| Description |
203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Choreography and dance studies ; v. 18 |
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Choreography and dance studies ; v. 18
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| Contents |
Part I: Bodenwieser's Inspirations -- Vienna : to give an inkling of its nature and culture / George Jackson -- A driving force towards the new : Bodenwieser -- exponent of Ausdruckstanz / Gunhild Oberzaucher-Schüller -- Who were the teachers of Gertrud Bodenwieser? Educational opportunities and dance activity during the pioneering period of modern dance in Vienna / Alfred Oberzaucher and Gunhild Oberzaucher-Schüller -- Gertrud Bodenwieser : dance for the theater / Jarmila Weissenböck -- The Bodenwieser style : extracts from Bettina Vernon's archives, lectures, memoirs and notes / edited by Charles Warren -- Bodenweiser teaching in Vienna and Australia : extracts from Bettina Vernon's archives, lectures, memoirs, videos and notes, together with Innes Murdoch's verbatim record of the grades for a teacher's certificate / compiled by Charles Warren -- Part II: Contributions and Letters from Former Members of the Bodenwieser Ballet and Marie Cuckson -- The early days / Hilde Holger -- A dancer speaks / Hede Juer -- A note on "The Ford system" / Hede Juer -- Vienna revisited in memory / Helen Elton -- Working with Bodenwieser in the thirties / Emmy Steininger -- The emigration of Gertrud Bodenwieser and her dancers / Emmy Steininger -- "I always remained a Bodenwieser dancer" / Evelyn Ippen -- Bodenwieser's lasting influence from 1926 to 1995 / Bettina Vernon -- Learning -- an exhiliration and a joy / Innes Murdoch -- Vision / Coralie Hinkley -- Bodenwieser's last five years / Marie Cuckson -- Bodenwieser's final message to young dancers |
| Summary |
Gertrud Bodenwieser became a leading exponent of expressionist dance during the 1920s and 30s, developing a philosophy of dance. This collection of writings highlights Bodenwieser's achievements from different perspectives, with reminiscences from her pupils and company members |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Bodenwieser, Gertrud, 1890-1959
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Bodenwieser, Gertrud.
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Choreographers -- Austria -- Biography.
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Choreography -- Austria -- Vienna -- History.
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Dancers -- Austria.
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Modern dance -- Australia.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Author |
Vernon-Warren, Bettina
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Warren, Charles
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| ISBN |
9057550350 |
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