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University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Dance in the contemporary American musical theater: What has become of the dream ballet?

Abstract

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The dream ballet is defined. The discussion explains the inception, subsequent rise and eventual disappearance of the dream ballet. The research follows the development of the dream ballet and identifies its contributions to the American musical theater. The thesis specifically examines the amplification of the emotional realm of character and plot development, as elicited by the dream ballet; The study evaluates the void left today by the absence of the dream ballet in relation to an examination of the climate of contemporary American musical theater. The analysis explores the correlation between the decline of the dream ballet and the decline of the caliber of American musical theater. The conclusion recommends the need for the re-inclusion of the command and the dynamic of the dream ballet.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts (MA)
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Theatre
Grantor dc:publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year
2000

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Newsted, Phoebe Ellen
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Jeffrey Koep

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Language dc:language
English

Identifiers

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OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-2126

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2026-07-24
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Newsted, Phoebe Ellen. Dance in the contemporary American musical theater: What has become of the dream ballet?. Thesis thesis, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2000. https://doi.org/10.25669/w6wh-i6nl