Dancing in the Dark
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In film
- Dancing in the Dark (1949 film)Dancing In the Dark (1949 film)Dancing In the Dark is a 1949 Technicolor musical comedy film directed by Irving Reis, starring William Powell and Mark Stevens.-Plot:This musical comedy stars William Powell as Emery Slade, an unlikeable actor who was once a major film star, but who has not worked in ten years...
, a 1949 film based on a play by Howard Dietz - Dancing in the Dark (1986 film), a 1986 film by Anthony Kramreither
- "Dancing in the Dark", an episode of The Golden Girls, which first aired in 1989
- Dancing in the Dark, a 1995 made-for-TV-movie starring Victoria PrincipalVictoria PrincipalVictoria Principal is an American actress, best known for her role as Pamela Barnes Ewing on the CBS nighttime drama Dallas from 1978 to 1987.-Early life:...
of Dallas fame
In literature
- A novel by Joan BarfootJoan BarfootJoan Louise Barfoot is a Canadian novelist. She has published 11 novels, including Luck , which was a nomineee for the 2005 Scotiabank Giller Prize, and Critical Injuries , which was longlisted for the 2002 Man Booker Prize...
- A novel by Mary Jane ClarkMary Jane ClarkMary Jane Clark in an American author of two series of suspense novels. Her first twelve books are media thrillers influenced by her three decades of experience in broadcast journalism. She plots murder mysteries investigated and solved by the characters who work at KEY News, the fictional...
- A novel by Maureen Lee, published by Orion (2004)
- A novel by Caryl PhillipsCaryl PhillipsCaryl Phillips is a British writer with a Caribbean background, best known as a novelist. He is now professor at Yale University and a visiting professor at Barnard College of Columbia University.-Life:...
- A novel by Donald ThomasDonald ThomasDonald Serrell Thomas is an English author of Victorian-era historical, crime and detective fiction, as well as books on factual crime and criminals, in particular several academic books on the history of crime in London...
Albums
- Dancing in the Dark (album)Dancing in the Dark (album)Dancing in the Dark is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1987, featuring performances by Rollins with Clifton Anderson, Mark Soskin, Jerome Harris and Marvin "Smitty" Smith.-Reception:...
, by Sonny Rollins - Dancing in the Dark, a jazz album released in 1992 by the Fred HerschFred HerschFred Hersch is a contemporary American jazz pianist who has become a consistent and highly demanded performer on the international jazz scene....
Trio - Dancing in the Dark, an album released in 2004 by Tierney SuttonTierney SuttonTierney Sutton is an American jazz singer.A three-time Grammy Nominee for "Best Jazz Vocal Album" and "a selection by Jazzweek as Vocalist of the Year in 2005," Sutton was born in Wisconsin and was educated at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut and the Berklee College of Music in...
Songs and singles
- "In the Dark" (Dev song)In the Dark (Dev song)"In the Dark" is a song performed by American recording artist Dev. It was written by Dev alongside The Cataracs, who produced it for Dev's debut studio album, The Night the Sun Came Up . The song was released as the album's second single on April 25, 2011, through Universal Republic...
, from The Night The Sun Came Up (2011) - "Dancing in the Dark" (Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz song)
- "Dancing in the Dark" (Jessy song)Dancing in the Dark (Jessy song)"Dancing in the Dark" is a song originally recorded by Belgian singer Jessy. In 2006, Jessy later worked with Irish DJ Micky Modelle to produce a remix of the song...
- "Dancing in the Dark", a 1986 Italo Disco song by Mike MareenMike MareenMike Mareen was born in post-war West Berlin, West Germany, and grew up in Lüneburg. His first musical success was with the band Cemetery Institution who played at Hamburg's Star-Club. Mareen later became a merchant sailor, a job which eventually took him to New York City where he played with...
- "Dancing in the Dark" (Bruce Springsteen song)Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen song)"Dancing in the Dark" is a 1984 song, written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. Adding up-tempo synthesizer riffs and some syncopation to his sound for the first time, it became his biggest hit and, as the first single released from Born in the U.S.A., started it off to...
- "Dancing in the Dark" (Kim Wilde song)Dancing in the Dark (Kim Wilde song)"Dancing in the Dark" is a 1983 single by British singer Kim Wilde. It is the second single from the album Catch as Catch Can.- Overview :...
In philosophy
- "Dancing in the dark", in philosophyPhilosophyPhilosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, refers to any situational optimism, albeit leavened by physically construed events, that is self-referentially seen as a way for the Id to manifest itself
See also
- "Dance in the DarkDance in the DarkDance in the Dark（ダンスインザダーク, June 5, 1993 - ）was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by Sunday Silence with the dam Dancing Key ....
", a 2009 song by Lady Gaga - Dancer in the Dark (disambiguation)Dancer in the Dark (disambiguation)Dancer in the Dark is a 2000 film by Lars von Trier, featuring Björk.Dancer in the Dark may also refer to:-In film and literature:*"Dancer in the Dark" , a 2004 science fiction story by David Gerrold-In music:...