Dance and politics : Moving beyond boundaries /

'Since ancient times and across cultures, dance has provided a powerful form of human expression. In this inspiring book, Dana Mills examines the political power of dance from a global perspective. Mills explores different dimensions of dance as a form of intervention into a politics more commo...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Mills, Dana (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Manchester University Press, 2016.
Collection:Manchester Political Studies
Sujets:
Dance > Political aspects.
Dance > Social aspects.
Danse > Aspect politique.
Danse > Aspect social.
Dance.
Political Science & Theory.
Social & Political Philosophy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
PERFORMING ARTS > Dance > General.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
Dance > Political aspects
Dance > Social aspects
The Arts > Performing arts > Dance.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Moving beyond boundaries: writing on the body
  • 2. 'I dreamed of a different dance': Isadora Duncan's danced revolution
  • 3. 'The body says what words cannot': Martha Graham, dance and politics
  • 4. 'I want to tell them how I feel and how black people feel': Gumboots dance in South Africa
  • 5. Dancing the ruptured body: One Billion Rising, dance and gendered violence
  • 6. Dancing human rights
  • Conclusions: the dancer of the future dancing radical hope
  • Index.

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