ABSTRACT
In her unique collection of the verbal language of dance practitioners and researchers, Valerie Preston-Dunlop presents a comprehensive view of people in dance: what they do, their movement, their sound, and the space in which they work - from the standpoint of the performers, choreographers, audiences, administrators, and teachers. The words and phrases of their technical and vernacular languages, which are used to communicate what is essentially a non-verbal activity, have been collected in rehearsal classes and workshops by interviews, and from published sources. In this first collection of its kind Valerie Preston-Dunlop extends her selection of verbal language to include the various social and theatrical domains of dance.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |106 pages
The Dance Domain
chapter |72 pages
The Dance Domain
chapter |33 pages
Dance People
part |114 pages
The Performer
chapter |28 pages
The Performer
chapter |26 pages
The Performer and the Movement
chapter |41 pages
Technique
chapter |18 pages
Costume
part |116 pages
Movement
chapter |46 pages
Movement and the Moving Body
chapter |28 pages
Dynamics and Timing of Movement
chapter |25 pages
Space-in-the-Body and the Dancer in Space
chapter |16 pages
Notation
part |92 pages
Choreography
chapter |32 pages
Choreographic form
chapter |19 pages
Some Ensemble, Group, Duo and Solo Dance Concerns
chapter |40 pages
Choreographic Processes
part |73 pages
The Dance Sound and the Dance Space
chapter |18 pages
The Dance Sound
chapter |19 pages
The Sound and the Movement
chapter |35 pages
The Dance Space
part |73 pages
The Dance Event
chapter |26 pages
Repertory, Revival, and Tradition
chapter |18 pages
The Nexus and the Emergence of Style
chapter |28 pages
Communication
part |40 pages
Dance Research