Dance of Death (disambiguation)
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Dance of Death commonly refers to the Danse Macabre, a late-medieval allegory of the universality of death.
Dance of Death or The Dance of Death may also refer to:
In theatre and film:
In other media:
Dance of Death or The Dance of Death may also refer to:
In theatre and film:
- The Dance of Death (play)The Dance of Death (play)The Dance of Death is a play in two parts written by August Strindberg in 1900.-Plot:In Part I, Edgar and his wife Alice live in a granite fortress on a desolate island. Bored and embittered, they torment each other with petty intrigues and well-worn accusations...
, a 1900 play by August Strindberg - The Dance of Death (Wedekind), a 1908 play by Frank WedekindFrank WedekindBenjamin Franklin Wedekind , usually known as Frank Wedekind, was a German playwright...
- The Dance of Death (Auden)The Dance of Death (Auden)The Dance of Death is a one-act play in verse and prose by W. H. Auden, published in 1933.The Dance of Death is a satiric musical extravaganza that portrays the "death inside" the middle classes as a silent dancer...
, a 1933 play by W. H. Auden - Dance of Death (film)Dance of Death (film)Dance of Death is a filmed version of the play The Dance of Death by August Strindberg as presented by the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain. It was released in 1969 and starred Laurence Olivier and Geraldine McEwan....
, a 1969 film based on Strindberg's play, starring Laurence Olivier
In other media:
- Dance of Death (album)Dance of Death (album)Dance of Death is the thirteenth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released first in Japan on 2 September and then the rest of the world on 8 September 2003.-Background:...
, an album by Iron Maiden, or the title song - The Dance of Death & Other Plantation FavoritesThe Dance of Death & Other Plantation FavoritesIn the liner notes for the 1999 reissue, Lee Gardner comments "[It] represents the first, best recorded declaration from Fahey that he was interested in transforming his music into a vehicle for personal expression that built on his influences but accepted none of their prosaic boundaries. Nowadays...
, an album by John Fahey - Dance of Death (novel)Dance of Death (novel)Dance of Death is a 2005 novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. It is the second book in a trilogy: the first book is Brimstone, released in 2004, and the last book is The Book of the Dead, released in 2006.-Synopsis:...
, a novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child - Dance of Death (Fear Street)Dance of Death (Fear Street)Dance of Death is the eighth book in R. L. Stine's Fear Street Sagas series. This book was ghostwritten by Cameron Dokey and was published on August 1, 1997 by Simon Pulse.-Plot:...
, a novel by R. L. Stine
See also
- Bon Odori, a Japanese traditional dance welcoming the spirits of the dead
- La danse des morts, an oratorio by Arthur HoneggerArthur HoneggerArthur Honegger was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which is interpreted as imitating the sound of a steam locomotive.-Biography:Born...
- Totentanz (Liszt)Totentanz (Liszt)Totentanz : Paraphrase on Dies irae , S.126, is the name of a symphonic piece for solo piano and orchestra by Franz Liszt, which is notable for being based on the Gregorian plainchant melody Dies Irae as well as for daring stylistic innovations...
, a symphonic piece composed by Franz Liszt - Dance of the Dead (disambiguation)
- Danse Macabre (disambiguation)Danse Macabre (disambiguation)Danse Macabre is a late-medieval allegory of the universality of death.Danse Macabre may also refer to:* Danse Macabre , a nonfiction book by Stephen King* Danse Macabre , a novel by Laurell K...