@article{ART003217037},
author={Ma, Peiran},
title={Reimagining Female Representation in Contemporary Ballet - Focusing on Three Choreographic Versions of Carmen -},
journal={The Korean Journal of Dance Studies},
issn={1226-900X},
year={2025},
volume={99},
number={2},
pages={51-67}
TY - JOUR
AU - Ma, Peiran
TI - Reimagining Female Representation in Contemporary Ballet - Focusing on Three Choreographic Versions of Carmen -
JO - The Korean Journal of Dance Studies
PY - 2025
VL - 99
IS - 2
PB - The Korean Society for Dance Studies
SP - 51
EP - 67
SN - 1226-900X
AB - The purpose of this study is to analyze how the female character Carmen is reinterpreted in three contemporary ballet adaptations choreographed by Roland Petit, Alberto Alonso, and Mats Ek. Using a qualitative comparative approach based on performance video analysis and related literature, this study explores choreographic expression, visual strategies, and gendered embodiment in each version. The findings reveal an evolution from objectified, stereotypical portrayals to autonomous and complex female subjectivities. While Petit emphasizes visual sensuality through the femme fatale archetype, Alonso highlights psychological intensity and resistance, and Ek reconstructs Carmen as a socially defiant and symbolically charged figure. The study concludes that contemporary ballet serves as a dynamic space for articulating gender discourse and visualizing performative identities on stage.
KW - Dance;Gender representation;Ballet;Carmen;Feminist aesthetics
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Ma, Peiran. (2025). Reimagining Female Representation in Contemporary Ballet - Focusing on Three Choreographic Versions of Carmen -. The Korean Journal of Dance Studies, 99(2), 51-67.
Ma, Peiran. 2025, "Reimagining Female Representation in Contemporary Ballet - Focusing on Three Choreographic Versions of Carmen -", The Korean Journal of Dance Studies, vol.99, no.2 pp.51-67.
Ma, Peiran "Reimagining Female Representation in Contemporary Ballet - Focusing on Three Choreographic Versions of Carmen -" The Korean Journal of Dance Studies 99.2 pp.51-67 (2025) : 51.
Ma, Peiran. Reimagining Female Representation in Contemporary Ballet - Focusing on Three Choreographic Versions of Carmen -. 2025; 99(2), 51-67.
Ma, Peiran. "Reimagining Female Representation in Contemporary Ballet - Focusing on Three Choreographic Versions of Carmen -" The Korean Journal of Dance Studies 99, no.2 (2025) : 51-67.
Ma, Peiran. Reimagining Female Representation in Contemporary Ballet - Focusing on Three Choreographic Versions of Carmen -. The Korean Journal of Dance Studies, 99(2), 51-67.
Ma, Peiran. Reimagining Female Representation in Contemporary Ballet - Focusing on Three Choreographic Versions of Carmen -. The Korean Journal of Dance Studies. 2025; 99(2) 51-67.
Ma, Peiran. Reimagining Female Representation in Contemporary Ballet - Focusing on Three Choreographic Versions of Carmen -. 2025; 99(2), 51-67.
Ma, Peiran. "Reimagining Female Representation in Contemporary Ballet - Focusing on Three Choreographic Versions of Carmen -" The Korean Journal of Dance Studies 99, no.2 (2025) : 51-67.
