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“Gliding Steps”: Dance As A Performing Art In Late Antique Egypt

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Dance Scenes Are Found On Many Coptic Artefacts Of Daily Life Use, Most Prominently Combs, Earrings, Candlesticks, Inlays Of Caskets, Tunics, And Wall Decoration. This Paper Explores These Scenes In The Light Of Contemporary Textual Evidence From Egypt And Elsewhere. It Aims At Reconstructing A Clear Picture Of Dance In Late Antique Egypt As A Performing Art. Through An Art Historical Approach, The Study Explores Dancers' Movements, Poses, Gestures, And Patterns Of Performance. It Analyses Representations Of Solo, Duet, And Group Dances. It Also Reveals How Dance Was Formalized In Numerous Types Of Performance According To Its Dramatic Context: Bacchic, Pyrrhic, Geranos, Pantomime, And Mime Dances. The Paper Also Sheds Some Light On Everyday Scenarios Which Were Presented In Theatrical Drama And Involved Dance. The Study Proposes A Hypothesis That Dance Scenes On Coptic Artefacts Do Not Merely Represent Mythological Or Imaginary Characters. They Provide Priceless Information About Actual Performance. It Also Highlights How Dance In Late Antique Egypt Was Part Of A Global Profession.

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10.21608/ijthm.2019.52099

Keywords

Women, Dance, Late antiquity, Coptic Art, Theater, Global Byzantium

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Engy

Last Name

Hanna

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Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Minia University, Egypt

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engyeshak19@yahoo.com

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2

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1

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7999

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2019-06-01

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2019-01-03

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2019-06-01

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36

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63

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2535-2318

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2682-3632

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824

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International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management

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https://ijthm.journals.ekb.eg/

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“Gliding Steps”: Dance As A Performing Art In Late Antique Egypt

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22 Jan 2023