Choreographies of 21st century wars / edited by Gay Morris and Jens Richard Giersdorf.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Morris, Gay, 1940- editor.

Giersdorf, Jens Richard, editor.

Series:

Oxford studies in dance theory.

Oxford studies in dance theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dance--Political aspects.

Dance.

Choreography--Political aspects.

Choreography.

Dance criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Other Title:

Choreographies of twenty first century wars

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]

Summary:

Wars in this century are radically different from the major conflicts of the 20th century--more amorphous, asymmetrical, globally connected, and unending. Choreographies of 21st Century Wars is the first book to analyze the interface between choreography and wars in this century, a pertinent inquiry since choreography has long been linked to war and military training. The book draws on recent political theory that posits shifts in the kinds of wars occurring since the First and Second World Wars and the Cold War, all of which were wars between major world powers. Given the dominance of today's more indeterminate, asymmetrical, less decisive wars, we ask if choreography, as an organizing structure and knowledge system, might not also need revision in order to reflect on, and intercede in, a globalized world of continuous warfare. In an introduction and sixteen chapters, authors from a number of disciplines investigate how choreography and war in this century impinge on each other. Choreographers write of how they have related to contemporary war in specific works, while other contributors investigate the interconnections between war and choreography through theatrical works, dances, military rituals and drills, the choreography of video war games and television shows. Issues investigated include torture and terror, the status of war refugees, concerns surrounding fighting and peacekeeping soldiers, national identity tied to military training, and more. The anthology is of interest to scholars in dance, performance, theater, and cultural studies, as well as the social sciences.

Contents:

Contemporary Choreographies of Wars / Gay Morris and Jens Richard Giersdorf

Access Denied and Sumud : Making a Dance of Asymmetric Warfare / Nicholas Rowe

Questioning the Truth : Rachid Ouramdane's Investigation of Torture in Des Temoins Ordinaires/Ordinary Witnesses / Alessandra Nicifero

"There's a Soldier in All of Us" : Choreographing Virtual Recruitment / Derek A. Burrill

African Refugees Asunder in South Africa : Performing the Fallout of Violence in Every Day, Every Year, I am Walking / Sarah Davies Cordova

From Temple to Battlefield : Bharata Natyam in the Sri Lankan Civil War / Janet O'Shea

Choreographing Masculinity in Contemporary Israeli Culture / Yehuda Sharim

Affective Temporalities : Dance, Media, and the War on Terror / Harmony Bench

Specter of War, Spectacle of Peace : The Lowering of Flag Ceremony at Wagah and Hussainiwala Borders / Neelima Jeychandran

A Choreographer's Statement / Bill T. Jones

Dancing in the Spring : Dance, Hegemony and Change / Rosemary Martin

War and P.E.A.C.E / Maaike Bleeker & Janez Jana

The Body is the Frontline / Rosie Kay and Dee Reynolds

Geo-Choreography and Necropolitics : Faustin Linyekula's Studios Kabako, Democratic Republic of Congo / Ariel Osterweis Re-moving bodies in the USA/Mexico drug/border/terror/cold wars / Ruth Hellier-Tinoco

After Cranach : War, Representation and the Body in William Forsythe's Three Atmospheric Studies / Gerald Siegmund

The Role of Choreography in Civil Society under Siege : William Forsythe's Three Atmospheric Studies / Mark Franko.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780190298999

0190298995

9780190201685

0190201681

OCLC:

937403244