Fifty Contemporary Choreographers (Routledge Key Guides) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415380812 ISBN 13: 9780415380812

Publisher: Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

A unique and authoritative guide to the lives and work of prominent living contemporary choreographers. Representing a wide range of dance genres, each entry locates the individual in the context of modern dance theatre and explores their impact. Those studied include:

• Jerome Bel
• Richard Alston
• Doug Varone
• William Forsythe
• Phillippe Decoufle
• Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
• Ohad Naharin
• Itzik Gallili
• Twyla Tharp
• Wim Vandekeybus

With a new, updated introduction by Deborah Jowitt and further reading and references throughout, this text is an invaluable resource for all students and critics of dance, and all those interested in the fascinating world of choreography.

About this title

Review:

'Highly recommended' - A. Courtney, Indiana University

Synopsis:

"Fifty Contemporary Choreographers" provides a unique guide to some of today's most important dance-makers. The range of entries is impressively broad, spanning ballet, 'contemporary' and post-modern dance, and has an international scope. Each entry locates each choreographer's style and influence within the development of contemporary dance and includes: a biographical section; a chronological list of works; a detailed bibliography; and a critical essay. Choreographers discussed include: Michael Clark; Merce Cunningham; Mark Morris; Anne Teresa; De Keersmaeker; and Twyla Tharp.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0415380812
• ISBN 13: 9780415380812
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Bremser Martha, Sanders Lorna