Hitler's Dancers von Jonathan/Karina Steinberg

<p> The Nazis burned books and banned much modern art. However, few people know the fascinating story of German modern dance, which was the great exception. Modern expressive dance found favor with the regime and especially with the infamous Dr. Joseph Goebbels, the Minister of Propaganda. How modern artists collaborated with Nazism reveals an important aspect of modernism, uncovers the bizarre bureaucracy which controlled culture and tells the histories of great figures who became enthusiastic Nazis and lied about it later. The book offers three perspectives: the dancer Lilian Karina writes her very vivid personal story of dancing in interwar Germany; the dance historian Marion Kant gives a systematic account of the interaction of modern dance and the totalitarian state, and a documentary appendix provides a glimpse into the twisted reality created by Nazi racism, pedantic bureaucrats and artistic ambition.</p>

Marion Kant was raised in East Berlin and began dancing at the Comic Opera at the age of 14. She took her PhD at Humboldt University in musicology and dance history and has taught at the Free University of Berlin, Kings College London, Cambridge University, the University of Surrey and now at the University of Pennsylvania.

Translator's ForewordJonathan SteinbergPrefaceMarion KantPART I RECOLLECTIONSLilian KarinaIntroduction How this work came about Have artists an interest in political and social circumstances? The Faces of my PastChapter 1. A Historical Overview of the Labanist Period Pre Labanism: The Rise of the Culture of the Body (1900-1920) The Era of Labanism at its Peak: the Development of "New Dance," Modern and Stage Dance (1920s-1937) Opposition to Labanism Realistic Dance TheaterChapter 2. Art and Culture under National Socialism The New Legislation The Doctrines of Race and Inheritance The Invention of the Jewish Race: from Wagner to RosenbergChapter 3.Sectarianism and Dance The Historical Path of Racial Hygiene Sects, Cults and Secret Societies The New Magicians of Dance: Steiner, Klamt, Duncan, Laban The Search for a Dance "True to Type" ["arteigen"]Chapter 4. The Fates of Emigrants Evgenia Eduardova and Josef Lewitan Victor Gsovsky Kurt Jooss Sascha Leontieff Aurél von Milloss Lia SchubertChapter 5. The Situation in Scandinavia The Association of Swedish Dance Pedagogues Gertrude Engelhardt Elsa Lindenberg Edgar Frank Lilian KarinaChapter 6. Laban's Downfall and Post-Labansim Post-LabanismPART II: "DANCE IS A RACE QUESTION." THE DANCE POLITICS OF THE REICH MINISTRY OF POPULAR ENLIGHTENMENT AND PROPAGANDAMarion KantIntroduction The State of Dance Research Dance in Germany in 1930Chapter 7. The Reich Ministry for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda The Foundation of the Reich Chamber of Culture Rivalries about Culture and Art The Propaganda Ministry and the Reich Theater ChamberChapter 8. The Nazi Redirection of Dance The Plan for a Nazi Dance PolicyChapter 9. Ministerial Dance Politicos Rudolf von Laban and Otto von Keudell The Dance Festivals of 1934 and 1935Chapter 10. The German Dance Theater and The German Master Workshops Regulations for the Conduct of the Dance Examinations The Olympic Games The Temporary FinaleChapter 11. The Next Stage The Laban Case The Wigman CaseChapter 12. After Laban's Fall From German Dance to German Ballet A Ban on Dance Total Dance Post ScriptPART III: THE NAZI ATTEMPT TO SUPPRESS JAZZ AND SWING: A CASE STUDYMarion KantPART IV: DANCE UNDER THE NAZIS: DOCUMENTARY APPENDIX Selected and Edited byMarion KantAppendix: The Administrative Structure of the Reich Ministry of Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda and the Reich Culture Chambers Chronology References Abbreviations and Glossary Sources Archives and Collections Bibliography Index Name entries Subject entries

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