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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451040703321

Autore

Hawkins Erick

Titolo

The body is a clear place and other statements on dance [[electronic resource] /] / Erick Hawkins ; foreword by Alan Kriegsman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Pennington, NJ, : Princeton Book Co., 1992

ISBN

0-87127-271-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178 p.)

Disciplina

792.8

Soggetti

Dance - Philosophy

Modern dance - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-154).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 The Rite in Theater; 2 Theatre Structure for a New Dance Poetry; 3 Modern Dance as a Voyage of Discovery; 4 Questions and Answers; 5 The Body is a Clear Place; 6 My Love Affair with Music; 7 Inmost Heaven, or The Normative Ideal; 8 Dance as a Metaphor of Existence; 9 The Principle of a Thing; 10 Art in Its Second Function; Notes

Sommario/riassunto

The Body is a Clear Place is a collection of ten intelligent, lyrical essays that serve as a testament to Erick Hawkins' long career in dance. The last two essays were written especially for this volume while the first eight essays were collected from speeches, statements and articles Hawkins has written. The essays are framed by a foreword written by Alan Kriegsman.Essay titles are: The Rite in Theatre; Theatre Structure for a New Dance Poetry; Modern Dance as a Voyage of Discovery; Questions and Answers; The Body is a Clear Place; My Love Affair with Music; Inmost Heaven,