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Represents the range and diversity of writings on dance from the mid-to-late twentieth century, providing contemporary perspectives on ballet, modern dance, postmodern 'movement performance' jazz and ethnic dance.
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The Routledge Dance Studies Reader represents the range and diversity of writings on dance from the 1980s and 1990s, providing contemporary perspectives on ballet, modern and postmodern dance, South Asian dance, Black dance and dance on camera.
In an enlightening introduction Alexandra Carter traces the development of dance studies internationally and surveys current debates about the methods and methodologies appropriate to the study of dance. The collection is then divided into five sections, each with an editorial preface, and featuring contributions by choreographers, performers, critics and scholars of dance and related disciplinary fields. The sections address:
choreographing
performing
writing criticism
the place of dance in history and society
analysing dance works
The Routledge Dance Studies Reader is an invaluable introduction to key dance texts for the student, the practitioner, and all those interested in enhancing their experience of dance.
In an enlightening introduction Alexandra Carter traces the development of dance studies internationally and surveys current debates about the methods and methodologies appropriate to the study of dance. The collection is then divided into five sections, each with an editorial preface, and featuring contributions by choreographers, performers, critics and scholars of dance and related disciplinary fields. The sections address:
choreographing
performing
writing criticism
the place of dance in history and society
analysing dance works
The Routledge Dance Studies Reader is an invaluable introduction to key dance texts for the student, the practitioner, and all those interested in enhancing their experience of dance.
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When I was a dancer with Sadler's Wells Ballet Company through the 1930s I was first a student in the school and then, two years later aged 14, given the roles of a Snowflake and a Biscuit in the original London production of Casse Noisette. Read the first page
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When I was a dancer with Sadler's Wells Ballet Company through the 1930s I was first a student in the school and then, two years later aged 14, given the roles of a Snowflake and a Biscuit in the original London production of Casse Noisette. Read the first page
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