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Of the presence of the body

essays on dance and perfomance theorie
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Statement of Responsibility: ed. by André Lepecki
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Year: 2004
Publisher: Middletown, Connecticut, Wesleyan University Press
Media group: Buch
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Statement of Responsibility: ed. by André Lepecki
Medium identifier: SKH
Year: 2004
Publisher: Middletown, Connecticut, Wesleyan University Press
Works included: Trisha Brown's Orfeo, Genealogy and dance history: Foucault, Rainer, Bausch and de Keersmaeker, Dance and Its other: theory, state, nation and socialism, The black beat made visible: Hip Hop Dance and body power, Danced spirituals, Breast milk is sweet and salty: a choreography of healing, Given movement: dance and the event, Inscribing dance, Embodying transgression
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ISBN: 0-8195-6612-8
Description: 184 S.
Tags: Movement, Aesthetics of; Dance / Physiological aspects; Dance / Sociological aspects; Tanz; Performance; Human body; Essay
Participating parties: Search for this character Lepecki, André
Language: Englisch
Footnote: Summary: Of the Presence of the Body gathers nine original essays by eminent scholars in the fields of dance and performance studies. Its focus is the historical, cultural and political contexts that inform choreographic and dance practices and critical readings of dance—in other words, how dance operates as critical discourse. The question that runs throughout the essays is the theoretical and political problem of "how dances come to be seen," how the presence of the body leaves its mark on critical theories and performances. Focusing exclusively on 20th century dance, the interdisciplinary perspectives range from history to race studies, deconstruction, Marxist theory, feminist theory, literary studies and feminist ethnography. The anthology provides an overview of the current methodologies and theoretical developments in the field of dance studies. These essays expand our understanding of the performing body, and their organization around the epistemological problem in dance studies—the dynamics of seeing, remembering and writing—will make the collection useful for classes in dance criticism and theory, cultural theory, performance studies, and aesthetics.
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