Landscape of the Now: A Topography of Movement Improvisation
Kent de Spain
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Description for Landscape of the Now: A Topography of Movement Improvisation
Paperback. Landscape of the Now takes readers on a deep journey into the underlying processes and structures of movement improvisation. Based on interviews with Steve Paxton, Simone Forti, Nancy Stark Smith, and others, this book offers the rare opportunity to find some clarity in what is often a complex and confusing creative experience. Num Pages: 208 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: AN; ASD; AV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
In Landscape of the Now, author Kent De Spain takes readers on a deep journey into the underlying processes and structures of postmodern movement improvisation. Based on a series of interviews with master teachers who have developed unique approaches that are taught around the world - Steve Paxton, Simone Forti, Lisa Nelson, Deborah Hay, Nancy Stark Smith, Barbara Dilley, Anna Halprin, and Ruth Zaporah - this book offers the rare opportunity to find some clarity in what is often a complex and confusing experience. After more than 20 years of research, De Spain has created an extensive list of questions ... Read more
In Landscape of the Now, author Kent De Spain takes readers on a deep journey into the underlying processes and structures of postmodern movement improvisation. Based on a series of interviews with master teachers who have developed unique approaches that are taught around the world - Steve Paxton, Simone Forti, Lisa Nelson, Deborah Hay, Nancy Stark Smith, Barbara Dilley, Anna Halprin, and Ruth Zaporah - this book offers the rare opportunity to find some clarity in what is often a complex and confusing experience. After more than 20 years of research, De Spain has created an extensive list of questions ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
335g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199988266
SKU
V9780199988266
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Ref
99-21
About Kent de Spain
Kent De Spain is a movement and multimedia artist who has taught master classes and workshops in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America and is the recipient of several major grants including a Pew Fellowship in the Arts for Choreography. He is internationally recognized for his writing, documentation, and teaching in movement improvisation, including his essay in the ... Read more
Reviews for Landscape of the Now: A Topography of Movement Improvisation
De Spain is a master storyteller. More than that, he is a philosopher who uses his exceptional analytical skills to get to the heart of what defines postmodern improvisation as improvisation. This quest - a personal passion for De Spain - energizes the book.
David Gere, co-editor, Taken By Surprise: A Dance Improvisation Reader
Improvisation is the alchemy ... Read more
David Gere, co-editor, Taken By Surprise: A Dance Improvisation Reader
Improvisation is the alchemy ... Read more