Helene]

Here's the notice we were sent; it will *not* be live-streamed or archived:

Center for the Arts

Boyer College of Music and Dance

Dance Studies Colloquium Affiliated Event

Center for the Humanities Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series

presents Mark Franko: The Fascist Legs of Serge Lifar: French Ballet During the Occupation

Thursday, October 2nd, 12:30-1:45pm*

CHAT Lounge, Gladfelter Hall, 10th fl., Temple University

*Note different day and time from Dance Studies Colloquium schedule (see below for upcoming speakers). Also note that this event will not be live-streamed.

About The Fascist Legs of Serge Lifar: French Ballet During the Occupation:

This talk explores the career of Serge Lifar at the Paris Opera during the German occupation (1940-1944). Lifar is a major twentieth-century exponent of ballet modernism known as neoclassicism. The choreography of Lifar is currently being rehabilitated in performances in France and the United States, but the question of Lifar's collaboration with the Nazis has never been adequately confronted. In this talk I share the findings of extensive archival research in France, Germany, and Switzerland on Lifar's activities during the occupation. The aim is to demonstrate Lifar's political commitments and political ambitions in the world of ballet where such commitments and ambitions are frequently masked by aestheticism.

About Mark Franko:
Mark Franko is Professor and Coordinator of Graduate Programs in Dance at the Boyer College of Music and Dance, Temple University. Recipient of the 2011 Outstanding Scholarly Research in Dance from the Congress on Research in Dance, Franko edits Dance Research Journal (Cambridge University Press) and the Oxford Studies in Dance Theory book series. His latest book is Martha Graham in Love and War. The Life in the Work (Oxford University Press, 2012). http://www.temple.edu/boyer/about/people/markfranko.asp

All are welcome, and we invite you to join in the conversation.

The rest of the schedule is posted in this thread:

http://balletalert.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/39321-dance-studies-colloquia-2014-15-temple-u-philadelphia/

[sandik]

Anyone who is in the area -- please go and report back on this. Franko can be a fascinating speaker, and has a very broad grounding in dance scholarship.

[Alexandra]

Thanks for posting that, Sandi. It looks fascinating and I hope someone who goes will post about it.

[sandik]

Thanks for posting that, Sandi. It looks fascinating and I hope someone who goes will post about it.

I'd take the credit, but it's Helene that did the detective work -- I'm just the cheerleader!

[Helene]

We were sent a notice to our "Contact Us" email, and it was definitely something to share.