Dance Discourses

<p>Focusing on politics gender and identities a group of international dance scholars provide a broad overview of new methodological approaches – with specific case studies – and how they can be applied to the study of ballet and modern dance.</p><p>With an introduction exploring the history of dance studies and the development of central themes and areas of concerns in the field the book is then divided into three parts:</p><ul> <li>politics explores 'Ausdruckstanz' – an expressive dance tradition first formulated in the 1920s by dancer Mary Wigman and carried forward in the work of Pina Bausch and others</li> <li>gender examines eighteenth century theatrical dance – a time when elaborate sets costumes and plots examined racial and sexual stereotypes</li> <li>identity is concerned with modern dance.</li> </ul><p>Exploring contemporary analytical approaches to understanding performance traditions <em>Dance Discourses'</em> pedagogical structure makes it ideal for courses in performing arts and humanities.</p>