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Contact Improvisation : An Introduction to a Vitalizing Dance Form by Cheryl Pallant (2006, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-100786426470
ISBN-139780786426478
eBay Product ID (ePID)53576867
Product Key Features
Number of Pages207 Pages
Publication NameContact Improvisation : an Introduction to a Vitalizing Dance Form
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
SubjectDance / History & Criticism, Dance / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorCheryl Pallant
Subject AreaPerforming Arts
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight9.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2006-014349
Dewey Edition22
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal792.8
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Prologue 1. The Creative Body: Source of a New Form 2. The Practicing Body: Contact Improvisation Fundamentals 3. The Knowing Body: Self and Identity 4. The Entitled Body: Politics and Privilege 5. The Relating Body: Alienation and Orientation 6. The Tribal Body: Creating Community 7. The Dancing Body: A Teacher's Sampler Glossary Appendix A: Setting Up a Weekly Contact Improvisation Jam Appendix B: Resources Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisIn most forms of dancing, performers carry out their steps with a distance that keeps them from colliding with each other. Dancer Steve Paxton in the 1970s considered this distance a territory for investigation. His study of intentional contact resulted in a public performance in 1972 in a Soho gallery, and the name "contact improvisation" was coined for the form of unrehearsed dance he introduced. Rather than copyrighting it, Paxton allowed it to evolve and spread. In this book the author draws upon her own experience and research to explain the art of contact improvisation, in which dance partners propel movement by physical contact. They roll, fall, spiral, leap, and slip along the contours and momentum of moving bodies. The text begins with a history, then describes the elements that define this form of dance. Subsequent chapters explore how contact improvisation relates to self and identity; how class, race, gender, culture and physiology influence dance; how dance promotes connection in a culture of isolation; and how it relates to the concept of community. The final chapter is a collection of exercises explained in the words of teachers from across the United States and abroad. Appendix A describes how to set up and maintain a weekly jam; Appendix B details recommended reading, videos and Web sites. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here., In this book the author draws upon her own experience and research to explain the art of contact improvisation, in which dance partners propel movement by physical contact. They roll, fall, spiral, leap, and slip along the contours and momentum of moving bodies. The text begins with a history, then describes the elements that define this form of dance. Subsequent chapters explore how contact improvisation relates to self and identity; how class, race, gender, culture and physiology influence dance; how dance promotes connection in a culture of isolation; and how it relates to the concept of community. The final chapter is a collection of exercises explained in the words of teachers from across the United States and abroad. Appendix A describes how to set up and maintain a weekly jam; Appendix B details recommended reading, videos and Web sites., In most forms of dancing, performers carry out their steps with a distance that keeps them from colliding with each other. This book draws upon the author's experience and research to explain the art of contact improvisation, in which dance partners propel movement by physical contact.
LC Classification NumberGV1781.2P35 2006
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