The Oxford Dictionary of Dance by Debra Craine
Over the last twenty years the boundaries of dance have been radically redrawn. There has been an explosion of new activity within traditional forms like ballet, a stream of new dance languages invented by fresh generations of choreographers, and there is a growing appreciation in the West of dance forms from the rest of the world. Fans today are likely to attend performances in classical ballet, Spanish flamenco, Indian Bharata Natyam, Japanese Butoh, jazz, modern and post-modern dance. In classical ballet they may see companies as varied as the New York City Ballet, Bolshoi, or Paris Opera. In modern dance they may see work that stems from the Graham or the Cunningham schools of movement; while in post-modern dance they may be watching choreographers who mix influences as varied as folk dance, T'ai Chi, Balanchine, and Mary Wigman, or who may be practitioners of Eurocrash, minimalism, contact improvisation or release. This new dictionary by two leading and authoritative writers on dance will provide the information necessary for dance fans to navigate the diverse modern dance scene. With an emphasis on performance the dance we see in theatres today - readers will find both fact and analysis on a wide range of subjects from dancers and choreographers to dance styles and technical terms.
Judith Mackrell has been one of Britain's leading dance critics since 1986, writing first for the Independent and currently for The Guardian. She broadcasts regularly on television and radio, and has written several books on dance, including Reading Dance published in 1997 by Michael Joseph. Judith Mackrell's group biography Flappers: Six Women of a Dangerous Generation was published by FSG in May 2013.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198601067 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198601069 |
| Title | The Oxford Dictionary of Dance |
| Author | Debra Craine |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2001-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 536 |
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