'The Spirit of the Factory': Adolph Bolm's post-moderne masterpiece

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'The Spirit of the Factory,' first produced in 1931, featured Adolph Bolm's avant-garde choreography but has practically vanished despite a significant initial impression. Critics and scholars of ballet have regarded 'The Spirit of the Factory' as a masterpiece, but its only revival was an excerpt performed in 1983. The original performance was filmed and photographed, but the choreography has been lost and the film was heavily edited.

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Gaetano Grossatesta, an eighteenth-century Italian choreographer and impresario, part two: the choreographer-impresario in Naples

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Gaetano Grossatesta choreographed at least 145 productions in Naples, Italy, during the 18th century. His innovative use of contemporary technical devices and his combination of virtuosic and pantomimic components make him a major, if neglected, figure in Italian dance history.

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Gaetano Grossatesta, an eighteenth-century Italian choreographer and impresario: part 1

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Discussion of the life of Gaetano Grossatesta reveals the history of Italian choreography and dance. Topics include the development of librettos, his use of Beauchamps-Feuillet notation and works performed at the Teatro di San Carlo.

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