194 Pages
10 Color & 38 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
194 Pages
10 Color & 38 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
194 Pages
10 Color & 38 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The Art of Dance Composition: Writing the Body is an introduction to modern dance composition, providing clear and structured approaches to designing and defining movement that demystify the creative process.
The book introduces the concepts of creating authentic movement, processes for gathering and ordering compositional elements, and the ways in which theme, story, and design relate to... Read more
1. Process, an Example 2. What is not dance? 3. Vocabulary 4. Authentic movement 5. Choreographic flowchart 6. (The seductive cunning of) music 7. Intellectual property 8. Advice 9. A conversation among artists
Biography
Jenefer Davies is Chair of the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film Studies and Professor of Dance at Washington and Lee University and Artistic Director of the W&L Repertory Dance Company. She is the author of Aerial Dance: A Guide to Dance with Rope and Harness (Routledge 2018).
