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The intimate act of choreography /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Blom, Lynne Anne, 1942-1993 (Autor), Chaplin, L. Tarin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, [1982]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Terminology
  • 1. Approach
  • Isolating choreographic elements
  • Combining theory and practice
  • Using improvisation
  • 2. Essentials
  • Intention, motivation, and clarity
  • Theme
  • Simplicity
  • Artistic impact
  • 3. Speaking body
  • Body parts
  • Building trust and sensitivity
  • 4. Phrase
  • Basic structure
  • High point
  • Variety in phrase length
  • Choreographic phrase vs. movement combinations
  • 5. Space
  • Level
  • Geometry of space
  • Design in space : shape
  • Focus
  • Active space
  • Turning
  • Floor pattern
  • Stage space
  • Personal space
  • Environment
  • 6. Time
  • Tempo
  • Momentum
  • Duration
  • Clock time
  • Regular/irregular
  • Accent
  • Meter
  • Natural rhythms
  • Stillness
  • 7. Energy
  • Energy (active/passive)
  • Force (strong/gentle)
  • Movement qualities : dynamics in action
  • 8. Forming
  • Form's natural existence and artistic use
  • Organic form
  • Transitions
  • Sequencing
  • Compositional structures vs. choreographic devices
  • Compositional structures
  • Theme and variation vs. motif and development
  • Choreographic devices
  • Overall form
  • 9. Abstraction
  • In art and aesthetics
  • Imagery
  • Gestures
  • Degrees of abstraction
  • Pure dance
  • Romanticism/classicism
  • Abstraction vs. stylization
  • 10. Style
  • Personal movement style
  • Choreographic style
  • Codified technique
  • Theories of movement
  • Cultural style
  • Great periods in art
  • 11. Silence, sound, and music
  • Silence
  • Sound
  • Music
  • 12. Group work
  • Group trust, movement, design
  • Multibody movement : design and structure
  • Partner work
  • Numerical possibilities and staging
  • Balance and placement in overall design
  • Small groups
  • Chorus vs. group
  • New resources : dances from your dancers
  • Using choreographic devices and compositional structures
  • Formations
  • The one and the many
  • Working with masses
  • 13. Theatrical elements
  • 14. Performance
  • 15. Tangents
  • Teacher's addendum : the delicate art of teaching choreography
  • Appendix. List of improvisations and choreographic studies
  • Notes
  • Index.