ABSTRACT

This is the definitive resource for understanding and practicing the influential dance technique developed by two pioneers of modern dance, Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis.

The Nikolais/Louis Dance Technique is presented in a week-to-week classroom manual, providing an indispensable tool for teachers and students of this widely studied movement practice. Theoretical background for further reading is set off from the manual for those interested in deeper study. Their philosophy and methodology span a broad readership and offer an important addition to dance literature and American cultural history.

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

SECTION I Definitions

chapter |2 pages

Basic Dance

chapter |2 pages

Vision of a New Technique

chapter |4 pages

Decentralization

chapter |1 pages

Grain

chapter |2 pages

Gravity and Verticality

chapter |2 pages

The Psyche

chapter |2 pages

Stasis

chapter |4 pages

Dynamics and Energies

chapter |5 pages

Sensory Perception

chapter |1 pages

Movement Range

chapter 3|3 pages

Conditions of Energy