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Diva

Author: Kate Bailey, Veronica Castro, Sasha Geffen, Keith Lodwick, Lucy O'Brien, Miranda Sawyer and Jacqueline Springer  

Diva
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Originating from the Latin for deity or goddess, our concept of what a 'diva' might be - or should be - has evolved in richness and complexity. Delving into public and private personas of performers from Sarah Bernhardt to Nina Simone and Rihanna this book looks at what it has meant to be a diva, and what unites and defines these unique artists.

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Originating from the Latin for deity or goddess, our concept of what a 'diva' might be - or should be - has evolved in richness and complexity. Delving into public and private personas of performers from Sarah Bernhardt to Nina Simone and Rihanna this book looks at what it has meant to be a diva, and what unites and defines these unique artists.

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Originating from the Latin for deity or goddess, our concept of what a 'diva' might be - or should be - has evolved in richness and complexity.

Delving into the personas of performers from Sarah Bernhardt to Rihanna, this book looks at what it has meant to be a diva, and what unites and defines these unique artists. Opening with 19th-century opera stars and 20th-century silent-screen sirens, it then focuses on different aspects of divadom: from Hollywood icons such as Elizabeth Taylor and Bette Davis cultivating their image to the activism of artists such as Billie Holiday and Miriam Makeba; from the acumen shown by Dolly Parton and Beyonce to the development of radical new musical identities by Madonna, Missy Elliot and Lady Gaga; from new ways of performing gender and sexuality by Tina Turner, Freddie Mercury and Grace Jones to the tensions between public and private experience by the likes of Amy Winehouse and Liza Minnelli.

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Critic Reviews

'...a glorification of female power, and, ultimately, an exquisite reminder of the many shapes of fame and their effects on society.' Cindy Marcolina, Broadway World, 4th August 2023

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About the Author

Kate Bailey is Senior Curator of Design and Scenography in the Theatre and Performance Department at the V&A.

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Product Details

Publisher
V & A Publishing | V & A Publications
Published
15th June 2023
Pages
224
ISBN
9781838510350

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