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The Returns of Alwin Nikolais: Bodies, Boundaries and the Dance Canon
. Ed(S): Gitelman, Claudia; Martin, Randy
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paperback. Long overdue reflections on a visionary choreographer Editor(s): Gitelman, Claudia; Martin, Randy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 33 B&W illus., 16 colour illus. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
A groundbreaking choreographer, lighting designer, composer, and costumer, Alwin Nikolais (1910-1993) is recognized as one of the twentieth century's most innovative artists. Incorporating novel technological and performance tactics, he invented a total language of non-literal dance theater that attracted audiences worldwide for over forty years. The Returns of Alwin Nikolais is the first book devoted to a critical analysis of Nikolais's work, and it provides a broad and important overview of his artistic and philosophical trajectory. The volume brings together essays by scholars of dance history, theater studies, music, and art history, and includes primary materials such as reviews, diary ... Read more
A groundbreaking choreographer, lighting designer, composer, and costumer, Alwin Nikolais (1910-1993) is recognized as one of the twentieth century's most innovative artists. Incorporating novel technological and performance tactics, he invented a total language of non-literal dance theater that attracted audiences worldwide for over forty years. The Returns of Alwin Nikolais is the first book devoted to a critical analysis of Nikolais's work, and it provides a broad and important overview of his artistic and philosophical trajectory. The volume brings together essays by scholars of dance history, theater studies, music, and art history, and includes primary materials such as reviews, diary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Wesleyan United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780819565761
SKU
V9780819565761
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About . Ed(S): Gitelman, Claudia; Martin, Randy
Claudia Gitelman is a veteran of Broadway and the concert stage, and professor emerita at Rutgers University. She has published on the modern dance artists Hanya Holm and Mary Wigman. Randy Martin is a professor of art and public policy at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and the author and editor of several books, including Critical Moves: ... Read more
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