Multiplicity, Embodiment and the Contemporary Dancer

Moving Identities
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-349-49193-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 164 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 236 g

This book explores the co-creative practice of contemporary dancers solely from the point of view of the dancer. It reveals multiple dancing perspectives, drawn from interviews, current writing and evocative accounts from inside the choreographic process, illuminating the myriad ways that dancers contribute to the production of dance culture.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roche, J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Dancing Multiplicities 2. Descending into Stillness: Rosemary Butcher 3. Veils Within Veils: John Jasperse 4. The Shape Remains: Jodi Melnick 5. From Singular to Multiple: Liz Roche 6. Corporeal Traces and Moving Identities 7. Further Iterations and Final Reflections Notes Select Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jennifer Roche is Lecturer in Dance at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. She has worked extensively in contemporary dance as a performer, choreographer and company director and was the dance adviser to the Arts Council of Ireland. Her research explores the dancer's creative practice from philosophical, somatic and narrative perspectives.