Biographical note: Gabriele Klein is professor of sociology of movement and dance and director of performance studies at the University of Hamburg. Her research fields are social and political theory of dance, choreography and performance, body politics and transnational popular…
The concept of worldmaking is based on the idea that the world is not given, but rather produced through language, actions, ideas and perception. This collection of essays takes a closer look at various hybrid and disparate worlds related to dance and choreography. Coming from a…
"Dubbed "the great loner of American dance" by Dance Magazine, Daniel Nagrin has worked with Martha Graham, Helen Tamiris, Mme. Anderson-Ivantzova, and Anna Sokolow. He has danced on Broadway, in film and television, and has toured nationally and internationally as a solo concer…
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, Afri…
This innovative collection provides a range of articles covering choreographic enquiry, traditional understandings of dance-making and investigation and research into the creative process.
The choreographic stages a conversation in which artwork not only is looked at but looks back; it is about contact that touches even across distance. The choreographic moves between the corporeal and cerebral to tell the stories of these encounters as dance trespasses into the d…
An investigation of dance and choreography that views them not only as artistic strategies but also as intrinsically theoretical and critical practices.
Inheriting dance: an invitation from Pina
Inheriting Dance: an Invitation from Pina
"Inheriting Dance. An Invitation from Pina" sets out at the historical moment we found ourselves in after the passing of Pina Bausch. The Pina Bausch Foundation started their work of carrying the artistic heritage of dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch into the future. This boo…
"This is a book ... about how and what six individuals, whose chosen art form is dance-making, think about that activity in a broader and deeper sense"--Foreword
"Dance Studies: The Basics is a concise introduction to the study of dance ranging from the practical aspects such as technique and to more theoretical considerations such as aesthetic appreciation and the place of dance in different cultures. Including examples from dance forms…