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Cultural Studies / Contemporary
Dance Studies
ISBN 0-920159-96-6 (English) – June 2002
0-920159-98-2 (French) – June 2002
$21.95 CD $14.95 US
6 x 9 / 136 pages / Paper /
BISAC: PER003040 - SOC022000
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The Responsive
Body:
A Language of
Contemporary Dance
Ode au corps:
Une histoire de danse
Edited By: Brian Webb
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Contributors
to this book
Choreographer, teacher, and artistic producer of the Canada Dance
Festival Brian Webb encourages everyone in the dance community to
speak about dance and the dance experience in this bilingual
offering of eight essays on contemporary dance in Canada.
"There is a real need for better dance literacy both within the
dance community and the broader community," he says. "With
these books we hope to provide a context for the reading and
appreciation of contemporary dance in contemporary society."
The books are divided into two sections. The first, In Practice,
includes four essays on the practices of Canadian choreographers
Serge Bennathan, Sylvain Émard, Paul-André Fortier, and Lola
MacLaughlin. The second section, In Theory, reveals four essays of
contemporary dance theory on dance audience participation and
response; the body in society; the place of the physical dancing
body in increasingly technology-driven performances; and, using a
variety of cultural and poetic tools, proposes an expansion of
definitions and genres for contemporary dance performances. Together
the essays form a well-rounded view of the world of contemporary
dance in Canada, and create a literary forum for contemporary dance
as it is being performed at the 2002 Canada Dance Festival in Ottawa
in June.
An official publication of the Canada Dance Festival Society
in co-production with the National Arts Centre.
Contents
Preface - Brian Webb
Introduction - Brian Webb
In Practice
Digging Into Dance: How Passion Works for Serge Bennathan - Sara
Porter
Lola MacLaughlin: Working the Idea, Revealing the Moment - Kaija
Pepper
Sylvain Émard: Dense Bodies, Men's Bodies - Michèle Febvre
A Dancer's Affirmation: Paul-André Fortier's Solos - Guylaine
Massoutre
In Theory
E/merging meanings: viewpoints from various dance event
participants - Dena Davida
Bodily Reflections: Through the Looking Glass, Broadly - Iro
Valaskakis Tembeck
Man or Machine? Forging Humanness in Contemporary Dance - Naomi M.
Jackson
Expanded Dance (Extreme Dance) - Chantal Pontbriand
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