Dance history : an introduction / edited by Janet Adshead-Landsdale and June Layson.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.Edition: 2nd ed., rev. and updatedDescription: xii, 289 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0415090296 (hbk.)
  • 041509030X (pbk.)
  • 9780415090308
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 792.809 ADS
LOC classification:
  • GV1589 .D38 1994
Online resources:
Contents:
PART 1 A rationale and methodology for dance history : 1. Historical perspectives in the study of dance / June Layson -- 2. Dance history source materials / June Layson -- The dance history literature: a reader's guide /Janet Adshead-Lansdale -- PART 2 Historical studies of dance in its traditional, social and theatre contexts : 4. Traditional dance, English ceremonial and social forms / Theresa Bukland -- 5. Traditional dance in West Africa / Georgina Gore -- 6. Regional evidence for social dance with particular reference to a Yorkshire spa town, Harrogate, UK / Patricia Mitchinson -- 7. Ballets lost and found. Restoring the 20th-century repertoire / Kenneth Archer and Millicent Hodson -- 8. Enrico Cechetti - the influence of tradition / Giannandrea Poesio -- 9. Rambert Dance Company Archive, London / Jane Pritchard -- 10. European early modern dance / Michael Huxley -- 11. Espression and expressionism in American modern dance / Deborah Jowitt -- 12. Beyond expressionism - Merce Cunningham's critique of "The Natural" / Roger Copeland -- 13. Re-tracing our steps: the possibilities for feminist dance history / Carol Brown -- PART 3 Studying and writing dance history : 14. Pathways to studying dance history / Janet Adshead-Lansdale -- 15. Writing dance history / June Layson -- APPENDIX A : Dance history text annotated / Janet Adshead-Lansdale -- APPENDIX B : Selected list of reference texts / Judith Chapman -- APPENDIX C : Selected lists of periodicals / Judith Chapman.
Summary: "This revised core text addresses the rationale, process, techniques and methodologies specific to the study of dance history. A team of dance historians covers the study of dance in its traditional and performance contexts: Roger Copeland and Deborah Jowitt each take a controversial look at the modern American dance; Kenneth Archer and Millicent Hodson explain the processes they use when reconstructing "lost" ballets; and Theresa Buckland and Georgina Gore write about traditional dance in England and West Africa respectively. With other contributions on social dance, ballet, early European modern dance and feminist perspectives on dance history, the text offers a multitude of starting points for studying dance history." -- Nielsen Book Data.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART 1 A rationale and methodology for dance history : 1. Historical perspectives in the study of dance / June Layson -- 2. Dance history source materials / June Layson -- The dance history literature: a reader's guide /Janet Adshead-Lansdale -- PART 2 Historical studies of dance in its traditional, social and theatre contexts : 4. Traditional dance, English ceremonial and social forms / Theresa Bukland -- 5. Traditional dance in West Africa / Georgina Gore -- 6. Regional evidence for social dance with particular reference to a Yorkshire spa town, Harrogate, UK / Patricia Mitchinson -- 7. Ballets lost and found. Restoring the 20th-century repertoire / Kenneth Archer and Millicent Hodson -- 8. Enrico Cechetti - the influence of tradition / Giannandrea Poesio -- 9. Rambert Dance Company Archive, London / Jane Pritchard -- 10. European early modern dance / Michael Huxley -- 11. Espression and expressionism in American modern dance / Deborah Jowitt -- 12. Beyond expressionism - Merce Cunningham's critique of "The Natural" / Roger Copeland -- 13. Re-tracing our steps: the possibilities for feminist dance history / Carol Brown -- PART 3 Studying and writing dance history : 14. Pathways to studying dance history / Janet Adshead-Lansdale -- 15. Writing dance history / June Layson -- APPENDIX A : Dance history text annotated / Janet Adshead-Lansdale -- APPENDIX B : Selected list of reference texts / Judith Chapman -- APPENDIX C : Selected lists of periodicals / Judith Chapman.

"This revised core text addresses the rationale, process, techniques and methodologies specific to the study of dance history. A team of dance historians covers the study of dance in its traditional and performance contexts: Roger Copeland and Deborah Jowitt each take a controversial look at the modern American dance; Kenneth Archer and Millicent Hodson explain the processes they use when reconstructing "lost" ballets; and Theresa Buckland and Georgina Gore write about traditional dance in England and West Africa respectively. With other contributions on social dance, ballet, early European modern dance and feminist perspectives on dance history, the text offers a multitude of starting points for studying dance history." -- Nielsen Book Data.

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