Gertrud Bodenwieser became a leading exponent of expressionist dance during the 1920s and 30s, developing a philosophy of dance. This collection of writings highlights Bodenwieser's achievements from different perspectives, with reminiscences from her pupils and company members.
Gertrud Bodenwieser became a leading exponent of expressionist dance during the 1920s and 30s, developing a philosophy of dance. This collection of writings highlights Bodenwieser's achievements from different perspectives, with reminiscences from her pupils and company members.
Gertrud Bodenwieser became a leading exponent of expressionist dance during the 1920s and 30s, developing a philosophy of dance. This collection of writings highlights Bodenwieser's achievements from different perspectives, with reminiscences from her pupils and company members.
"Dancing Into Darkness is Sondra Horton Fraleigh's chronological diary of her deepening understanding of and appreciation for this art form, as she moves from a position of aesthetic response as an audience member to that of assimilation as a student. As a student of Zen and but…
This book is a reflection on the experiments that Hay set up for herself and her collaborators, and the ideas she discovered while choreographing four dances, If I Sing to You (2008), No Time to Fly (2010), A Lecture on the Performance of Beauty (2003), and the solo My Choreogra…
In the mid 1990's Deborah Hay's work took a new turn. From her early experiments with untrained dancers, and after a decade of focusing on solo work, the choreographer began to explore new grounds of choreographic notation and transmission by working with experienced performers …