Description - Crossing the Stage by Lesley Ferris
"Crossing the Stage" brings together essays which explore cross-dressing in theatre, cabaret, opera and dance. The volume contains pieces which have become standard texts in the field, as well as recent work especially commissioned from leading writers on performance. This text encompasses: the cross-dressed actor in classical Greece; the Renaissance tradition of adolescent boys playing female roles; Restoration "breeches roles"; the contemporary phenomenon of "voguing" and many other aspects on cross-dressing in performance. It is a sourcebook on theatrical cross-dressing, and should be of use to all those interested in performance and the representation of gender.
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