William Forsythe’s Postdramatic Dance Theater

Unsettling Perception

AvFreya Vass

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

Del i serien Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance

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Beskrivning

This book takes choreographer William Forsythe’s choreographic and scenographic processes as a holistic lens through which to view dance as a fundamentally visuo-sonic art form and choreography as a form of perceptual experimentation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-08-11
Mått:148 x 210 x 16 mm
Vikt:381 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance
Antal sidor:271
Upplaga:2023
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031266607

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Freya Vass is a Lecturer in Drama and Theatre at the University of Kent, UK, and a freelance dance dramaturg. Her principal research interests include cognitive dance studies, dance dramaturgy, performativity, devising, and arts-sciences interdisciplinarity. A former professional dancer with companies in Europe and the US, she holds a PhD in Dance History and Theory and was Dramaturg and Production Assistant for The Forsythe Company from 2006 – 2013.

Innehållsförteckning

1 Introduction.-Part I Unsettling Seeing: Obscuration.-2 Tenebrism: Seeing (in) the Dark.-3 Gloaming: Dimming and Visions.-4 Occlusion: Comings and Goings.-5 Hiding in Plain Sight: Simultaneity.-Part II Unsettling Hearing: Thresholds of Attention and Perception.-6 Quiet: Hush, Caesurae, and Deep Silence.-7 Lull: Ostinati and Drones.-8 Overwhelm: Audio-Visual Stress.-Part III Sounding Dancing: The Senses in Concert.-9 Visuosonic Counterpoint: Seeing Music and Hearing Dance.-10 Breath Scores and Corporeal Sounds: Dance as Symphony.-11 Auditory Turn: Vocal Choreography .-12 Epilogue