Intense Bodily Presence: Practices of Polish Butō Dancers: 14 (Interdisciplinary Studies in Performance) - Hardcover

Zamorska

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3631765126 ISBN 13: 9783631765128

Publisher: Peter Lang, 2018

Synopsis

The author explores the practices of Polish butō dancers. Underlining the transcultural potential of the genre, she discusses in particular their individual body-mind practices and so-called butō techniques in order to produce a generalised account of butō training. Her argument is underpinned by complex field research which she carried out as an expert observer and a workshop participant. Drawing on a transdisciplinary approach, which combines insights and findings from the fields of cultural and performance studies, cultural anthropology and cognitive sciences, the book depicts the sequence of three phases which make up the processual structure of butō training: intro, following and embodiment.

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About the Author

Magdalena Zamorska is a Ph.D. graduate in Humanities (2012) and an assistant professor at the Institute of Cultural Studies at the University of Wroclaw (Poland). Her research interests include movement, social choreography, issues of perception and reception in choreographic performances. She also explores the intersections of humanities and science.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631765126
• ISBN 13: 9783631765128
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 242