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Katherine Dunham: Dancing a Life by Joyce Aschenbrenner, Throughout the better part of the twentieth century company dance momix and in performance halls, classrooms, company dance momix and communities throughout the world, the wellspring of Katherine Dunham's remarkable career can be traced to the intersection of dance, culture, company dance momix and society. More than a recounting of Dunham's accomplishments as a dancer company dance momix and choreographer, this biography is the first to thoroughly examine her pioneering contributions to dance anthropology company dance momix and her commitment to humanizing society through the arts. Founder of the first self-supporting African American dance company, Dunham relied on her fieldwork as an anthropologist to fundamentally change modern dance. She shaped new dance techniques company dance momix and introduced other cultures to U.S. company dance momix and European audiences by fusing Caribbean company dance momix and African-based movement with ballet company dance momix and modern dance. Her revolutionary approaches to dance company dance momix and its greater connection to the world have influenced a generation of dancers, theatrical performers, company dance momix and scholars. She believes that dancing involves the development of an entire person company dance momix and the rituals company dance momix and traditions of dance are integral to the study of culture. Throughout her career she has been a living model of the socially responsible artist working to whet cultural appetites company dance momix and combat social injustice. Building on Dunham's own published memoirs -- A Touch of Innocence company dance momix and Island Possessed -- Joyce Aschenbrenner's multifaceted portrait blends personal observations based on her own interactions with Dunham, archival documents, company dance momix and interviews with Dunham's colleagues, students, company dance momix and members of the Katherine Dunham Dance Company. Integrating these sources, Aschenbrenner characterizes the social, familial, company dance momix and cultural environment ofDunham's upbringing company dance momix and the intellectual company dance momix and artistic community she embraced at the University of Chicago that laid the groundwork for her development as a dancer, anthropologist, company dance momix and humanitarian.
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The Six Questions: Acting Technique for Dance Performance by Daniel Nagrin, In the late twenties, actors company dance momix and directors of the Group Theatre, who were pioneering the use of Stanislavski's teachings, saw the value of teaching ballet company dance momix and the emerging modern dance. Actors now routinely learn dance, but dancers rarely study acting. In The Six Questions, Nagrin maintains that a command of acting techniques allows the dancer to couple the passion of a body in motion with the heart company dance momix and mind of the dancer. In five parts, the book first examines the personal essentials demanded by dance. The second part looks at the pitfalls inherent in the act of performing from vanity to self-hatred. The third part, the core of the book, poses six questions: Who? is doing what? to whom? where company dance momix and when? company dance momix and why? company dance momix and against what obstacle? In the fourth part, Nagrin looks at the tools for working on the role, company dance momix and the fifth part enters into the very act of performing. All of the work is handled in terms of movement alone: no dialogue or scenes from plays are used. The Six Questions is a companion piece to Nagrin's other works, How To Dance Forever, company dance momix and Dance company dance momix and the Specific Image: Improvisation. Together they present an invaluable teaching company dance momix and learning tool for anyone in love with dance. "In Daniel Nagrin's The Six Questions: Acting Technique for Dance Performance, we are offered illuminating, well-researched company dance momix and generously human information out of which great performers are made. Bravo Daniel!"Bill T. Jones, Arnie Zane/Bill T. Jones Dance Company "No one that I know of is writing company dance momix and presenting this information for the field. His style company dance momix and thought not only give you ideas company dance momix and encouragement, they challenge you to experiment company dance momix and explore for yourself. This is a compilation of lifeand work experiences from one of our great men of the theater". Carla Maxwell, Jose Limon Dance Foundation "What a piece of work! Ir is a wonderful book full of valuable, important information for use by teachers and/or dancers. It fires my imagination for teaching".
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