Plie Ball!: Baseball Meets Dance on Stage and Screen

Contents

• 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