Of the Presence of the Body Essays on Dance and Performance Theory

Name: Of the Presence of the Body Essays on Dance and Performance Theory
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ISBN: 9780819566126

ISBN-10: 0819566128

ISBN-13: 9780819566126

Edition: 2004

Authors: Andrï¿½ Lepecki, Andrï¿½ Lepecki

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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…

Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Publication date: 3/24/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.95" wide x 8.95" long x 0.54" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Genealogies of Presence


Trisha Brown's Orfeo: Two Takes on Double Endings



Genealogy and Dance History: Foucault, Rainer, Bausch, and de Deersmaeker



Dancing Othering


Dance and Its Others: 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)



Ontology's Events


Given Movement: Dance and the Event



Inscribing Dance



Embodying Transgression