Looking at Dances. A Choreological Perspective on Choreography.

Книга "Looking at Dances. A Choreological Perspective on Choreography.". Does a dance communicate ? What ? How ?Are all dances meaningful ?Do spectators see what a choreographer sees ?"The strands of the dance mediumlike locks of hair plait into one meaningful [link] interlock is all."The interlock is what this book exploresfrom the choreographer and performers' perspectivewith every genre in contemporary dance theatre in mind.Written for practical people in dance, the text is organised in 32 short chapters each addressing a question on the way in which choreographers might or might not engage with their audiences in dance theatre [link] topics include an introduction to communication theory and the way in which the interlocking network between performers, movement material, sound, and performance can carry meaning. The book is written from choreographers' and performers' perspectives, with 46 dance works cited from a wide range of genres. The text is unusually presented - as closel...