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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815184603321

Autore

Stodelle Ernestine

Titolo

The dance technique of Doris Humphrey and its creative potential / / Ernestine Stodelle ; line drawings by Teri Loren

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, N.J., : Princeton Book Co., 1978

ISBN

0-87127-278-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 pages)

Disciplina

793.3/2

796.3/2 B

Soggetti

Modern dance

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.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Part 1 The Background of the Technique -- Ch 1 The Technique as Philosophy -- Ch 2 The Technique as Theory -- Part 2The Technique as Practice -- Introduction -- Cr 3 Center Work -- Ch 4 Floor Work -- Ch 5 Barre Work -- Ch 6 Spatial Sequences -- Part 3 The Creative Potential of The Technique -- Ch 7 Classroom Resources -- Epilogue: Choreographic Concepts.

Sommario/riassunto

The Dance Technique of Doris Humphrey and Its Creative Potential pays respect to the work of American modern dance pioneer Doris Humphrey. The book teaches more than sixty exercises, geared to the beginning and intermediate student through the means of written description and illustration. The historical and philosophical background of the technique is discussed and descriptions of Humphrey's dance compositions are used as case studies of the exercises. This 1978 publication was the first documentation in book format of her movement theories.