Mary Wigman

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Mary Wigman

Choreography Contemporary dance

Author: Mary Anne Santos Newhall

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Collection: Routledge Performance Practitioners

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 14th December 2017

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 3 Mb

ISBN: 9781351331807


Summary

This book considers dancer, teacher, and choreographer Mary Wigman, a leading innovator in Expressionist dance whose radical explorations of movement and dance theory are credited with expanding the scope of dance as a theatrical art. Now reissued, this book combines:

Contents

a full account of Wigman’s life and work

an analysis of her key ideas

detailed discussion of her aesthetic theories, including the use of space as an invisible partner and the transcendent nature of performance

a commentary on her key works, including Hexentanz and The Seven Dances of Life

an extensive collection of practical exercises designed to provide an understanding of Wigman’s choreographic principles and her uniquely immersive approach to dance.

Additional Information

As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today’s student.

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