Experimental Dance and the Somatics of Language
Experimental Dance and the Somatics of Language
Résumé
This book is about dance’s relationship to language. Understanding that language is felt, both when uttered and when unspoken, this book speaks to the choreographic thinking that takes place when language is considered a primary element in creating the sensorium.
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Experimental Dance and the Somatics of Language by Megan V Nicely
This book is about dance’s relationship to language. It investigates how dance bodies work with the micromovements elicited by language’s affective forces, and the micropolitics of the thought-sensations that arise when movement and words accompany one another within choreographic contexts. Situating itself where theory meets practice—the zone where ideas arise to be tested, the book draws on embodied research in practices within the lineages of American postmodern dance and Japanese butoh, set in dialog with affect-based philosophies and somatics. Understanding that language is felt, both when uttered and when unspoken, this book speaks to the choreographic thinking that takes place when language is considered a primary element in creating the sensorium.Megan V. Nicely is an artist/scholar whose research involves choreographic experimentation through the medium of the body. She has published in TDR, Choreographic Practices, Performance Research Journal, and others, and her company Megan Nicely/Dance has performed on both U.S. coasts, in the UK and in Europe. She is Associate Professor of Performing Arts and Social Justice/Dance at University of San Francisco, USA.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9783031302954 |
| ISBN 10 | 3031302958 |
| Titre | Experimental Dance and the Somatics of Language |
| Auteur | Megan V Nicely |
| Série | New World Choreographies |
| État | Non disponible |
| Éditeur | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Année de publication | 2023-10-13 |
| Nombre de pages | 251 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |