Mary Wigman - Couverture rigide

Santos Newhall, Mary Anne

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0415375266 ISBN 13 : 9780415375269

Editeur : Routledge, 2008

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Routledge Performance Practitioners is a series of introductory guides to the key theatre-makers of the last century. Each volume explains the background to and the work of one of the major influences on twentieth and twenty-first-century performance.

A dancer, teacher and choreographer, Mary Wigman was a leading innovator in expressionist dance. Her radical explorations of movement and dance theory are credited with expanding the scope of dance as a theatrical art in her native Germany and beyond. This book combines for the first time:

• a full account of Wigman’s life and work 
• detailed discussion of her aesthetic theories, including the use of space as an ‘invisible partner’ and the transcendent nature of performance
• a commentary on her key works, including Hexentanz and The Seven Dances of Life
• an extensive collection of practical exercises designed to provide an understanding of Wigman’s choreographic principles and her uniquely immersive approach to dance.

As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today's student.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Mary Anne Santos Newhall is Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of New Mexico. She is also research director for the American Dance Legacy Institute at Brown University.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0415375266
• ISBN 13: 9780415375269
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 200