Dance composition : a practical guide to creative success in dance making / / Jacqueline M. Smith-Autard

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464872203321
• Autore: Smith-Autard Jacqueline M (Jacqueline Mary), <1939-, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2004
• ISBN: 1-315-06003-5; 1-135-87290-2; 9781135872908
• Edizione: [Fifth edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (221 pages)
• Disciplina: 792.82
• Soggetti: Choreography; Choreography - Study and teaching; 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction Dance Composition; Dancing and composing dances; Dance as art; The nature of composition; The material elements; Methods of construction; The nature of dance composition; Teaching dance composition; Section 1 The Material Content - Movement and Meaning; The basic language of movement; Analysing the language; Choice of content; Literal movement into dance content; Exploring a range of movement; Movement and meaning; Section 2 Methods of Construction 1 - the Beginnings; Stimuli for dance; Improvisation - selection of starting movement for a danceMethods of Construction 2 - Motif into Composition; What is a motif?; Development and variation of a motif; Repetition as a constructional element; Types of motif; Methods of Construction 3 - Motif into Composition for a Group; The group as an expressive element; Motif, development and variation; The time aspect; The space aspect; Methods of Construction 4 - The Dance Form; Methods of Construction 5 - Elements of Construction; Motifs; Repetition; Variation and contrasts; Climax or highlights; Proportion and balance; Transition; Logical development; Unity; Methods of Construction 6 - Style; Understanding the term 'style'; Factors affecting ; the style of a dance; How to stylise a dance; Methods of Construction 7 - Improvisation in the Process of Composition; Meaning of terms; Improvisation and exploration: free and limited improvisation; Improvisation: improvisation in framework compositions; Guiding improvisation visually; Improvisation as process in composition; Role of evaluation in improvisation; Methods of Construction 8 - Alternative and Experimental Approaches in Dance Composition; Meaning of terms; Alternative movement contents and eclectic trendsThemes and reading of themes; Alternative and experimental approaches to dance composition; Section 3 Resource-based Teaching/Learning in Dance Composition and New Technologies; Resource-based teaching/learning; A CD Resource Pack and teaching/learning dance composition; Section 4 The Creative Process in Dance Composition; The creative process; Phases in creativity; Phase 1 - impulse to create; Phase 2 - working with the medium; Phase 3 - realising the final form; Phases 4 and 5 - performance and evaluation; Summary and conclusion; Section 5 Standing Back from the Process: the Composer's FreedomImagination and intuition; Knowing and feeling; Evaluations; Conclusion; Section 6 Practical Assignments for Students; References; Contact Information; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.