Speaking of dance : twelve contemporary choreographers on their craft / Joyce Morgenroth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morgenroth, Joyce, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Choreography.

Choreographers--United States--Biography.

Choreographers.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2004.

Summary:

Speaking of Dance: Twelve Contemporary Choreographers on Their Craft juxtaposes the choreographic processes of some of America's most engaging - and revolutionary - choreographers. Based on personal interviews, the book's narratives reveal, among others, Merce Cunningham's unquenchable fascination with movement, Meredith Monk's spiritual quest, Bill T. Jones's desire to change the world, Trisha Brown's engagement with structure, and Mark Morris's profound musicality. Morgenroth shows how the ideas, craft, and passion that go into their work have led these choreographers to disrupt set forms and expectations: dancing on the sides of buildings, in city streets, in rivers and lakes; moving to music, sounds, speech, and silence; costumed in ordinary clothes, shredded leotards, or nothing at all. The history of dance in the making is revealed through the stories of these intelligent, articulate, and witty dancemakers. Put away your old dance composition primers and see how these choreographers can open your eyes and minds to what dance can be.

Contents:

Merce Cunningham

Anna Halprin

David Gordon

Trisha Brown

Lucinda Childs

Meredith Monk

Elizabeth Streb

Eiko Otake

Bill T. Jones

Ann Carlson

Mark Morris

John Jasperse.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-208) and index.

ISBN:

0415967988

0415967996

OCLC:

56347740