Author: Jo Butterworth
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136584064
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
A concise introduction to the study of dance ranging from the practical aspects such as technique and choreography to more theoretical considerations such as aesthetic appreciation and the place of dance in different cultures. This book answers questions such as: Exactly how do we define dance? What kinds of people dance and what kind of training is necessary? How are dances made? What do we know about dance history? Featuring a glossary, chronology of dance history and list of useful websites, this book is the ideal starting point for anyone interested in the study of dance.
Dance Studies: The Basics
Author: Jo Butterworth
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136584064
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
A concise introduction to the study of dance ranging from the practical aspects such as technique and choreography to more theoretical considerations such as aesthetic appreciation and the place of dance in different cultures. This book answers questions such as: Exactly how do we define dance? What kinds of people dance and what kind of training is necessary? How are dances made? What do we know about dance history? Featuring a glossary, chronology of dance history and list of useful websites, this book is the ideal starting point for anyone interested in the study of dance.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136584064
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
A concise introduction to the study of dance ranging from the practical aspects such as technique and choreography to more theoretical considerations such as aesthetic appreciation and the place of dance in different cultures. This book answers questions such as: Exactly how do we define dance? What kinds of people dance and what kind of training is necessary? How are dances made? What do we know about dance history? Featuring a glossary, chronology of dance history and list of useful websites, this book is the ideal starting point for anyone interested in the study of dance.
Futures of Dance Studies
Author: Susan Manning
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 0299322408
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 589
Book Description
A collaboration between well-established and rising scholars, Futures of Dance Studies suggests multiple directions for new research in the field. Essays address dance in a wider range of contexts--onstage, on screen, in the studio, and on the street--and deploy methods from diverse disciplines. Engaging African American and African diasporic studies, Latinx and Latin American studies, gender and sexuality studies, and Asian American and Asian studies, this anthology demonstrates the relevance of dance analysis to adjacent fields"--
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 0299322408
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 589
Book Description
A collaboration between well-established and rising scholars, Futures of Dance Studies suggests multiple directions for new research in the field. Essays address dance in a wider range of contexts--onstage, on screen, in the studio, and on the street--and deploy methods from diverse disciplines. Engaging African American and African diasporic studies, Latinx and Latin American studies, gender and sexuality studies, and Asian American and Asian studies, this anthology demonstrates the relevance of dance analysis to adjacent fields"--
Meaning in Motion
Author: Jane Desmond
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822319429
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
On dance and culture
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822319429
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
On dance and culture
The Routledge Dance Studies Reader
Author: Jens Richard Giersdorf
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351613847
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 737
Book Description
The Routledge Dance Studies Reader has been expanded and updated, giving readers access to thirty-seven essential texts that address the social, political, cultural, and economic impact of globalization on embodiment and choreography. These interdisciplinary essays in dance scholarship consider a broad range of dance forms in relation to historical, ethnographic, and interdisciplinary research methods including cultural studies, reconstruction, media studies, and popular culture. This new third edition expands both its geographic and cultural focus to include recent research on dance from Southeast Asia, the People’s Republic of China, indigenous dance, and new sections on market forces and mediatization. Sections cover: Methods and approaches Practice and performance Dance as embodied ideology Dance on the market and in the media Formations of the field. The Routledge Dance Studies Reader includes essays on concert dance (ballet, modern and postmodern dance, tap, kathak, and classical khmer dance), popular dance (salsa and hip-hop), site-specific performance, digital choreography, and lecture-performances. It is a vital resource for anyone interested in understanding dance from a global and contemporary perspective.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351613847
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 737
Book Description
The Routledge Dance Studies Reader has been expanded and updated, giving readers access to thirty-seven essential texts that address the social, political, cultural, and economic impact of globalization on embodiment and choreography. These interdisciplinary essays in dance scholarship consider a broad range of dance forms in relation to historical, ethnographic, and interdisciplinary research methods including cultural studies, reconstruction, media studies, and popular culture. This new third edition expands both its geographic and cultural focus to include recent research on dance from Southeast Asia, the People’s Republic of China, indigenous dance, and new sections on market forces and mediatization. Sections cover: Methods and approaches Practice and performance Dance as embodied ideology Dance on the market and in the media Formations of the field. The Routledge Dance Studies Reader includes essays on concert dance (ballet, modern and postmodern dance, tap, kathak, and classical khmer dance), popular dance (salsa and hip-hop), site-specific performance, digital choreography, and lecture-performances. It is a vital resource for anyone interested in understanding dance from a global and contemporary perspective.
Worlding Dance
Author: S. Foster
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230236847
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
What world has been constructed for dancing through the use of the term 'world dance'? What kinds of worlds do we as scholars create for a given dance when we undertake to describe and analyze it? This book endeavours to make new epistemological space for the analysis of the world's dance by offering a variety of new analytic approaches.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230236847
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
What world has been constructed for dancing through the use of the term 'world dance'? What kinds of worlds do we as scholars create for a given dance when we undertake to describe and analyze it? This book endeavours to make new epistemological space for the analysis of the world's dance by offering a variety of new analytic approaches.
Teaching Dance Studies
Author: Judith Chazin-Bennahum
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134947615
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Teaching Dance Studies is a practical guide, written by college professors and dancers/choreographers active in the field, introducing key issues in dance pedagogy. Many young people graduating from universities with degrees – either PhDs or MFAs – desire to teach dance, either in college settings or at local dance schools. This collection covers all areas of dance education, including improvisation/choreography; movement analysis; anthropology; theory; music for dance; dance on film; kinesiology/injury prevention; notation; history; archiving; and criticism. Among the contributors included in the volume are: Bill Evans, writing on movement analysis; Susan Foster on dance theory; Ilene Fox on notation; Linda Tomko addresses new approaches to teaching the history of all types of dance; and Elizabeth Aldrich writing on archiving.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134947615
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Teaching Dance Studies is a practical guide, written by college professors and dancers/choreographers active in the field, introducing key issues in dance pedagogy. Many young people graduating from universities with degrees – either PhDs or MFAs – desire to teach dance, either in college settings or at local dance schools. This collection covers all areas of dance education, including improvisation/choreography; movement analysis; anthropology; theory; music for dance; dance on film; kinesiology/injury prevention; notation; history; archiving; and criticism. Among the contributors included in the volume are: Bill Evans, writing on movement analysis; Susan Foster on dance theory; Ilene Fox on notation; Linda Tomko addresses new approaches to teaching the history of all types of dance; and Elizabeth Aldrich writing on archiving.
Dance Words
Author: Valerie Preston-Dunlop
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113436122X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113436122X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Critical Moves
Author: Randy Martin
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822322191
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
A theoretical examination of the influence of political and social movements on the art of dance.
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822322191
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
A theoretical examination of the influence of political and social movements on the art of dance.
Christensen Brothers
Author: Debra Hickenlooper Sowell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134422547
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134422547
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Routledge Dance Studies Reader
Author: Alexandra Carter
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0415485983
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Represents the range and diversity of writings on dance from the mid to late 20th century, providing contemporary perspectives on ballet, modern dance, postmodern 'movement performance' jazz and ethnic dance.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0415485983
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Represents the range and diversity of writings on dance from the mid to late 20th century, providing contemporary perspectives on ballet, modern dance, postmodern 'movement performance' jazz and ethnic dance.