Contemporary Choreography: A Critical Reader

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Jo Butterworth, Liesbeth Wildschut
Routledge, 2009 - Performing Arts - 458 pages

This innovative text provides a range of articles covering choreographic enquiry, investigation into the creative process, and traditional understandings of dance making.

Contemporary Choreography features contributions by practitioners and researchers from Europe, America, Africa, Australasia and the Asia-Pacific region, investigating the field in six broad domains:

âe¢ Conceptual and philosophic concerns

âe¢ Educational settings

âe¢ Communities

âe¢ Changing aesthetics

âe¢ Intercultural choreography

âe¢ Choreographyâe(tm)s relationships with other disciplines

By capturing the essence and progress of choreography in the twenty-first century this reader supports and encourages rigorous thinking and research for future generations of dance practitioners and scholars.

 

Contents

studying contemporary choreography Jo Butterworth and Liesbeth Wildschut
2
Conceptual and philosophical concerns
5
Higher educational settings
65
Communities
171
Intercultural contexts
248
Changing aesthetics
311
Relationships with other disciplines
379
Index
449
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Bibliographic information

TitleContemporary Choreography: A Critical Reader
Contemporary Choreography: A Critical Reader, Liesbeth Wildschut
EditorsJo Butterworth, Liesbeth Wildschut
Editionillustrated
PublisherRoutledge, 2009
ISBN0415490863, 9780415490863
Length458 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Performing Arts / Dance / Choreography & Dance Notation
Performing Arts / Dance / General
Performing Arts / General
Performing Arts / Theater / General
  
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