Choreographing Problems
Expressive Concepts in Contemporary Dance and Performance
Published on 29. September 2015
Book
Hardback
XIV, 262 pages
978-1-137-43738-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book illuminates the relationship between philosophy and experimental choreographic practice today in the works of leading European choreographers. A discussion of key issues in contemporary performance from the viewpoint of Deleuze, Spinoza and Bergson is accompanied by intricate analyses of seven groundbreaking dance performances.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XIV, 262 p.
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
489 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-43738-9 (9781137437389)
DOI
10.1057/9781137437396
Schweitzer Classification
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07/2017
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04/2016
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Person
Bojana Cveji is a performance theorist and performance maker. She is co-author of several books including Public Sphere by Performance with A. Vujanovi (2012), and En Atendant & Cesena: A Choreographer's Score with A.T.De Keersmaeker (2013), and performance creative since 1996. Bojana Cveji teaches at various dance and performance programs in Europe including P.A.R.T.S., Brussels.
Content
Introduction 1. Problems and Expressive Concepts 2. Disjunctive Captures of the Body and Movement 3. Theatrical Apparatuses of Disjunction 4. Exhausting Improvisation: 'Stutterances' 5. A Critical Departure from Emotionalism: Sensations and Affects in the Mode of Performing 6. During and After Performance: Processes, Caesuras and Resonances Conclusion Bibliography Index