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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Lynne Anne Blom; L Tarin Chaplin |
| ISBN: | 0822934639 9780822934639 0822953420 9780822953425 |
| OCLC Number: | 8170119 |
| Notes: | Errata slip inserted. |
| Description: | xx, 230 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Terminology -- 1. Approach -- Isolating choreographic elements -- Combining theory and practice -- Using improvisation -- 2. Essentials -- Intention, motivation, and clarity -- Theme -- Simplicity -- Artistic impact -- 3. Speaking body -- Body parts -- Building trust and sensitivity -- 4. Phrase -- Basic structure -- High point -- Variety in phrase length -- Choreographic phrase vs. movement combinations -- 5. Space -- Level -- Geometry of space -- Design in space : shape -- Focus -- Active space -- Turning -- Floor pattern -- Stage space -- Personal space -- Environment -- 6. Time -- Tempo -- Momentum -- Duration -- Clock time -- Regular/irregular -- Accent -- Meter -- Natural rhythms -- Stillness -- 7. Energy -- Energy (active/passive) -- Force (strong/gentle) -- Movement qualities : dynamics in action -- 8. Forming -- Form's natural existence and artistic use -- Organic form -- Transitions -- Sequencing -- Compositional structures vs. choreographic devices -- Compositional structures -- Theme and variation vs. motif and development -- Choreographic devices -- Overall form -- 9. Abstraction -- In art and aesthetics -- Imagery -- Gestures -- Degrees of abstraction -- Pure dance -- Romanticism/classicism -- Abstraction vs. stylization -- 10. Style -- Personal movement style -- Choreographic style -- Codified technique -- Theories of movement -- Cultural style -- Great periods in art -- 11. Silence, sound, and music -- Silence -- Sound -- Music -- 12. Group work -- Group trust, movement, design -- Multibody movement : design and structure -- Partner work -- Numerical possibilities and staging -- Balance and placement in overall design -- Small groups -- Chorus vs. group -- New resources : dances from your dancers -- Using choreographic devices and compositional structures -- Formations -- The one and the many -- Working with masses -- 13. Theatrical elements -- 14. Performance -- 15. Tangents -- Teacher's addendum : the delicate art of teaching choreography -- Appendix. List of improvisations and choreographic studies -- Notes -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | Lynne Anne Blom, and L. Tarin Chaplin. |
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