A New History of Dance in the West. From Prehistory to the Present Day.
Threshold| N° d'inventaire | 23073 |
| Format | 17 x 24 |
| Détails | 354 p., paperback with flaps. |
| Publication | Paris, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782021399899 |
Dance represents a real challenge for historians. An ephemeral art, it leaves only very partial traces in its wake once it has faded, and often continues to be forgotten in the narratives of art history. To fill this gap, Laura Cappelle has brought together twenty-seven of the best international specialists in Western dance, whose work highlights a multiplicity of techniques and practices over the long term, from prehistory to the present day. From the first signs of danced trances to the modern liberation of the body, from Renaissance ballets to current choreographic creation, this book deciphers the movement in light of the social, cultural, and artistic dynamics that have shaped it in the West. Dance is contemporary, classical, Apollonian, Dionysian, political, aesthetic, and popular; from the city to the stage, it blurs boundaries and demands both elevation and anchoring to the ground, virtuosity and stripping. An essential project for ensuring that the fruits of research nourish the general culture of dance as well as the understanding of works and practices today, this journey through history is aimed at all audiences.
Dance represents a real challenge for historians. An ephemeral art, it leaves only very partial traces in its wake once it has faded, and often continues to be forgotten in the narratives of art history. To fill this gap, Laura Cappelle has brought together twenty-seven of the best international specialists in Western dance, whose work highlights a multiplicity of techniques and practices over the long term, from prehistory to the present day. From the first signs of danced trances to the modern liberation of the body, from Renaissance ballets to current choreographic creation, this book deciphers the movement in light of the social, cultural, and artistic dynamics that have shaped it in the West. Dance is contemporary, classical, Apollonian, Dionysian, political, aesthetic, and popular; from the city to the stage, it blurs boundaries and demands both elevation and anchoring to the ground, virtuosity and stripping. An essential project for ensuring that the fruits of research nourish the general culture of dance as well as the understanding of works and practices today, this journey through history is aimed at all audiences.