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This invative 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, Africa, Australasia and the Asia-Pacific region, investigating the field in six broad domains: * Conceptual and philosophic concerns * Educational settings * Communities * Changing aesthetics * Intercultural choreography * Choreography's relationships with other disciplines By capturing the essence and progress of choreography in the twenty-first century this reader supports and encourages rigorous thinking and research for future generations of dance practitioners and scholars.

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PublisherRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Ltd

ISBN-100415490871

ISBN-139780415490870

eBay Product ID (ePID)96060813

Product Key Features

Number of Pages458 Pages

Publication NameContemporary Choreography

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

SubjectMusic & Dance

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPerforming Arts

AuthorLiesbeth Wildschut

FormatB-Format Paperback, Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight25.6 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

Height234mm

Width156mm

Weight725g

Additional Product Features

Date of Publication28/05/2009

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Place of PublicationLondon

Spine23mm

GenreMusic & Dance

Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom

Edited byJoe Butterworth, Liesbeth Wildschut

Author BiographyJo Butterworth directs a part-time postgraduate degree in Choreography at Fontys Dansacademie, Fontys Professional University, Tilburg, Holland. She is a Board member of Random Dance, the Bird Foundation, and Northern Ballet Theatre and has chaired SCODHE, (Standing Conference of Dance in Higher Education) and the Dance Section of ELIA (European League of Institutes of the Arts). Liesbeth Wildschut lectures in dance history and dance theory in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies at Utrecht University. She is chair of the Dutch Society for Dance Research.

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