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Dance [and] Theory
. Ed(S): Brandstetter, Gabriele; Klein, Gabriele
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Paperback. Editor(s): Brandstetter, Gabriele; Klein, Gabriele. Series: Critical Dance Studies. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: AC; AFKP; ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
Both the identity of dance and that of theory are at risk as soon as the two intertwine. This anthology collects observations by choreographers and scholars, dancers, dramaturges and dance theorists in an effort to trace the multiple ways in which dance and theory correlate and redefine each other: What is the nature of their relationship? How can we outline a theory of dance from our particular historical perspective which will cover dance both as a practice and as an academic concept? The contributions examine which concepts, interdependencies and discontinuities of dance and theory are relevant today and promise to ... Read more
Both the identity of dance and that of theory are at risk as soon as the two intertwine. This anthology collects observations by choreographers and scholars, dancers, dramaturges and dance theorists in an effort to trace the multiple ways in which dance and theory correlate and redefine each other: What is the nature of their relationship? How can we outline a theory of dance from our particular historical perspective which will cover dance both as a practice and as an academic concept? The contributions examine which concepts, interdependencies and discontinuities of dance and theory are relevant today and promise to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Series
Critical Dance Studies
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783837621518
SKU
V9783837621518
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About . Ed(S): Brandstetter, Gabriele; Klein, Gabriele
Gabriele Brandstetter (Prof. Dr.) is Professor of Theater and Dance Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin and co-director of the International Research Center »Interweaving Performance Cultures«, Freie Universität Berlin. Gabriele Klein (Dr. rer. soc.) has been a full professor of sociology with a focus on human movement science, dance and performance studies at Universität Hamburg since 2002. Since 2022 she ... Read more
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