Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

Lise Uytterhoeven teaches critical dance studies at London Studio Centre, UK. She has published in Contemporary Theatre Review, The Bloomsbury Companion to Dance Studies and The Ethics of Art. A co-author of What Moves You? Shaping Your Dissertation in Dance, Lise is also Chair of the Society for Dance Research.

“Uytterhoeven focuses on one choreographer, but her scholarship expands outward into a myriad of directions. Her book inspires continued engagement … . her strategies can inspire the viewer to go deeper. … Different disciplines will see her scholarship through distinct lenses—the eye of a choreographer, dancer, anthropologist, or dance studies scholar. ... Many conversations and lines of inquiry are being birthed. Reading her book may take you down a new path that you did not foresee.” (Heather Harrington, Dance Research Journal, Vol. 53 (3), December, 2021)“Complete with vast analyses and extensive sources, it provides a unique and valuable perspective on engaged spectatorship in contemporary dance. This book is ideal for scholars and educators interested in either Cherkaoui or a new approach to dance dramaturgy. … Uytterhoeven reminds the reader that engaged spectatorship is a skill that must be practiced and developed, even by the most seasoned audience members.” (Gretchen McLaine, Journal of Dance Education, May 12, 2020)

• Chapter 1: Introduction - Kaleidoscopic identity and aesthetics.- Chapter 2: Rien de Rien - Dramaturgy inviting an engaged spectatorship.- Chapter 3: Transculturality and its limits in zero degrees and Sutra.- Chapter 4: Thematic explorations of religion in Foi and Apocrifu.- Chapter 5: Heteroglossia and non-translation in Myth.- Chapter 6: Dreamwork, circumambulation and engaged spectatorship in Myth.- Chapter 7: Geopolitical re-framing of the nation and language in Babel(words).- Chapter 8: Final Reflections.