The Routledge dance studies reader / [edited by] Alexandra Carter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carter, Alexandra.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dance.

Modern dance.

Dance--Philosophy.

Dance--Sociological aspects.

Physical Description:

xix, 316 p.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Routledge Dance Studies Reader represents the range and diversity of writings from the 1980s and 1990s, providing contemporary perspectives on ballet, modern dance, postmodern 'movement performance' jazz, South Asian dance and Black dance. In an enlightening introduction, Alexandra Carter traces the development of dance studies internationally and surveys current debates about the methods and methodologies appropriate to the study of dance. The collection is divided into five sections, each with an editorial preface, and featuring contributions by choreographers, performers, critics and scholars of dance and related disciplinary fields. The sections address: * choreographing * performing * writing criticism * the place of dance in history and society * analysing dance works Includes selections by: Joan Acocella, Ramsey Burt, Arlene Croce, Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, Lynn Garafola, Shobana Jeyasingh, Ted Polhemus and Yvonne Rainer.

Contents:

pt. 1. Making dance

pt. 2. Performing dance

pt. 3. Reviewing dance

pt. 4. Studying dance : conceptual concerns

pt. 5. Locating dance in history and society

pt. 6. Analysing dance.

Notes:

"Represents the range and diversity of writings on dance from the 1980s and 1990s"--P. [i].

Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-304) and index.

ISBN:

0-415-16446-X

1-280-33542-4

0-203-44552-X

9780203445525

OCLC:

560514574