Tag: Modern dance

Locatelli, Axelle. 2024. Entre pratiques de corps et gestes créatifs : Les choeurs de mouvements Laban (Allemagne, 1923-1936). Centre national de la danse.

Axelle Locatelli investigates the Laban movement choirs in Germany from 1923 to 1936, focusing on the interplay between bodily practices and creative gestures in this historical dance context.

Launay, Isabelle. 2019. Cultures de l’oubli et citation. II. Centre national de la danse.

Isabelle Launay discusses the cultures of forgetting and citation in dance, exploring how memory and reference shape the evolution and perception of dance practices.

Gelinier, Sophie. 2024. Francine Lancelot : danse populaire, danse savante, musique baroque : des écritures de la danse. L’Oeil d’or.

Sophie Gelinier explores the work of Francine Lancelot, focusing on the interplay between popular dance, scholarly dance, and Baroque music, and how these elements are expressed through dance notation.

Humphrey, Doris. 1997. The art of making dances. Dance Books.

Doris Humphrey’s classic work delves into the art and principles of choreography, offering insights into the creative process and the craft of making dances.

Huxley, Michael, and Ramsay Burt. 2019. Dance, Modernism, and Modernity. New York Routledge.

Huxley and Burt examine the interplay between dance, modernism, and modernity, analyzing how dance has evolved and contributed to modernist thought and contemporary cultural expressions.

Franko, Mark. 2023. Dancing Modernism/Performing Politics. Indiana University Press.

Mark Franko explores the relationship between modernist dance and political performance, highlighting how dance has been used as a medium for political expression and social commentary.

Manning, Susan. 2004. Modern Dance, Negro Dance : Race in Motion. University of Minnesota Press.

Susan Manning investigates the intersections of race and dance, particularly focusing on modern dance and its relationship with African American cultural expressions and racial identity.

Au, Susan. 2002. Ballet and Modern Dance (World of Art). Thames & Hudson.

Susan Au offers a comprehensive overview of ballet and modern dance, tracing their historical development, key movements, and influential choreographers and dancers.

Mills, Dana. 2017. Dance and politics : moving beyond boundaries. Manchester University Press.

Dana Mills investigates the relationship between dance and politics, focusing on how dance transcends boundaries and contributes to political discourse and social change.