| Emerging Bodies: The Performance of Worldmaking in Dance and Choreography Contributor(s): Klein, Gabriele (Editor), Noeth, Sandra (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3837615960 ISBN-13: 9783837615968 Publisher: Transcript Publishing OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Dance - General - Social Science | Gender Studies - Art | Mixed Media |
| Dewey: 306.484 |
| Series: Critical Dance Studies |
| Physical Information: 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The concept of "worldmaking" is based on the idea that the world is not given, but rather produced through language, actions, ideas and perception. This collection of essays takes a closer look at various hybrid and disparate worlds related to dance and choreography. Coming from a broad range of different backgrounds and disciplines, the authors inquire into the ways of producing dance worlds: through artistic practice, discourse and media, choreographic form and dance material. The essays in this volume critically reflect the predominant topos of dance as something fleeting and ephemeral--an embodiment of the Other in modernity. Moreover, they demonstrate that there is more than just one universal "world of dance", but rather a multitude of interrelated dance worlds with more emerging every day. |
