Of the presence of the body : essays on dance and performance theory / edited by André Lepecki.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lepecki, André.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dance--Sociological aspects.

Dance.

Human body--Symbolic aspects.

Human body.

Movement, Aesthetics of.

Human locomotion.

Physical Description:

184 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Essays on dance and performance theory

Place of Publication:

Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, [2004]

Summary:

Writing at the dynamic intersection of dance and performance studies.

Contents:

Genealogies of Presence

Trisha Brown's Orfeo: Two Takes on Double Endings / Peggy Phelan Phelan, Peggy

Genealogy and Dance History: Foucault, Rainer, Bausch, and de Deersmaeker / Ramsay Burt Burt, Ramsay

Dancing Othering

Dance and Its Others: Theory, State, Nation, and Socialism / Randy Martin Martin, Randy

The Black Beat Made Visible: Hip Hop Dance and Body Power / Thomas F. DeFrantz DeFrantz, Thomas F.

Danced Spirituals / Susan Manning Manning, Susan

Breast Milk Is Sweet and Salty (A Choreography of Healing) / Barbara Browning Browning, Barbara

Ontology's Events

Given Movement: Dance and the Event / Mark Franko Franko, Mark

Inscribing Dance / Andre Lepecki Lepecki, Andre

Embodying Transgression / Karmen Mackendrick Mackendrick, Karmen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [157]-175) and index.

ISBN:

081956611X

0819566128

OCLC:

53331678