This book offers a comprehensive study of the role of dance in a wide range of contemporary Irish plays, arguing that dance can be perceived as exemplifying the re-embracement of bodily expression by the local culture and that dance is often used to communicate critical and revisionist approaches to social, economic and political concerns.

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Katarzyna Ojrzy ska is an assistant lecturer in the Department of Drama and Pre-1800 English Literature at the University of ód . Her research interests include drama and performing arts, Irish studies, body culture studies and disability studies.

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Contents: Investigating Dance in Irish Drama Irish Dance and its Transformations in the Twentieth Century Dance in Pre-Nationalist Times Dance in Nationalist Times Dance in Post-Nationalist Times The Changing Dynamics of Irish Drama and Tradition.