Takes a trans-disciplinary approach, drawing on sound theory, art history, indigenous studies, performance studies and dance studiesShows how contemporary indigenous dance makes visible a crisis of knowledge values in post-colonial environmentsThree parts cover: listening as devised choreographic practice; listening to cultural, historical and political contexts; and the identification of new cultural dramaturgies
Reviews / Votes
"Swain's book will undoubtedly make a robust and timely scholarly contribution. It is because I myself write from the perspective of an immigrant to Australia, and in many ways as an outsider . ." (Australasian Drama Studies, Vol. 77, October, 2020)
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Place of publication
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 s/w Abbildung
XXV, 157 p. 1 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
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ISBN-13
978-3-030-46553-7 (9783030465537)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-46551-3
Schweitzer Classification
Rachael Swain is a settler director, dramaturg, and researcher of intercultural and trans-disciplinary dance and performance. She was born on the lands of the Ngai Tahu in Aotearoa/New Zealand and works between the lands of the Gadigal in Sydney and the lands of the Yawuru in Broome, Australia. Rachael is co-artistic director of Marrugeku with Yawuru/Bardi dancer and choreographer Dalisa Pigram.
1. Chapter One: Introduction.- 2. Chapter Two: The Dramaturgies of Listening to Country.- 3. Chapter Three: Gudirr Gudirr-Culturally Situated Neo-Expressionism.- 4. Chapter Four: Cut the Sky-Dramaturgies to disrupt the Anthropocene.
