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Melinda Buckwalter - Composing While Dancing - 9780299248147 - V9780299248147
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Composing While Dancing

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Description for Composing While Dancing Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Composing while Dancing: An Improviser’s Companion examines the world of improvisational dance and the varied approaches to this art form. By introducing the improvisational strategies of twenty-six top contemporary artists of movement improvisation, Melinda Buckwalter offers a practical primer to the dance form. Each chapter focuses on an important aspect of improvisation including spatial relations, the eyes, and the dancing image. Included are sample practices from the artists profiled, exercises for further research, and a glossary of terms. Buckwalter gathers history, methods, interviews, and biographies in one book to showcase the many facets of improvisational dance and create an invaluable ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299248147
SKU
V9780299248147
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Ref
99-15

About Melinda Buckwalter
Melinda Buckwalter is coeditor of Contact Quarterly, a dance and improvisation journal. She lives in Massachusetts.

Reviews for Composing While Dancing
“Composing while Dancing is a treasure trove of dance improvisation information.”— Paul Langland, New York University “A welcome addition to the sparse literature of movement improvisation. Through years of her own study, Buckwalter has gathered a cornucopia of improvisational practices from more than two dozen of the most intriguing (and underdocumented) movement artists working today. She then invites you, ... Read more

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