Moving Relation: Touch in Contemporary Dance Contributor(s): Egert, Gerko (Author) |
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ISBN: 1032089709 ISBN-13: 9781032089706 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Dance - Modern - Performing Arts | Dance - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Dance - Classical & Ballet |
Dewey: 792.8 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.55 lbs) 168 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Moving Relation explores the notion of touch in the realm of contemporary dance. By closely analyzing performances by well-known European and American choreographers such as Meg Stuart, William Forsythe, Xavier Le Roy, Jared Gradinger and Angela Schubot, this book investigates their usage of touch on the level of movement, experience and affect. Building on the proposition that touch is more than the moment of bodily contact, the author demonstrates the concept of touch as an interplay of movements and multiple relations of proximity. Egert employs both depth, using close descriptions and analyses of dance performances with theoretical investigations of touch, with breadth, working across the fields of performance and dance studies, philosophy and cultural theory. Suitable for scholars and practitioners in the fields of dance and performance studies, Moving Relation uses a process-oriented notion of touch to reevaluate key concepts such as the body, rhythm, emotional expression, subjectivity and audience perception. |