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Author Buckwalter, Melinda, author

Title Composing while dancing : an improviser's companion / Melinda Buckwalter
Published Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 241 pages) : illustrations
Contents Materia prima -- Dancing takes shape -- Time machines -- Spatial relations -- The dancing image -- The possibilities of music -- The eyes -- Partnering science -- The magical object
Summary Composing while Dancing: An Improviser's Companion examines the world of improvisational dance and the varied approaches to this art form. By introducing the improvisational strategies of twenty-six top contemporary artists of movement improvisation, Melinda Buckwalter offers a practical primer to the dance form. Each chapter focuses on an important aspect of improvisation including spatial relations, the eyes, and the dancing image. Included are sample practices from the artists profiled, exercises for further research, and a glossary of terms. Buckwalter gathers history, methods, interviews, and biographies in one book to showcase the many facets of improvisational dance and create an invaluable reference for dancers and dance educators
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Improvisation in dance.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Dance -- Classical.
Improvisation in dance
Improvisation
Tanz
Choreografie.
Improvisatie.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2010011572
ISBN 9780299248130
0299248135