Resources

A Resources item provide tools, templates, and frameworks to support artistic research and practice. These online resources can assist artists and researchers in their creative processes and projects and contain websites, books, articles, journals, …

Welsh, Kariamu. 2010. African Dance. World of Dance. New York: Chelsea House.

Kariamu Welsh provides an overview of African dance, discussing its cultural significance, diverse styles, and the role it plays in expressing identity and community within African societies.

Welsh, Kariamu. 1996. “Commonalities in African Dance: An Aesthetic Foundation”, in African Culture: The Rhythms of Unity, edited by Kariamu Welsh Asante and Molefi Kete Asante, 71-82, Westport: Greenwood Press.

In this chapter, Kariamu Welsh explores the aesthetic foundations and commonalities in African dance, highlighting its unifying elements and cultural expressions across the continent.

Despres, Altaïr. 2021. Se faire contemporain : les danseurs africains à l’épreuve de la mondialisation culturelle. Publications de la Sorbonne.

Altaïr Despres examines how African dancers navigate and adapt to the challenges of cultural globalization, focusing on their efforts to establish themselves within contemporary global dance contexts.

Kiiru, Kahithe, and Maina wa Mutonya (eds.). 2020. Music and dance in eastern Africa : current research in humanities and social sciences. Africae.

This edited volume presents current research on music and dance in Eastern Africa, exploring their cultural, social, and historical dimensions within the region.

Malnig, Julie. ed. 2009. Ballroom, Boogie, Shimmy Sham, Shake : a Social and Popular Dance Reader. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.

This edited volume explores various forms of social and popular dance, offering a comprehensive reader that delves into the cultural and historical significance of dance styles such as ballroom, boogie, and more.

De Laet Timmy. 2020. “Expanding Dance Archives: Access, Legibility, and Archival Participation.” Dance Research: The Journal of the Society for Dance Research 38, no. 2: 206–29. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27127210.

Timmy De Laet discusses the expansion of dance archives, focusing on improving access, legibility, and participation in archival practices to better preserve and understand dance history.

Lepecki, André. 2010. “The body as archive: Will to re-enact and the afterlives of dances”. Dance Research Journal 42.2. 28-48.

André Lepecki explores the concept of the body as an archive in dance, examining the desire to re-enact dances and the implications for the preservation and continuation of dance practices.

Nachbar, Martin. 2018. “Tracing sense/reading sensation: An essay on imprints and other matters” in The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Reenactment edited by Mark Franko. Oxford Handbooks. (2): 19-32.

Martin Nachbar investigates the sensory and experiential aspects of dance, focusing on how imprints and sensations are traced and interpreted within the context of dance and reenactment.

Van Assche, Annelies. 2020. Labor and Aesthetics in European Contemporary Dance : Dancing Precarity. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40693-6.

Annelies Van Assche examines the intersection of labor and aesthetics in European contemporary dance, highlighting the precarious conditions faced by dancers and the artistic responses to these challenges.

Briand, Michel (ed.). 2017. Corps (in)croyables : pratiques amateur en danse contemporaine. Centre national de la danse.

This edited volume explores the remarkable and diverse practices of amateur dancers in contemporary dance, highlighting the unique contributions and experiences of non-professional dancers in the field.

Bayle, Jean-Philippe. Pour en finir avec l’évidence de souffrir dans l’apprentissage et la pratique de la danse

Jean-Philippe Bayle challenges the notion that suffering is an inevitable part of learning and practicing dance, advocating for a more compassionate and sustainable approach to dance education and performance.

Vaysse, Jocelyne. 2020. Mouvements dansés, mouvements pensés : médiations corporelles artistiques, santé et handicaps. L’Harmattan.

Jocelyne Vaysse investigates the intersection of dance, health, and disability, focusing on how artistic bodily mediations can contribute to well-being and inclusion for individuals with disabilities.