The intimate act of choreography /
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania :
University of Pittsburgh Press,
[1982]
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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.