Identity and diversity : celebrating dance in Taiwan / editors, Wang Yunyu, Stephanie Burridge.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wang, Yunyu.

Burridge, Stephanie.

Series:

Celebrating dance in Asia and the Pacific ; 5.

Celebrating dance in Asia and the Pacific ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dance--Taiwan--History.

Dance.

Folk dancing--Taiwan.

Folk dancing.

Performing arts--Taiwan--History.

Performing arts.

History.

Taiwan.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 257 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

Reflecting the breadth and diversity of dance in the Asia-Pacific region, this volume provides an in-depth and comprehensive study of Taiwan's dance history. Taiwan is home to several indigenous tribes with unique rituals and folk dance traditions, with an array of eclectic influences including martial arts and Peking Opera from China, and dance forms such as contemporary, neo-classical, post-modern, jazz, ballroom, and hip-hop from the West. Dance in Taiwan, led by pioneers such as choreographers Liu Feng-shueh and Lin Hwai-min, continues to have a strong presence in both performance and educational arenas. In 1973, Lin Hwai-min created Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, the country's internationally acclaimed modern dance company, and simultaneously produced a generation of dancers not only trained in modern dance and ballet, but also in Chinese aesthetics and history, tai-chi and meditation. Including the voices of dance professionals, scholars and critics, this collection of articles highlights the emerging trends and challenges faced by dance in Taiwan. It examines the history, creative development, education, training, and above all, the hybrid practices that give Taiwanese dance a unique identity, making it central to the renaissance of Asian contemporary dance. In describing how the intersections of dance cultures are marked by exchanges, research and pedagogy, it shows the way choreographers, performers, associated artists and companies of the region choose to imaginatively invent, blend, fuse, select and morph the multiple influences, revitalising and preserving cultural heritage while oscillating between tradition and change. The book will be of interest to academics and students of cultural studies, fine arts, history, anthropology and Southeast Asian studies, as well as to dance institutions and departments, dance critics, dancers, choreographers, and dance lovers. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 'Holding Hands to Dance': Movement as Cultural Metaphor in the Dances of Indigenous People in Taiwan / Chao Chi-fang Chi-fang, Chao 1

2 A Study of Banquet Music and Dance at the Tang Court (618-907 CE) / Liu Feng-shueh Feng-shueh, Liu 22

3 Colonial Modernity and Female Dancing Bodies in Early Taiwanese Modern Dance / Chen Ya-ping Ya-ping, Chen 44

4 Looking into Labanotation in Taiwan / Wang Yunyu Yunyu, Wang 65

5 Dance Education in Taiwan / Chang Chung-shiuan Chung-shiuan, Chang 87

6 Taiwan's Female Choreographers: A Generation in Transition / Wang Yunyu Yunyu, Wang, Danna Frangione Frangione, Danna, Chou Su-ling Su-ling, Chou, Nicole Bradley Browning Browning, Nicole Bradley 104

7 Bridging the Gap through Dance: Taiwan and Indonesia / Sal Murgiyanto Murgiyanto, Sal 118

8 The Spectacular Dance: 2009 World Games in Taiwan / Ping Heng Heng, Ping 135

9 Roots and Routes of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre's Nine Songs (1993) / Lin Yatin Yatin, Lin 147

10 An Introduction to Dance Technology / Lin Chyi-cheng Chyi-cheng, Lin, Wang Yunyu Yunyu, Wang, Shen Jeng-fu Jeng-fu, Shen, Huang Yi-ching Yi-ching, Huang 161

11 ReOrienting Taiwan's Modern Dance: The New Generation of Taiwanese Choreographers / David Mead Mead, David 175.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415643481

0415643481

OCLC:

795172443

Publisher Number:

99953958039