My body, the Buddhist

by Hay, Deborah

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A premiere choreographer's compelling argument for the agency of the body in creative processes.

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Title Statements

Full title :My body, the Buddhist / Deborah Hay ; with a foreword by Susan Foster.

Summary

A premiere choreographer's compelling argument for the agency of the body in creative processes.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2000.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University Press of New England, Wesleyan University Press
Place of Publication:Hanover, N.H
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2000.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xxvii, 105 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780819574527, 081957452X, 9780819563286, 0819563285
oclc:ocn859160271
LC Classification:GV1783
Dewey Decimal:792.8/2

Cover; my body, the buddhist; Title; Copyright; Dedication; contents; foreword; acknowledgments; introduction; 1 my body benefits in solitude; 2 my body finds energy in surrender; 3 my body enjoys jokes, riddles, and games; 4 my body engages in work; 5 my body commits to practice; 6 my body seeks comfort but not for long; 7 my body is limited by physical presence; 8 my body knowingly participates in its appearances; 9 my body likes rest; 10 my body is bored by answers; 11 my body seeks more than one view of itself; 12 my body delights in resourcefulness; 13 my body trusts the unknown.

14 my body feels weightless in the presence of paradox15 my body equates patience with renewal; 16 my body hears many voices, not one voice; 17 my body relaxes when thoughts abate; 18 my body is held in the present; a chronicle of performance practices.