Speaking of Dance Twelve Contemporary Choreographers on Their Craft

Name: Speaking of Dance Twelve Contemporary Choreographers on Their Craft
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ISBN: 9780415967990

ISBN-10: 0415967996

ISBN-13: 9780415967990

Edition: 2005

Authors: Joyce Morgenroth

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Speaking of Dance: Twelve Contemporary Choreographers on Their Craftjuxtaposes the choreographic processes of some of America's most engaging -- and revolutionary -- choreographers. Based on personal interviews, the book's narratives reveal, among others, Merce Cunningham's unquenchable fascination with movement, Meredith Monk's spiritual quest, Bill T. Jones's desire to change the world, Trisha Brown's engagement with structure, and Mark Morris' profound musicality. Morgenroth shows how the ideas, craft, and passion that go into their work have led these choreographers to disrupt set forms and expectations: dancing on the sides of buildings, in city streets, in rivers and lakes; moving to…

Book details

List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 10/17/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction


Historical Background



Merce Cunningham



Anna Halprin



David Gordon



Trisha Brown



Lucinda Childs



Meredith Monk



Elizabeth Streb



Eiko Otake



Bill T. Jones



Ann Carlson



Mark Morris



John Jasperse


Selected Bibliography


Index