Performativity of Gender by Early Modern Dancers on and off Stage. The Case of Elmerice Parts and Gerd Neggo.

Maripuu, Anne-Liis 2021. Performativity of Gender by Early Modern Dancers on and off Stage. The Case of Elmerice Parts and Gerd Neggo. – Methis, no. 27/28. https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/methis/article/view/18450 

Abstract. Elmerice Parts and Gerd Neggo were among the first female modern choreographers in Estonia. The present article takes a close look at how they did gender in their early modern dance productions and how they performed gender in their daily lives in the 1920s.

Keywords. early modern dance, gender performativity, 1920s, Elmerice Parts, Gerd Neggo, Judith Butler