Dance
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Dance Studies: The Basics
Series: The Basics
Dance Studies: The Basics is a concise introduction to the study of dance ranging from the practical aspects such as technique and choreography to more theoretical considerations such as aesthetic appreciation and the place of dance in different cultures. This book answers questions such as:...
Published November 20th 2011 by Routledge
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Beyond Words
Movement Observation and Analysis, 2nd Edition
Beyond Words presents a range of illuminating approaches to examining every day social interactions, to help the reader understand human movement in new ways. Carol-Lynne Moore and Kaoru Yamamoto build on the principles that they expertly explored in the first edition of the book, maintaining a...
Published October 18th 2011 by Routledge
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The Laban Sourcebook
Rudolf Laban (1879 – 1958) was a pioneer in dance and movement, who found an extraordinary range of application for his ideas; from industry to drama, education and therapy. Laban believed that you can understand about human beings by observing how they move, and devised two complimentary methods...
Published June 28th 2011 by Routledge
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Fifty Contemporary Choreographers
2nd Edition
Series: Routledge Key Guides
A unique and authoritative guide to the lives and work of prominent living contemporary choreographers, this fully updated new edition includes many new names in the field of choreography, alongside those considered masters of the modern age. Representing a wide range of dance genres, each entry...
Published March 10th 2011 by Routledge
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William Forsythe and the Practice of Choreography
It Starts From Any Point
William Forsythe’s reinvigoration of classical ballet during his 20-year tenure at the Ballett Frankfurt saw him lauded as one of the greatest choreographers of the postwar era. His current work with The Forsythe Company has gone even further to challenge and investigate fundamental assumptions...
Published January 26th 2011 by Routledge
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Choreographing Empathy
Kinesthesia in Performance
"This is an urgently needed book – as the question of choreographing behavior enters into realms outside of the aesthetic domains of theatrical dance, Susan Foster writes a thoroughly compelling argument." – André Lepecki, New York University "May well prove to be one of Susan Foster’s most...
Published November 3rd 2010 by Routledge
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A Choreographer's Handbook
On choreography: "Choreography is a negotiation with the patterns your body is thinking" On rules: "Try breaking the rules on a need to break the rules basis" A Choreographer’s Handbook invites the reader to investigate how and why to make a dance performance. In an inspiring and unusually...
Published May 13th 2010 by Routledge
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The Routledge Dance Studies Reader
2nd Edition
The second edition of The Routledge Dance Studies Reader offers fresh critical perspectives on classic and modern dance forms, including ballroom, tango, Hip-hop, site-specific performance, and disability in dance. Alexandra Carter and Janet O’Shea deliver a substantially revised and updated...
Published January 21st 2010 by Routledge
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Contemporary Choreography
A Critical Reader
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...
Published May 27th 2009 by Routledge
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Your Move
2nd Edition
This second edition of a well-known text book now offers an integrated package including exercise sheets and audio CD with a supporting Teacher’s Manual offered separately on the Web. The author takes a new approach to teaching notation through movement exercises, thus enlarging the scope of...
Published September 25th 2007 by Routledge