ABSTRACT

* Score, photographs, and production details of one of this century's best-loved ballets * Includes rare archival material * Packaged with audio CD This work brings together the complete dance score of The Green Table--one of the most famous ballets of the 20th century--in Labanotation, along with music notation for the piano accompaniment and a complete recording of the accompaniment on CD. It also includes several essays about the work and its genesis, and many historic production photographs. This book is an important item for all colleges with dance programs to own in their libraries and for scholars interested in the study of contemporary dance.

chapter |10 pages

Labanotation Glossary

chapter |4 pages

Breakdown of the Choreographic Content

chapter |248 pages

The Choreographic Score of The Green Table

part |2 pages

PART 2

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter |4 pages

Historical Background

chapter |2 pages

The Story of the Score

chapter |10 pages

Biography of Kurt Jooss

chapter |8 pages

Jooss' Wise Covenant with Death

chapter |2 pages

Rehearsal Requirements

chapter |2 pages

Casting

chapter |12 pages

Study and Rehearsal Notes

chapter |28 pages

Selected Photographs from The Green Table