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DIVA : the courageous, the visionary, the fabulous / edited by Kate Bailey ; with contributions from Veronica Castro, [and five others].

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[London] : V&A Publishing, [2023]

Women in the performing arts -- Exhibitions.

1838510354 (hardback)

9781838510350 (hardback) :

191 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 29 cm

Director's foreword / Tristram Hunt -- Introduction: Redefining the diva / Kate Bailey -- A star is born: Creating the diva / Keith Lodwick -- Backlash blues: Voices for change / Jacqueline Springer -- Rule the world: Status, power, freedom / Veronica Castro -- Express yourself: Rebel reinvention / Lucy O'Brien -- I want to break free: Liberating the diva / Sasha Geffen -- By myself: Negotiating the public and the private / Miranda Sawyer.

"Diva celebrates the power and creativity of iconic performers, exploring what it means to be a diva. Ranging from opera and stage goddesses such as Adelina Patti, Sarah Bernhardt and Maria Callas to Hollywood icons Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe, from activist power performers such as Josephine Baker, Nina Simone and Aretha Franklin to pop megastars Cher, Grace Jones, Prince, Madonna, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Rihanna, this book puts our conceptions of the 'diva' in the spotlight. Each star featured-courageous, visionary, fabulous- is a diva incarnate"--Publisher's description.

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