| Description |
1 online resource (x, 230 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: Transatlantic crossings; 2. Cunningham, Judson, and the historical avant-garde; 3. Minimalism, theory, and the dancing body; 4. Allegories of the ordinary and particular; 5. Before and after 1968: Dance, politics, and the avant-garde; 6. Repetition: Brown, Bausch, and De Keersmaeker; 7. Traces of intimacy and relationless relations; 8. The Judson tradition at the start of a new century; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
The Judson Dance Theatre explores the work and legacy of one of the most influential of all dance companies, which first performed at the Judson Memorial Church in downtown Manhattan in the early 1960s. There, a group of choreographers and dancers--including future well-known artists Twyla Tharp, Carolee Schneemann, Robert Morris, Trisha Brown, Yvonne Rainier, and others--created what came to be known as " postmodern dance." Taking their cues from the experiments of Merce Cunningham, they took movements from everyday life--walking, running, gymnastics--to create dances that influenced not only |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-224) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Judson Dance Theater -- History
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Judson Dance Theater |
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Modern dance.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Dance -- Modern.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Dance -- Classical & Ballet.
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Modern dance
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Modern Dance
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Judson dance theater.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203969669 |
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9780203969663 |
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9786610553365 |
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661055336X |
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