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Oxford Handbook of Improvisation in Dance

By Midgelow, Vida L.

Oxford Handbook of Improvisation in Dance Film, Art & Culture

Oxford Handbook of Improvisation in Dance

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From the dance floor of a tango club to group therapy classes, from ballet to community theatre, improvised dance is everywhere. For some dance artists, improvisation is one of many approaches within the choreographic process. For others, it is a performance form in its own right. And while it has long been practiced, it is only within the last twenty years that dance improvisation has become a topic of critical inquiry. With The Oxford Handbook of Improvisation in Dance, dancer, teacher, and editor Vida L. Midgelow provides a cutting-edge volume on dance improvisation in all its facets. Expanding beyond conventional dance frameworks, this handbook looks at the ways that dance improvisation practices reflect our ability to adapt, communicate, and respond to our environment. Throughout the handbook, case studies from a variety of disciplines showcase the role of individual agency and collective relationships in improvisation, not just to dancers but to people of all backgrounds and abilities. In doing so, chapters celebrate all forms of improvisation, and unravel the ways that this kind of movement informs understandings of history, socio-cultural conditions, lived experience, cognition, and technologies.
Product details
Number of Pages:
832
Release Date:
2019-04-09
Publication Date:
2019-04-09
Publisher:
OXFORD UNIV PR
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199396981
ISBN13:
9780199396986
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
1587 g
Height:
175 cm
Width:
250 cm
Thickness:
49 cm
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