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- Sharing the Dance: Contact Improvisation and American Culture
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
- Series: New Directions in Anthropological Writing
summary
In Sharing the Dance, Cynthia Novack considers the development of contact improvisation within its web of historical, social, and cultural contexts. This book examines the ways contact improvisers (and their surrounding communities) encode sexuality, spontaneity, and gender roles, as well as concepts of the self and society in their dancing.
While focusing on the changing practice of contact improvisation through two decades of social transformation, Novack’s work incorporates the history of rock dancing and disco, the modern and experimental dance movements of Merce Cunningham, Anna Halprin, and Judson Church, among others, and a variety of other physical activities, such as martial arts, aerobics, and wrestling.
While focusing on the changing practice of contact improvisation through two decades of social transformation, Novack’s work incorporates the history of rock dancing and disco, the modern and experimental dance movements of Merce Cunningham, Anna Halprin, and Judson Church, among others, and a variety of other physical activities, such as martial arts, aerobics, and wrestling.
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations
- pp. xi-xiv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 16-21
- 6. Experiencing the Body
- pp. 169-197
- 7. Cultural Symbols and Aesthetic Practices
- pp. 198-212
- 8. Community, Values, and Authority
- pp. 213-232
- 9. The Business of Performance
- pp. 233-257
- References
- pp. 258-269
Additional Information
ISBN
9780299124434
Related ISBN(s)
9780299124403, 9780299124441
MARC Record
OCLC
966821516
Pages
276
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No