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Record Nr.

UNINA9910158574203321

Titolo

The aging body in dance : a cross-cultural perspective / / edited by Nanako Nakajima and Gabriele Brandstetter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; London. : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-315-51533-4

1-315-51531-8

1-315-51532-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Altri autori (Persone)

BrandstetterGabriele

NakajimaNanako

Disciplina

792.8

Soggetti

Dance - Social aspects

Dance

Dance - Physiological aspects

Aging - Social aspects

Human body - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. The aging body in the late twentieth century : American postmodern dance, German dance, and Japanese dance -- pt. II. Alternative danceability : dis/ability and Euro-American performance -- pt. III. Aging and body politics in contemporary dance -- pt. IV. Perspectives of interweaving.

Sommario/riassunto

What does it mean to be able to move? The Aging Body in Dance examines differing Euro-American and Japanese attitudes towards aging and performance. Contributions from leading scholars take a fresh look at dancers from Yvonne Rainer and Martha Graham to Kazuo Ohno and Kikuo Tomoeda, and directors such as Romeo Castellucci. The first cross-cultural study of its kind, The Aging Body in Dance offers an invaluable resource for scholars and practitioners interested in global dance cultures and their differing responses to the world's aging population.