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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463104003321

Autore

Hay Deborah

Titolo

My body, the Buddhist [[electronic resource] /] / Deborah Hay ; with a foreword by Susan Foster

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hanover, N.H., : University Press of New England, : Wesleyan University Press, c2000

ISBN

0-8195-7452-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 p.)

Disciplina

792.8/2

Soggetti

Modern dance

Human body (Philosophy)

Choreography

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; my body, the buddhist; Title; Copyright; Dedication; contents; foreword; acknowledgments; introduction; 1 my body benefits in solitude; 2 my body finds energy in surrender; 3 my body enjoys jokes, riddles, and games; 4 my body engages in work; 5 my body commits to practice; 6 my body seeks comfort but not for long; 7 my body is limited by physical presence; 8 my body knowingly participates in its appearances; 9 my body likes rest; 10 my body is bored by answers; 11 my body seeks more than one view of itself; 12 my body delights in resourcefulness; 13 my body trusts the unknown

14 my body feels weightless in the presence of paradox15 my body equates patience with renewal; 16 my body hears many voices, not one voice; 17 my body relaxes when thoughts abate; 18 my body is held in the present; a chronicle of performance practices

Sommario/riassunto

A premiere choreographer's compelling argument for the agency of the body in creative processes.