Composing while dancing : an improviser's companion / Melinda Buckwalter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buckwalter, Melinda.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Improvisation in dance.

Dance--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Dance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Composing while Dancing: An Improviser's Companion examines the world of improvisational dance and the varied approaches to this art form. By introducing the improvisational strategies of twenty-six top contemporary artists of movement improvisation, Melinda Buckwalter offers a practical primer to the dance form. Each chapter focuses on an important aspect of improvisation including spatial relations, the eyes, and the dancing image. Included are sample practices from the artists profiled, exercises for further research, and a glossary of terms. Buckwalter gathers history, methods, interviews, and biographies in one book to showcase the many facets of improvisational dance and create an invaluable reference for dancers and dance educators.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Materia Prima

Interlude-So Many Influences, So Little Time . . .

2. Dancing Takes Shape

Interlude-Notes to Myself: Wait!

3. Time Machines

Interlude-Notes to Myself: Living Backward

4. Spatial Relations

Interlude-Ma

5. The Dancing Image

Interlude-Invisible Dances with Mary Overlie

6. The Possibilities of Music

Interlude-Notes to Myself: Listening

7. The Eyes

Interlude-Notes to Myself on Catching It Out of the Corner of My Eye

8. Partnering Science

Interlude-Notes to Myself on Not Knowing

9. The Magical Object

Interlude-The Objects Begin to Speak

Epilogue: Developing Your Practice

Meet the Artists: Dancemakers' Biographies

Glossary of People and Terms

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613077547

9781283077545

128307754X

9780299248130

0299248135

OCLC:

704520305