The Routledge Dance Studies Reader, 2nd Edition

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Represents the range and diversity of writings on dance from the mid-to-late twentieth century, providing contemporary perspectives on ballet, modern dance, postmodern 'movement performance' jazz and ethnic dance. Content: BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 ROOTS/ROUTES OF DANCE STUDIES; PART I: MAKING DANCE; 2 CHOREOGRAPHERS: Dancing for de Valois and Ashton; 3 TORSE: There are no fixed points in space; 4 RECOVERING HURSTON, RECONSIDERING THE CHOREOGRAPHER; 5 REWORKING THE BALLET: Stillness and queerness in Swan Lake, 4 Acts; 6 MAKING SPACE, SPEAKING SPACES; 7 REFLECTIONS ON NEW DIRECTIONS IN INDIAN DANCE; 8 WHAT'S IT WORTH TO YA? ADAPTATION AND ANACHRONISM: Rennie Harris's PureMovement and Shakespeare; PART II: PERFORMING DANCE; 9 I AM A DANCER Abstract: Represents the range and diversity of writings on dance from the mid-to-late twentieth century, providing contemporary perspectives on ballet, modern dance, postmodern 'movement performance' jazz and ethnic dance. Read more...