Dance and the body in western theatre

By Sabine Sörgel

Subjects: Symbolic aspects, Aesthetics of Movement, Human body, social aspects, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, Theater, history, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Modern, Movement, aesthetics of, Theater, Dance, history, Dance, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / General, Human body, History

Description: "The mid to late twentieth century has been widely regarded as the century of the body, when philosophers, cultural critics, sociologists, and theatre historians spent inordinate amounts of time and energy locating, dissecting, and celebrating the body in performance. While the body appears in almost all cultural discourses, it is nowhere as visible or as exposed as in dance and yet dance is rarely considered in theatre histories. This book captures the resurgence of the dancing body in the aftermath of World War Two. Thought-provoking and easy to follow, the text provides students with several key phenomenological, kinaesthetic and psychological concepts relevant to both theatre and dance studies. Photographs and study questions feature at the end of each chapter, providing context for students and a starting point for further research"--