Dance and the Body in Western Theatre - by Sabine Sörgel (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"The mid to late twentieth century has been widely regarded as the century of the body, when philosophers, cultural critics, sociologists, and theatre historians spent inordinate amounts of time and energy locating, dissecting, and celebrating the body in performance. While the body appears in almost all cultural discourses, it is nowhere as visible or as exposed as in dance and yet dance is rarely considered in theatre histories. This book captures the resurgence of the dancing body in the aftermath of World War Two. Thought-provoking and easy to follow, the text provides students with several key phenomenological, kinaesthetic and psychological concepts relevant to both theatre and dance studies. Photographs and study questions feature at the end of each chapter, providing context for students and a starting point for further research"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>While the body appears in almost all cultural discourses, it is nowhere as visible as in dance. This book captures the resurgence of the dancing body in the second half of the twentieth century by introducing students to the key phenomenological, kinaesthetic and psychological concepts relevant to both theatre and dance studies.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Sabine Sörgel is Senior Lecturer in Dance and Theatre at the University of Surrey, UK.<br>Sabine Sörgel is Senior Lecturer in Dance and Theatre at the University of Surrey, UK.</p>
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